Who doesn’t love free Adobe Lightroom presets? With just one click, you can borrow and tap into the style of other photographers. Presets can transform your images and add styles in a second. As Lightroom’s popularity has increased, so has the quality of presets to modify and enhance images. Because Lightroom is a “non-destructive” image editor, we… Continue reading 100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Image Filters and Photo Styles
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Venture high in the sky with the winners of the 2022 Drone Photo Awards
Awarded Highly Commended in the Urban category. “The world’s longest train, with 3 kilometers of railroads, trundles through the Sahara desert bringing iron from an oasis to the coast. ‘The Backbone of the Sahara’ is also the world’s heaviest train load and provides the only free of charge long-distance mean of transport in one of… Continue reading Venture high in the sky with the winners of the 2022 Drone Photo Awards
See the tempestuous finalists of the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards
“Inside a cumulonimbus cloud, particles of rain, snow or ice move up and down, colliding and causing an imbalance in the electrical charge. Cloud-to-ground lightning, as seen in this image, happens when a channel of negative charge zigzags downward in a ‘forked pattern’. This is usually invisible to the human eye and travels to the… Continue reading See the tempestuous finalists of the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards
10 awesome summer photography ideas to try yourself
In the 1950s, Slim Aarons photographed the sun-drenched beaches of Capri. In the 1970s, Michael Dweck captured bathers and surfers luxuriating on the sandy shores of Montauk. In the 1980s, Gay Block told the stories of residents of Miami’s South Beach, who sat on their porches or brought chairs to sit on the beach in… Continue reading 10 awesome summer photography ideas to try yourself
The year’s best bird photography highlights the humor, beauty, and fragility of avian life
Amateur Honorable Mention: Common Raven in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Ankur Khurana A father-son White-tailed Kite duo on the hunt. A Western Grebe feeding her chicks. A Nashville Warbler dining on snails. Today, the National Audubon Society has unveiled its winners of the 13th annual Audubon Photography Awards, selected from over 2,400 entrants representing… Continue reading The year’s best bird photography highlights the humor, beauty, and fragility of avian life
Best walkie talkies in 2022
Stan Horaczek Best overall Motorola Talkabout T800 Check Price Best for professionals Retevis H-777 Check Price Best value Midland GXT1000VP4 Check Price Even if you have a cellphone, there are still plenty of opportunities for a good walkie talkie in your life. Maybe you’re someone who likes to go outside hiking and camping and wants… Continue reading Best walkie talkies in 2022
These dazzling photos of the Milky Way will take your breath away
“The Rocks”. Rachel Roberts Starlight, star bright, we hope to see the Milky Way on a cloudless night. Astrophotography inspires and reveals wonder and majesty all around us, and dedicated photographers are often out when the world sleeps, documenting dazzling displays. Capture the Atlas recently announced the winners of its annual Milky Way Photographer of… Continue reading These dazzling photos of the Milky Way will take your breath away
100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Filters for Photo Styles
Who doesn’t love free Adobe Lightroom presets? With just one click, you can borrow and tap into the style of other photographers. Presets can transform your images and add styles in a second. As Lightroom’s popularity has increased, so has the quality of presets to modify and enhance images. Because Lightroom is a “non-destructive” image editor, we… Continue reading 100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Filters for Photo Styles
How to make photos that impact society
When Vadim Balakin encountered the remains of a polar bear in Northern Svalbard in August of 2014, the cause of the animal’s death was unknown (pictured below). It might have been old age; however, the good condition of the teeth suggested that starvation was also a likely possibility. “They say nowadays such remains [are] to… Continue reading How to make photos that impact society
How landscape photographer Erin Babnik captures epic photos without leaving a trace
Death Valley National Park, 2018 (Photographed in 2017). Erin Babnik To celebrate Earth Day 2022, we’re revisiting some of our favorite environmental stories and interviews from the PopPhoto archives. Nature is full of interesting and beautiful things. But creating a pristine nature photograph requires a lot more planning and preparation than driving to a geotagged Instagram spot… Continue reading How landscape photographer Erin Babnik captures epic photos without leaving a trace