Outdoor Photography How To

How many times have you returned from an outing, shooting what you thought were outstanding images—only to be underwhelmed when you viewed them on the computer? If your answer is “too many times to count,” you have plenty of company.

There’s so much to learn about landscape photography that the path toward success can be a long and arduous one. In fact, even accomplished pros say the quest for improvement is never ending.

Put light where you need it. BioLite headlamps are affordable, comfortable and extremely well-made. As a photographer you'll find them an indispensable nighttime companion. And it you ever have to change a tire on a dark road, search at midnight for a doggo that wandered off, or face any emergency that includes a loss of power, you need a headlamp.

You don't need a lot of fancy equipment to get good bird photos. Professional bird photographers do use some serious items (the 600mm f/4 supertelephoto lens favored by many costs more than my whole "bird" outfit, which includes both 35mm and digital AF SLR bodies), and you probably need similar gear and...

How often have you captured what you thought was a great photo, only to view it on the computer and discover it’s not sharp? If you’re like the rest of us, the answer is “more than one or twice.”

Have you ever wondered how some photographers create photos with a magical, dreamy effect that make a subject seem to pop out of the background and direct a viewer’s eye to exactly where it should go? That’s what you’ll learn how to in the tutorial below, in barely seven minutes.

Reflections in ponds, lakes and streams can be powerful elements for boosting the impact of images shot in the field. The trick is understanding how to accentuate nature's mirrors when you don't quite get things right in the camera.