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"Now I'm not sure if anyone else will relate to this, but sometimes the things we're photographing look too much like the things we're photographing," says photographer Thomas Heaton. What the heck does this mean?
Heaton continues, explaining that sometimes when photographing a subject he really enjoys, he doesn't get...
We've seen photographer Nigel Danson offer critiques of other photographer's images, but now it's time for role reversal. Danson selected five of his all-time favorite images and sent them to four top professional landscape photographers for critique.
Danson sent his selected photos to Alex Nail, Michael Shainblum,...
Photographer Nigel Danson captures and sees a lot of photos. Lately, he's noticed a lot of the same mistakes. Whether he's making them or seeing other photographers make them, Danson discusses seven common photo mistakes that he and others make and how you can avoid the pitfalls.
While Danson makes some of these...
Photographer Andy Mumford spent a few nights camping on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. It was a spectacular trip full of amazing photography.
In the video below, we join Mumford on three days of his trip, starting with a rusted shipwreck along the coast of Namibia. It's an interesting juxtaposition of the Atlantic...
Photographer Mads Peter Iversen asked his viewers if they wanted to submit images for a critique video. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and Iversen provides feedback for 30 photos in the video below.
Feedback is an important part of the learning process. While positive feedback is always nice to hear, it's...
Like all of Adam Gibbs's videos from the field, his latest is peaceful, shot in a great location, and full of amazing photographs. In the video below, Gibbs travels to San Josef Bay near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. The primary objective is to photograph sand patterns.
It's a great area with a strong, rugged...
A photo that tells an amazing story is one someone will want to view multiple times. A powerful image is one that people come back to time and again. But how do you tell a compelling story with your photography? Landscape photographer Nigel Danson has a few techniques to share in his latest video to help you compose...
Landscape photographer Andy Mumford recently traveled to Tuscany. We've seen a lot of great videos from Andy Mumford, like these (1, 2), that show him working in the field to compose and capture images. What sets the video below apart is how much time Mumford dedicates to showing his entire post-processing workflow,...
You may think of landscape photos as including only the natural landscape. However, as wilderness photographer Dave Morrow shows in the video below, including people in your landscape photos can really improve them by providing a sense of scale in a scene.
Below, we join Morrow in a redwood forest in California. The...
Photographer James Popsys argues in a recent video that prime lenses are an invaluable tool for any photographer to improve their ability to compose good images. What does Popsys mean by this?
When you use a zoom lens, you don't need to move around to change the framing of an image. You can set up on a tripod and zoom...
Landscape and nature photographer Adam Gibbs has had a busy spring. So far, we've seen him do wildflower photography a couple of times. Now Gibbs is pointing his lens toward intense spring greens at Mossome Grove in British Columbia.
Spring is a great season for photography for many reasons. It's nice to see some color...
Spring is here, which means it's wildflower season. Photographer Adam Gibbs headed out to Mt. Tzouhalem in British Columbia, Canada, to photograph the local flora. In the last video from Gibbs that we featured, Gibbs talked about his professional experience photographing gardens, so he's a seasoned expert when it comes...
What's the most powerful tool in your photo composition toolkit? According to photographer Nigel Danson, it's diagonal lines. Before discussing why diagonal lines are so important, it's worth considering what makes a landscape composition good. What are the ingredients of a compelling landscape image? Danson believes...
We often feature vlogs from the field with nature and landscape photographer Adam Gibbs. However, this week, we're staying inside the office with Gibbs as he discusses a wide variety of his impressive photographs, highlighting different composition tips and discussing light.
Before sharing Gibbs' video, it's worth...
Photographer Nigel Danson has captured a lot of photos over the years. That means a lot of opportunities to take great photos. It also means a lot of chances to make mistakes. Like all of us, Danson has made some of those over the years. In a new video, Danson discusses seven types of composition mistakes he's made and...
If you're a landscape photographer, there's little that's more frustrating than a clear sky. As Mads Peter Iversen says, tourists may love clear skies, but photographers hate them. However, all is not lost when clear skies are in the forecast. Iversen has several helpful tips that will make it easier to capture beautiful...
We're nearing the end of January, and it's not just a good time to look ahead to the rest of 2022, it's also the perfect time to look back upon your photographs from 2021. Photographer Adam Gibbs recently looked back at his ten favorite photographs from last year.
In the video below, Gibbs admits that 2021 was a...
A good way to add depth and dynamism to a landscape photo is by incorporating a foreground element. However, not every landscape photograph benefits from including a foreground. How can you know when to include a foreground, and how best to incorporate a foreground in a photo? Photographer Mads Peter Iversen has released...
What should we think about when selecting a lens for a certain landscape photography scene? This is the question that photographer and educator Andy Mumford answers in a recent video. In the video below, Mumford discusses the characteristics of different focal ranges, including wide-angle, mid-range and telephoto lenses, and how...
One of the most exciting aspects of photography is that you can practice and put in the effort to improve your work and actually see the improvement taking place. If you go back and view your oldest images, you will often be able to see first-hand how far your skills have come. Further, no matter how talented a...