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Photography News July 5, 2022 Quote: “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop” — Ansel Adams Articles: The Best Photographers Know How To Use This! – 19m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i17YB7imQV4   Capturing Creative Portraits Through Plexiglass – 11m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guYRcsyNAHA   The Basics of Color Gels in Photography Give Your Portraits the WOW Factor – 27m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_IlQjFQF6o   Your First LED and Flash Portraits – 9m45s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAb-1Zc3UqA   Fireworks Photography Guide – 7m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AmZCqCnu2I   How to Photograph Fireworks Thought for the day: What to Photograph First? In doing the photography of that (possibly) wonderful place, you are not quite done. After cleaning removing [...]

Photography News June 13, 2022 Quote: "The painter constructs, the photographer discloses.” – Susan Sontag Articles: A single photo can change the world. I know, because I took one that did RED Sues Nikon Over Z9 RAW Video Patent – Interesting on innovation rates and why Finding A Story Fine Art Photography Burnham-On-Sea – 16m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdHL5jh0f5I   You're Going to be Buying New Lenses – Thom Hogan Please, Don’t Take Our Photography and Video Gear to Burning Man Artist of the Week/Portfolio: Andrew Wyeth – BBC Michael Palin in Wyeth's World – Wikipedia The content of this blog post done in collaboration with one of our members, Greg Edwards: http://gregoryedwards.slickpic.site

Photography News June 6, 2022 Quote: “I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.” — Ansel Adams Articles: Masterpiece: The Making of Migrant Mother – 7m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgZPQMyzKiE   Fine Art Photography Mumbles Boat House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wViTH43kCVQ   Essential Gear for Waterfall and Seascape Photography   Your First Low Key Portraits – 11m33s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNpOYCSa9bg   7 Types of Lighting in Portrait Photography   Ansel Adams: Photography With Intention – 6m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zxancgfDVg   Artist of the Week/Portfolio: N. C. Wyeth – Excellent Video, Wikipedia The content of this blog post done in collaboration with one of our members, Greg Edwards: http://gregoryedwards.slickpic.site

Photography News June 20, 2022 Quote: “In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.” – Ansel Adams Articles: On a stolen photo that was turned into a painting and the legal side Capturing Stunning Seascapes – 28m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNutR_lpSHI DSLR versus Mirrorless Focus Differences How I plan (or don't) my photography trips – 9m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u094IO7dpA   Color Grading 101 and Lightroom Updates – 27m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvqx4Q8w5kE   Thought for the day: What to Photograph First? I don’t know, what do you want to photograph first? Have you been fine tuning your shot plan as you travel up to the site? Have you discussed with your [...]

Photography News May 30, 2022 Quote: “The herculean task of a photographer is to capture a momentary frame as beautiful in reality, as it would be in a dream.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Process Specifically, Not Generally – Thom Hogan How much editing is too much? Does it matter? Minimal Seascape photography – Sizewell, Suffolk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RR7idKSTJA   Vignetting in Photography & Film: How to Use It Bec Recreating Sunlight Tutorial – 18m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sd3jPub24w   7 Tips for Photographing Dreamlike Landscapes Artist of the Week/Portfolio:  The Fantasy Art of Arthur Rackham The content of this blog post done in collaboration with one of our members, Greg Edwards: http://gregoryedwards.slickpic.site

Photography News May 23, 2022 Quote: “There is a very fine line between a snapshot and a balanced picture When you photograph a woodland it is about trying to organize the chaos, trying to find an element of organization in what is otherwise a chaotic environment.” – Gary Gough Articles: Missing Lenses? – I found several for my camera I didn’t know of Ana one light shoot – 18m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXs3nkFPK4w   The Business of Fine Art Photography – 1h 36m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQAmQ0sLgeM   The Surprising Facts About Pixels and How They Affect Your Photography A Guide to Different Approaches to Photographing Seascapes and see this Thom Hogan answer some questions – mostly Nikon Z [...]

Photography News May 17, 2022 Quote: “When people ask me for settings, sometimes I'll provide them. But more often than not I'll ask what it is they expect to learn. What do they think knowing those values will do for them?” – Thom Hogan Articles: Fine Art Photography: A Complete Guide Settings Versus Seeing – Thom Hogan Working with Young Children & Families In the Portrait Studio – 55m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdVMsiXkNIE   Re-Editing a 10+ Year Old Photograph – Master Your Craft – 9m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4SScx7_I2k   So, Your Photos Aren't Sharp? Here's Why – 10m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY4v0fiZMHA   Improve your Woodland Photography today – Gary Gough, 30m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy1s5w56Sgg   Thought for the day: Backups and [...]

Photography News May 9, 2022 Quote: “If a writer stops observing he is finished. Experience is communicated by small details intimately observed.” — Ernest Hemingway (would this apply to photography also?) Articles: The Autochrome; Color photos? Just add potatoes – 26m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE3KjKg69ZA   Making Digital Photography Look Like Film – 27m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q28rP-P59ck   Best camera settings for sunsets | Camera Jabber Disassembling the Lumix S Pro R70-200mm f/4 OIS – By Roger Cicala of high geek interest. Insides and insights of a very well built lens   Black on Black – model and set – 14m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH14d7vgdZA   High-Key, High-Contrast Black And White For [...]

Photography News May 2, 2022 Quote: “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” – Ansel Adams Articles:  Think Like an Artist and Improve Your Photography – 19m 26s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYM1Q1fLg34   7 Tips for Better MILKY WAY Photography – 13m 21s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejd1K8lTEWw   Milky Way Photography Tutorial – The Complete Guide for Beginners – 37m   Moon Photography TUTORIAL Guide and Tips – 18m 44s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGYaT99OtVs   Don't Bet on Firmware Additions – Thom Hogan Photography Products on Life Support – Thom Hogan Thought for the day:  There is a total eclipse of the MOON on 15 May (begins about 6pm in the Pacific Time [...]

Photography News April 4, 2022 Quote: “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.— Ansel Adams Articles:  Think Like an Artist and Improve Your Photography 19m26s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYM1Q1fLg34   7 Tips for Better MILKY WAY Photography 13m21s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejd1K8lTEWw   Milky Way Photography Tutorial - The COMPLETE Guide for Beginners 37m01s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzBiWCPLw4A   Moon Photography TUTORIAL Guide and Tips 18m44s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGYaT99OtVs   Don't Bet on Firmware Additions. Thom Hogan   Photography Products on Life Support  Thom Hogan   Thought for the day: Bad Weather “Bad weather makes for good photography.” — [...]

Photography News March 22, 2022 Quote: “All art is the expression of one and the same thing – the relation of the spirit of man to the spirit of other men and to the world.” – Ansel Adams   Articles: Best Landscape Photography Locations in the United States – 28m 28s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orX5TayJCz4   Photographing Seascapes of Dingalan – 2 ways, 10m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zci8lc_5A44   Tips on finding those intimate compositions – 25m 28s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_32fbUfgNBU   A stormy day of Landscape Photography – Long exposure photography, 10m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHnAoykfnUw   A guide on how to photograph Panoramas – 19m 46s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlaLqvMFQRQ   How to [...]

Photography News March 14, 2022 Quote: “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Real World Shoot with Lindsay Adler's Optical Spot by Westcott – 18m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRIeZxZoZ1g   Photographer Captures Eerie ‘Tree Creatures’ on Snowy Mountain LED Flashlight photography: How to make an Ice Light   Balancing Flash with Low Ambient Light – 13m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywShIOcqLBU   Visual Depth with Shadows using the Chiaroscuro Technique – 9m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6GcERUzChQ     A Brief History of Early Lenses – Roger Cicala   Thought for the day: Pinhole Lenses A pinhole lens is about the simplest lens imaginable. [...]

