Getty Images With proms, college graduations, and even just plain old family barbecues coming up over the next few months, we thought we’d put together some of the best ways to improve the outdoor portraits you shoot with your smartphone. With bright midday sunlight, bustling crowds, and many other challenges, these can be tricky shots… Continue reading 10 ways to improve your outdoor smartphone portrait shots
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How to Use Exposure Compensation on a Digital Camera
With few a simple changes to the basics settings you can make your DSLR or mirrorless camera much easier to use, with the added control of exposure compensation. In this tutorial we’ll look at how, and why you might want to. Exposure Compensation is a way to override or compensate for the automatic exposure settings… Continue reading How to Use Exposure Compensation on a Digital Camera
5 Top Special Effects LUTs and Lightroom Presets
Create amazing photographs with a variety of special effects using LUTs and Lightroom presets. Check out our favourites, available from Envato Elements and Envato Market. 5 Top Special Effects LUTs and Lightroom Presets Cyberpunk Style Effect — Featured Lightroom Preset From Envato Elements Go big and bold with this cyberpunk set of presets for Lightroom. Cyberpunk… Continue reading 5 Top Special Effects LUTs and Lightroom Presets
The best camera equipment for travel photography
Tomas Havel’s go-to workhorse camera is the Sony a7R II. Oscar Nilsson regularly relies on the versatility of a 24-70mm f2.8 lens. Elia Locardi uses Really Right Stuff tripods, and Marco Grassi prefers NiSi filters. Peter Stewart uses Peak Design bags, and Chris Burkard uses a Peak Design strap. The contents of a travel photographer’s… Continue reading The best camera equipment for travel photography
How to Share Photos With Glass — Ad-free Instagram Alternative for Apple
With a tagline like “Built for adoration instead of addiction,” one can’t help but be intrigued. A photography purist’s dream, Glass is a photo sharing platform and photography community that showcases photography, unfettered, plain and simple. And this tutorial will show you step-by-step how easy it is to use. But first, to get you acquainted:… Continue reading How to Share Photos With Glass — Ad-free Instagram Alternative for Apple
Polaroid Go review: instant fun & convenience at a small cost
Polaroid recently released the world’s tiniest instant camera in two new colors, red and black. Marissa Wu Instant photos sure pack a nostalgic punch. Maybe it’s the tangible aspect of a real photo in your hands instead of one floating in the cloud. Maybe it’s the way the images come out just a little imperfect… Continue reading Polaroid Go review: instant fun & convenience at a small cost
Best trail cameras under $100 in 2022
Moultrie Best overall Cabelas Outfitter Gen 3 30MP Black IR Game Camera Check Price Best for deer hunting Moultrie Mobile Delta Base Cellular Trail Camera Check Price Best motion activated Browning Command Ops Elite 18 MP Trail Camera Check Price What does the pursuit of game, nature watching, and video surveillance all have in common?… Continue reading Best trail cameras under $100 in 2022
Paris streets in B&W, Meyerowitz’s classic ‘Cape Light,’ and other books worth viewing
From Joel Meyerowitz’s “Cape Light”. © Joel Meyerowitz This month, we look at a collection of COVID-19 lockdown portraits of mothers and their children, each captured through a pane of glass; a series of subtle B&W photos showing a diverse Parisian quarter; a look at the history of portrait photography, from the Daguerreotype to the… Continue reading Paris streets in B&W, Meyerowitz’s classic ‘Cape Light,’ and other books worth viewing
Redefining age in active lifestyle photography
In 2020, Subaru ran a commercial celebrating the relationship between a grandma and her granddaughter, as they embark on a road trip. They get milkshakes, dance along to the radio, and chat about the future. At one point, after noticing her granddaughter make eye contact with a cute boy, the grandma runs out to get… Continue reading Redefining age in active lifestyle photography
Maestro Contributor: Vil Muhametshin
Vil has been creating multimedia virtual tours and 360° panoramas since 2003. He is a professional of high definition (HDR) spherical 360-degree panoramic images; loves to create ground, elevated and aerial panoramas; eager to find creative solutions for specific cases such as theatrical and art projects, historic reenactments or museums; builds interactive virtual tours based… Continue reading Maestro Contributor: Vil Muhametshin