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Hi gang, and happy Friday. I’ve had a number of questions about this, so I thought I’d cover it briefly here on the blog — it’s the difference between the Auto Crop feature and the new Boundary Warp feature when you’re stitching a pano using Lightroom’s Panorama Merge.Above: Here’s the original pano, unretouched or edited, as it appeared after eight vertical frames were combined into this one panoramic image. Note the big white gaps on the top, bottom, and sides of the image? That’s what this... READ MORE

Photographer Karl Taylor made this 7-minute walkthrough video after people asked about his lighting setup for a commercial studio portrait he shot and posted to Facebook.Taylor explains why he does things a certain way. “I argue why I find lighting ratios a waste of time,” the photographer tells PetaPixel.Here’s the diagram with Taylor’s scribbles showing how things were lit:…and here’s the finished portrait that resulted from the shoot:“Ignore lighting ratios,” Taylor says. “Concentrate more on looking at the light itself.”“So many variables mean that lighting... READ MORE

Get 50% off Tom’s ebook Ang’s World – A Life in Photography eBook, now only until July 26 at Snapndeals.One of the most important skills in photography is pre-visualization. The idea is that before you capture an image in the camera, you have a clear idea in your mind of what it’s going to look like. You preview the image before you shoot it. Colour or black-and-white in rendering? Rich in tones or pale and soft? Misty-blurry in feel or so tack-sharp you might cut... READ MORE

Good studio lighting tutorials are surprisingly hard to come by. That's why we've compiled this comprehensive list of free studio lighting resources. This should keep you going for a while!... READ MORE

Image by LittleVisualsFREE DOWNLOAD: As we’re looking into focusing tips in today’s article, why not download our free Sharp Eyes Cheat Sheet. Learning how to use your camera’s focusing tools combined with this cheat sheet will really help you get started! Download it here.We tend to take autofocus for granted, it’s that good. Sometimes, however, we need to switch off those autofocus modes and take control ourselves using various focusing tools.For those of us that cut our teeth in the pre-autofocus days, modern manual focusing can sometimes... READ MORE

Above photo by Kate LuberAre long, time consuming personal photography projects too stressful for you?Do you start out super pumped but after a couple weeks end up falling short?Consider participating in a short personal project. Something fun and exciting. That’s what I did this summer!The object of the game is to head out with your camera or mobile phone, searching high and low to try to capture as many as you can.No, it’s not PokémonGo, it’s the annual Clickin Moms Scavenger Hunt!Clickin Moms hosts a sun-infused photographic scavenger... READ MORE

I have long admired images of Lake Moraine in The Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park (Alberta, Canada), especially those taken from the Rockpile. While huge numbers of great images have... READ MORE

If there’s anyone qualified to lay out the blueprint for dreaming big, living life on your own terms and turning your passions into your career, it’s the iconic Richard Branson. He’s fearlessly and boldly disrupted one industry after another as the founder of the Virgin Group, from publishing to airlines to creating Virgin Galactic (the world’s first commercial spaceliner), building an empire of more than 100 companies and 60,000 employees in over 50 countries. Richard is an explorer and adventurer at heart, which has lead... READ MORE

Click the title of the article to read this post on Improve Photography, which includes all media files mentioned.As a follow-up to my first “Learn Your Flash” article, this post will move beyond the basics of the buttons and bounce flash. We’ll explore how to use MULTI mode, using a remote trigger for off-camera flash, and how the exposure triangle works with flash. I will only cover scenarios with one speedlight in this article. A future article will include tips for using multiple flashes.I will... READ MORE

These techniques are simple and effective. We should all know these four simple methods for adjusting skin color in Photoshop.... READ MORE

Every shooter will tell you that they all made the same photography mistakes when they were starting out. From horizon lines not being straight to poor focusing, here are some of the most common newbie mistakes and how to avoid them.Newbie Mistake #1 – Dull PhotosOften, one of the first questions newbie photographers ask when comparing their images to the pros’, is why their images look dull. In the majority of cases, this is because of the lighting in the scene. Light is one of the... READ MORE

Just type in a quality or a feature or a color of or in the photo, and Excire finds what you're looking for.... READ MORE

The first thing I was told to do when I wanted to learn how to photograph landscapes and cityscapes, was to always shoot during the sunset. I have always asked myself why, but the answer is actually pretty easy. You get amazing colors in the sky, dramatic clouds, and soft light.You can photograph the most beautiful place in the world and I can guarantee you, it will look much better during the sunset. The only problem with this mindset, is that you will never take... READ MORE