Photography News March 7, 2022 Quote: “A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” – Ansel Adams Articles: How To Create Your Photography Portfolio: Part 1 Photography Products on Life Support – what you may need to buy soon   Posing Full Figure Women with a One Light Setup – Lindsay Adler – 5m 33s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7KnraWmGJI   Complete Guide to Epic Smoke Bomb Portraits – 18m 44s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxmT3AzEpVU   LED Flashlight photography: How to make an Ice Light   How to Save a Terribly Lit Portrait in Adobe Lightroom – 17m 12s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUgCIBRIAbQ   Thought for the day: Rare Visits to Special Locations – Photography plans If you are in [...]

Photography News February 21, 2022 Quote: “Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.” – Ansel Adams   Articles:  How I COLOR GRADE a Sunset Photo in Photoshop – 15m 12s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pB7Xb0ySFM   3 Foolproof Beauty Lighting Setups – Lindsay Adler – 11m 37s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziFLl6LAcB8   Why ISO Isn't ISO By Ctein Fascinating History of the Fake Leica Camera – off-topic but interesting   Why We Should Return to Places in Landscape Photography and 18m video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euETbRfpNHM&t=16s   Your camera is probably BETTER than you! – 17m 23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyCVk3GjUkA   Thought for the day: Gear Identification I took a workshop years [...]

Photography News February 14, 2022 Quote: “Bad weather makes for good photography” – Ansel Adams Articles: Slice of Light with V-Flats with Lindsay Adler – 7m 16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKohZxuBxw   How to Photograph Trees and Forests Why Manufacturers Make a Specific Camera Lens Here's How I Do B&W Infrared: Part I, Part II – Ctein How it Was Shot: Ancient Pines By Loch Tulla, Scotland 3 Steps to a Black & White Infrared Image Thought for the day: Social Engineering Photo Reviews Consider a contest where one photo or object is well known before the contest begins (Pepper 30? Half Dome?) and another [...]

Photography News February 7, 2022 Quote: “Ask yourself, ‘Why am I seeing and feeling this? How am I growing? What am I learning?’ Remember: Every coincidence is potentially meaningful.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Your Camera Settings in the Studio Don't Matter – Lindsay Adler – 10m 54s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFVkPmR7x8w   Photoshop Tutorial: How to Transform a Photo into the Look of a Maxfield Parrish Paintings – 4m 22s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBcISsGrG98   Super Sharp Eyes via Photoshop – 6m 21s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEwhbljwuos   Best Technique to Create Realistic Water Reflections – 10m 56s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZO0dFfCoiQ   Shooting From a Plane: Composition, Lenses, and Shot Choice   [...]

Photography News January 24, 2022 Quote: “What we call reality in pictures, seems to be the optical projection, a European way of looking at the world, that accepts a world seen from a single point.” – David Hockney Articles: Photographs That Flow – Michael Frye How To Create a Water Reflection in Photoshop – 14m 53s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTPEu1N_JT8   Behind The Scenes Style Shoot – 11m18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3bELLjNV98   Modern Fine Art Portraiture Inspired by the Old Masters – 1h 22m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVpTCalK8UI   My 21 Best Ideas for Macro Photography at Home – 4m 39s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy3smJczrXM   How to photograph portraits on pure white [...]

Photography News January 17, 2022 Articles:  Leveraging Visual Language and the How to Capture ‘Mood’ – Michael Frye   Create Surreal Images with Adobe Photoshop – 6m 23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lnuZN9UXU   If You Need a Bigger Background PS – 8m 8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzQaOoPqlyI   How to Expose Snow Scenes – 3m 38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P01DVPdVoU0&t=2s   Photographing Auroras – Jennifer Wu   DIY Home Studio Hack for Dramatic Editorial Portraits – 10m 16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb9upy7Qiqo   Thought for the day: Planning Ahead If you have a two-minute window to photograph someone, do you chat with others or read your email/Instagram before your opportunity?  Or do you carefully [...]