Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Review: Affordable and Surprisingly Useful

Despite a nearly two-year global supply chain shortage, Nikon has been making good on the company’s promise to deliver a plethora of new lenses for the mirrorless Z system. Filling in most of the missing gaps from the F-mount lineup with greatly improved lenses, this time with a unique and affordable “in-between” focal length lens… Continue reading Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Review: Affordable and Surprisingly Useful

Photographing Canyonlands in 1988: Land of Standing Rocks

In 1991, near the end of some book projects that took me on some lengthy photographic journeys through the American West by car for two years, I came up with the idea of creating posters of some of my black and white images for a few of our western National Parks. My idea was to… Continue reading Photographing Canyonlands in 1988: Land of Standing Rocks

20 Simple Secrets For Fun Holiday Photos

Pay special attention to kids. The memories you capture will become extremely important to them in the future.” Photography/Rajiv Kumar K Madhavan Pillai tells you how to get an album full of happy summer holiday memories by using some easy picture making practices. The bags are packed. You are about to leave for a fun-filled… Continue reading 20 Simple Secrets For Fun Holiday Photos

FREE Winter Landscape Backgrounds – Download Now

Embrace the tranquility of winter in your next design with these calming cold-weather backgrounds. Download these beauties now. Snow-covered mountains, still skies, frozen lakes. Winter is here! And, don’t get us wrong, sub-zero temperatures are harsh. But, the season can also be quite peaceful. Check out these FREE winter landscape backgrounds and incorporate seasonal serenity… Continue reading FREE Winter Landscape Backgrounds – Download Now

New Functions. Improved Performance. Capture One 22 Review

Capture One is back with the newest rendition of their beloved editing software. Capture One 22 improves some of their best features and introduces several new functions that photographers have been requesting. Real estate and landscape photographers can now enjoy a powerful HDR merge function. Panoramic stitch resembles the Brenizer Method and makes it possible… Continue reading New Functions. Improved Performance. Capture One 22 Review

15 Photos From the 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year

Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the images from its annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition which features 25 of the best photos that highlight the aurora borealis or australis captured from around the world. The competition publishes these images in December to coincide with the Northern Lights season with… Continue reading 15 Photos From the 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year

Photographing Fog on Both Film and Digital

For photographers curious about using either film or digital to capture foggy landscape, Michael Shainblum has put together a video showing the behind-the-scenes of using both mediums with a telephoto lens. Shainblum, a passionate landscape photographer and filmmaker, often switches between a wide-angle and a telephoto lens, depending on the subject at hand. He has… Continue reading Photographing Fog on Both Film and Digital

The Most Unique Lens? Leica 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar F4 Review

Wide angle lenses tend to be built with specificity in mind. They are rarely designed to be your main workhorse. When it comes to Leica brand lenses for M-mount, there aren’t many options for super wide-angle options. The Leica 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar f4 lens offers three wide focal lengths in one compact design. You can compose… Continue reading The Most Unique Lens? Leica 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar F4 Review

The Winning Photos from the Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition

Hasselblad has announced the winners of the 2021 Masters photography competition across 12 categories. The winning photographers gain the title of “Hasselblad Master” and receive a medium format mirrorless Hasselblad camera. The Hasselblad Masters competition is regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious professional photography competitions, and winners are selected through a combination of… Continue reading The Winning Photos from the Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition

Landscape Photography in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland

Torridon, Glencoe, and the Isle of Skye have drawn landscape photographers and artists over the centuries. The highlands of Scotland are extensive and uninterruptedly breathtaking – a Big Country indeed. This is the internationally perceived face of Scotland – a meticulously sculpted land of peaks, glens, lakes, and shorelines. And rain or mist to make… Continue reading Landscape Photography in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland