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There are numerous reasons for poorly exposed photos when shooting in the field under difficult lighting conditions, including harsh light, dark foregrounds, and bright washed-out skies to name a few. When you're faced with challenges like these, photos often  turn out to be a compete mess.

There are a bunch of misconceptions about ISO settings that can hold you back when shooting in the field. Some photographers always shoot at ISO 100 in attempt to avoid noise, while others choose the highest setting available to eliminate camera and subject movement when photographing motion.

We're delighted to unveil our latest photography extravaganza, 'Fanciful Flowers,' presented in collaboration with Shutterbug and Gurushots. We invite photographers to transport us into the enchanting realm of blossoms and let us savor the timeless beauty that flowers offer. 

The trend these days is definitely in the direction of full-frame cameras, and many photographers have one at the top of their wish list if they haven't already made the switch. But if you're still capturing great images with a capable crop-sensor model you may want to hang on to it—at least until you watch the controversial video below.

Our local supermarket has Halloween candy and scary witches on display, so that can mean only one thing in New Jersey—school is about to open. Annually, each and every elementary school student produces, on average, 331* metric tons of precious artwork; add another 11* tons if they attend summer camp. Some of the items are small enough to fit on the refrigerator door, and all of them are worth keeping forever. Short of renting offsite storage space to house and curate their youngsters' souvenirs of academia, how do sentimental parents cope?

[ *Author's estimate based on absolutely nothing. ]

A week ago we featured a tutorial explaining why minimalism is the key to clutter-free outdoor photos, and that lesson touched on the concept of negative space as one way to get the job done. Today we're taking a deeper dive into that specific technique as a means of capturing unique images that really grab attention.