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Henry Anderson  |  Oct 31, 2019

What are the best camera settings for street photography? As usual, there are lots of opinions out there on how to set your gear to capture candid street photos.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 24, 2023

All effective photographs have several things in common, whether they're captured indoors or outside. In the eye-opening tutorial below you learn what one accomplished pro says are the essential "building blocks" to consider.

Dan Havlik  |  Nov 16, 2020

If you're just getting started in photography, you've probably noticed that there's a lot of jargon. Some of these photo terms are important to learn if you a beginner photographer, while some of it will probably just clog up your brain with unnecessary lingo.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 14, 2023

Camera settings are among the most democratic aspects of photography, in that the optimum choices are available for shooters of all skill levels. It's simply a matter of changing the defaults and configuring the camera in a way that best suits your specific style of photography.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 17, 2023

Yesterday we posted a very helpful tutorial describing five common shooting errors made by novice photographers and how to avoid them. Today's lesson from the Sightseeing Stan YouTube channel takes a similar approach with regard to post-processing mistakes that can easily ruin your images.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 20, 2017

It’s likely that many of you are unfamiliar with the UK-based Societies of Photographers or their international Photographer of the Year (POTY) Awards. But one look at the gorgeous images of the Societies’ 2016 winners show why you can learn a bit about photography and gain inspiration from obscure photo contests.

Ron Leach  |  May 19, 2025

Lightroom boasts a bewildering array of powerful tools, but some of them are difficult to find. In fact, instructor James Feaver says that, "unless you've been using Lightroom for a very long time, you may not even know they exited to begin with. And today I'm going to share my seven favorites."

Ron Leach  |  Oct 13, 2017

Not long ago we featured a tutorial from photographer Evan Ranft describing composition mistakes that cause “eyeball confusion” in photos. In this latest video, Ranft demonstrates four more common errors that can ruin an otherwise great cityscape image.

Dan Havlik  |  Oct 22, 2014

Dan Root is a buddy of mine who is always doing something interesting photographically. His most recent project is a mind-bending series of black-and-white photos called Quadratis.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 07, 2020

Regardless of the type of photography you do, once you get the light right it’s all about composition. And there’s no better way to refine your eye than by gleaning some wisdom from highly acclaimed pros.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 07, 2017

Dronestagram, the popular global network of drone enthusiasts, has just announced the winners of their 2017 International Drone Photography Contest. For this 4th annual competition they’ve once again partnered with National Geographic to find the best drone photos from across the globe.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 21, 2025

Today's tutorial from nature photographer Jan Wegener falls into the category of "I wished I had known about all this sooner." But now is better than never—especially when you can take advantages of the mistakes made early on by an accomplished pro so you don't make them yourself.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 29, 2020

Every so often we post something a bit different, intended to illustrate the power of photography, give us pause, and cause us to reflect upon how provocative images have the ability change the way we view our world. This is one such post, with photo collages of people who live completely different lives.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 15, 2017

Everyone loves B&W photography and most shooters appreciate great sports and architectural imagery too. But how often have you seen images like these that combine the best of all three genres?

Henry Anderson  |  Feb 10, 2020

So let's say you don't have the budget of, for example, some of the amazing movies that were honored at the Oscars last night, but you still want to make something really cool. Check out the low budget camera tricks in the video below to find out how to get some mind-blowing shots with everyday items.

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