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Video: Wildlife and landscape photography tips and techniques with Sony Artisan of Imagery Colby Brown

 
 

Sony Artisan of Imagery photographer Colby Brown spent extended time at the Napo Wildlife Center in Ecuador filming a wildlife and landscape photography video series for B&H. Throughout the seven-part video series, plus a bonus Q&A episode, Brown extensively covered a wide range of photography topics, including...

Video: Leica Stories interview with photographer Jose “Tutes” Tutiven emphasizes the importance of connection in portrait photography

 
 

As part of the B&H Event Space, B&H uploaded an in-depth conversation with Jose "Tutes" Tutiven. Tutiven is an Ecuadorian-born, New York City-raised portrait and lifestyle photographer, videographer, and producer. He is well-known for his warm, intimate natural-light portraits, and he's worked with many huge clients,...

Video: 5 tips to improve your bird photography

 
 

OM System Ambassador Emilie Talpin has created a new video for B&H that delivers five tips to help improve your bird photography. Let's get right into it. The first tip is to "find your bird." Talpin means you must research before venturing out to do bird photography. You need to figure out where the bird you want to...

Video: 10 tips to capture great travel photos

 
 

When you're able to travel to new and beautiful places, capturing great travel photos is an awesome way to enhance the overall experience. An important step toward making great travel photos is understanding what makes them "great" in the first place. Professional photographer and educator Scott Kelby recently presented...

Video: Peter Hurley shows how to capture great headshots without expensive gear

 
 

Here at Imaging Resource, we get to test out a lot of amazing cameras and lenses, so we know all-too-well how easy it is to become afflicted with what's known among photographers as GAS, or Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Jokes aside, it can feel like you need to get a new camera, lens or other expensive gear to capture great...

Video: 5 night sky photography tips and how to deal with light pollution

 
 

Light pollution is the bane of any astrophotographer's existence. Landscape and astrophotographer Jess Santos has five tips for dealing with light pollution and capturing beautiful night sky images.

What is light pollution? You likely experience it every night. It's the excessive or inappropriate use of artificial...

Video: 5 tips for better studio pet portraits

 
 

If you've ever tried to photograph your pets, you know that it's not always easy to capture good portraits of your furry friends. Fortunately, professional pet photographer Adam Goldberg is here to help with five tips to help you take better pet portraits in a studio environment. By studio, we mean a controlled...

Video: How pro wildlife photographer Kristi Odom edits her image in Adobe Lightroom

 
 

Professional wildlife photographer and Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom's excellent wildlife photography video series for B&H wrapped up last week, finishing the four-part series with Odom's post-processing and wildlife photo editing workflow. If you've missed the previous three videos, you can catch up via the links below:

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Video: Composition, camera settings and creativity in wildlife photography

 
 

Wildlife photographer Kristi Odom is back with the third of four episodes in a Nikon-sponsored wildlife photography series for B&H. The first video focused on what gear Odom takes into the field for wildlife photography and last week, we shared a great video all about how to research and photograph wildlife safely. This...

Video: How to safely research wildlife and be an ethical photographer

 
 

Last week, we shared the first video in wildlife photographer Kristi Odom's new video series for B&H. In that episode, the first of four, Odom shared must-have wildlife photography gear, including cameras, lenses and accessories. The second episode is all about safely researching and approaching wildlife and ensuring...

Video: 6 simple tips to improve your family portraits

 
 

Whether you want to become a professional portrait photographer, or simply want to capture better photos of your own family, photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Michele Celentano has six tips to help you improve your photos.

Celentano's first tip is to use a tripod. You may think that you don't need a tripod...

Video: Everything you need to know about capturing the northern lights

 
 

Capturing beautiful photos of the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, is tricky. The first challenge is that the phenomenon is rare, especially if you're not located at extreme latitudes. Even if you're lucky enough to witness northern lights, capturing night photos is notoriously difficult. However,...

How I go the Shot with Nate Luebbe: Wildlife Photography Edition

 
 

Wildlife photography and Sony Alpha Collective member Nate Luebbe joined the B&H Event Space yesterday, March 3, for a new episode of the ongoing 'How I got the Shot' video series. March 3 is a special day, as it's World Wildlife Day.

In the hour-long video below, Luebbe details his wildlife photography workflow,...

Video: What gear does wildlife photographer Kristi Odom take into the field?

 
 

Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom has started a new wildlife photography video series with B&H. Odom is a proud member of the International League of Conservation Photographers.

Below, you can see a brief trailer for the wildlife photography series released last month. There will be a total of four episodes released weekly,...

Videos: See the new Canon RF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM and RF 1200mm F8 L IS USM lenses in action

 
 

Last night, Canon announced two existing new super-telephoto prime lenses for its RF system, the RF 800mm F5.6L IS USM and RF 1200mm F8L IS USM. If you've read our coverage and seen the impressive specs of the new primes and still want more, you're in luck.

First, we've got a video from B&H that shows both new...

Video: Tips and tricks for black and white landscape photography

 
 

A good black and white landscape image isn't simply a matter of converting a good color landscape shot in your photo editor of choice. How does a black and white landscape image differ from a color photo? Black and white photos don't use color to draw in the viewer or lead a viewer through a scene but instead rely upon...

In Other News: Profoto Pro-11, GF lens rebates, portrait tips and tricks, lighting techniques and more

 
 

In this week's edition of 'In Other News,' we cover Profoto's $17,000 new Pro-11 AirTTL Power Pack, Fujinon GF lens rebates, Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI 2.0, 21 Questions with Jerry Ghionis, Blake Rudis' landscape photography workflow, learn new advanced flash photography techniques with Daniel Norton, and point you...

In Other News: Laowa lenses in new mounts, 4K/1000fps Nikon sensor, tutorials, and much more

 
 

In this latest edition of 'In Other News,' we will feature Laowa lens news, Nikon sensor developments, tips and techniques, and much more. The photographer you should check out this week is Kesha Lambert, a portrait and wedding photographer and the latest participant in B&H's '21 Questions' video series. There's a lot of...

Are you using your camera wrong? 7 ways you might be and how to fix your mistakes

 
 

B&H certainly knows a thing or two about cameras, being one of the largest camera retailers out there, and that means they also know a lot about how people use their cameras. B&H has outlined seven common ways people incorrectly use their cameras in the video below. Are you guilty of any these mistakes?

The first one...

What type of photographer are you and how can you develop your own style?

 
 

Photographic style. What is it and how do you develop your own? In a world where so many people are photographers, be it with their smartphones or with dedicated camera systems, it can be incredibly difficult to separate yourself from the pack. After all, the "pack" is massive and nearly everyone has similar access to...