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Happy Wednesday everybody! Here’s that tutorial I mentioned back on Monday about a simple way to add a soft glow effect to your image, and take the edge off everything from portraits, to contrasty HDR images, and more. Plus, there’s a nice before/after tip for black and white images in here as well, in case you missed it when I showed it earlier this year).It’s a short video (that I made for you guys here on LightroomKillerTips.com).Well, there ya go. Told ya it was simple... READ MORE

Rod Goodman is an award winning New York Headshot photographer shooting actor’s headshots and corporate clients for 20 years and counting. Some of Rod’s past subjects include: Bryan Cranston, Ernie Hudson, Elton John, Terrance J. Corporate clients such as Verizon, Wells Fargo, New York Athletic Club, Donald Drapkin. This video covers how to shoot and edit a headshot session. Watch ... READ MORE

Rob & Jonas' shared on his YouTube channel a new basic tutorial about how to edit an image with the Milky Way. Learn his basic workflow:This week I'm showing you my basic Lightroom workflow with a few photographs submitted by some of you. In particular I will do some astrophotography. I also got a lot of shots from a ton of you, including BackBurner, David Mikic, Francesco Paggiaro, ... READ MORE

In a world of clinically perfect cameras and lenses, it's nice to be able to bring back some authentic character with these lens flares taken from real vintage glass... READ MORE

An incredible image of a pair of F-35B stealth fighter jets, taken from the ‘open’ loading ramp of a plane flying alongside, is among the photos shortlisted in the RAF Photographic Competition.On Friday 1st July 2016, a pair of F35B's from the Royal Air Force and USMC took part in some formation flying over the east coast of England. The RAF example was flown by Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols.An incredible image of a pair of F-35B stealth fighter jets, taken from the ‘open’ loading ramp... READ MORE

Seascape photography isn’t something that’s really been high on my list. I’ve lived near beaches almost all of my life, but they’ve been a bit too featureless for my photographic tastes. If you are lucky enough to live near a picturesque coastline, photographer Karl Taylor offers some great tips in his new video. Some of the tricks also work around lakes, rivers and The post How a bucket can help to improve your Seascape photography appeared first on DIY Photography. ... READ MORE

Raise your hand if you ever lost/bricked/killed an iPhone or an Android*. Raise your other hand if that phone has lots of photos that you will never see again. That could be quite sad, and I have a friend who lost their iPhone today, so instead of going all “I told you so” on him, The post Quick Tip: How to not lose all your photos if your phone dies appeared first on DIY Photography. ... READ MORE

Above photo by Sarah WilkersonIt’s back-to-school season, and you know what that means: freshly sharpened #2 pencils, haircuts, crisp clean notebook pages, milk money, and pictures! And we’ve got nine simple pro secrets to make this year’s back-to-school photos your best pics yet.1. Play up the colors.Bold color always makes for more vibrant photos, so put your art class knowledge to work! What color is your child’s backpack this year? Mix it up with a first day of school shirt or dress in an opposing hue on the color wheel: a... READ MORE

There is no shortage of technical photographic advice out there on the Internet—buy this camera, read this book, and memorize these rules of composition and you’ll be great! But the process of becoming a great photographer is more subtle than that.That’s the subject of photographer Sean Tucker‘s latest video, titled “How to become a better photographer through ‘visual exercise'”. In it, Tucker tackles something vastly more important than your gear or post-processing style: your eye. He talks about learning to “see” like a photographer, engaging... READ MORE

One of the best ways to grow your photography is by working on a personal photography project. As a professional photographer, I am always working on personal projects. It’s a way to keep myself inspired, and to feel challenged to grow. It’s also a great way to keep my portfolio fresh, try out new ideas, and grow my vision as a photographer.Shooting a place more than one time gives you the opportunity to capture the place in the perfect light. I had visited this part... READ MORE

It may seem counterintuitive, but even a sports action photo can tell a story in a 1/1000th of a second, and the Rio Olympics men’s 200m butterfly final provided a perfect opportunity to analyze the role of not only the decisive moment, but decisive position in telling a story.In the much-anticipated rematch of the men’s 200m butterfly at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chad le Clos spent much of his time playing mind games staring down Michael Phelps both in and out of the pool. He... READ MORE