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Essential landscape photography gear: The best cameras, lenses, tripods and more

 
 

Making great landscape photographs requires more than just a high-quality camera and lens. While you can capture beautiful images without high-end equipment, high-quality gear never hurts. Further, while you can capture stunning shots with a mobile phone, we're considering interchangeable lens cameras for this article.

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Pro perspectives on using Olympus OM-D cameras for wildlife photography: An Interview with Olympus Educators Joe & Mary Ann McDonald

 
 

What does it take to be a wildlife photographer? Or stepping back a bit, what does it take to enjoy and capture powerful photographs of wildlife? On the one hand, a love and passion for nature and wildlife is a key qualification, as is the ability to be patient and observant towards animal behavior. And then on the other...

In Other News: Capture One update, 500px Portfolio relaunches, and more

This week, Capture One released Capture One 21 (14.1.0). The update adds a new Import Viewer and Style Brushes, among other improvements and fixes. 500px relaunched its Portfolio website-building service. We also look at a neat new Kickstarter project to help photographers improve their editing skills. Speaking of photo editing, we also share a...

Seeking out magical light in Iceland with Nigel Danson and Mads Peter Iversen

 
 

Photographer Nigel Danson is currently in Iceland for a landscape photography trip. Unsurprisingly, he has been capturing some very nice images of the picturesque island nation.

He will be vlogging his trip and in the first episode, seen below, Danson has been joined by landscape photographer Mads Peter Iversen. Danson...

How does this landscape photographer make a living while sharing his content for free?

 
 

Photographer Dave Morrow's ongoing Landscape Photography Journals has thus far been primarily focused on going behind the scenes as Morrow backpacks and photographs out in beautiful nature. His latest video changes it up a bit as he answers questions he's been receiving about how he makes money as a full-time landscape...

Join large-format wilderness photographer Ben Horne as he does his Winter 2018 film reveal

 
 

If you enjoy Ben Horne's excellent behind the scenes video content as much as I do, you'll love his latest film reveal video. We've been following his winter trip as he went to Death Valley and then Zion and while we saw some of his images during those vlogs, we now get to take a closer look at his film and hear more...

Tamron 150-600mm and Nikon D5 capture snowy landscapes in Denmark

 
 

Danish wildlife and nature photographer Morten Hilmer is tackling landscape photography in his latest video. While he travels frequently, this time he is in a forest nearby to his home.

The weather is snowy so his gear takes quite a bit of abuse. Fortunately, his two cameras are up to the task. His primary shooting...

Bringing the foreground and background into focus using focus stacking

 
 

Last month, we looked at a video in which Australian photographer Andrew Marr utilized focus stacking for one of his featured images.

A few viewers asked Marr about focus stacking and his process. Marr's new video is about the focus stacking process and how he processes the images in Lightroom and then stacks them in...

Scouting and searching for compelling landscape compositions

 
 

Photographer Adam Gibbs spends a lot of time on and around Vancouver Island. This area is rich with beautiful scenes of nature. However, it is not an area conducive to simply pointing and clicking. Its forests are complex and its waterways meandering, so you really need to put a lot of careful thought and consideration...

Tips for photographing waterfalls and how to shoot with a wide versus long lens for landscapes

 
 

Waterfalls are a very popular subject for photographers and with great reason, they're dynamic and every waterfall is different. With different lighting conditions and depending on recent weather, even the same waterfall can vary dramatically over time. Photographer Adam Gibbs recently headed to Englishman River Falls on...

Testing his limits, Ben Horne heads back to Death Valley with his large-format film cameras

 
 

We've seen a number of videos of Ben Horne as he shot in Zion National Park and it's fascinating to see a large format film photographer at work. In his latest video, he is in a very different location, Death Valley. Like Zion, it's a place that Horne has visited before.

Of Death Valley, he says it's a place that...

Finding local landscape inspiration and defining your landscape photography style

 
 

If you hop on Instagram or browse the websites of many famous landscape photographers, you'll find stunning images of sweeping vistas and stunning landscapes. For many of us, we don't live near most of these most popular locations. I'm fortunate that I live near Acadia National Park in Maine, but for most photographers,...

Footprints in the snow: Tracking and photographing mountain hares during the winter

 
 

Professional wildlife photographer Mark Hamblin was recently on the hunt for mountain hares in Scotland. He takes us along on his wildlife photography journey with NatureTTL.

Wildlife photography is always tricky for a number of reasons. You can't control your subject, for starters, and it can be difficult to track...

Easily improve your winter photography with these great tips and tricks

 
 

Game of Thrones has been teasing that winter is coming for years, but for many of us, winter is already here and its icy grip doesn't need to freeze your photography. Below we have a couple of videos which focus on winter photography and how to improve your own snowy shots.

The first video comes to us from Nigel Danson...

Behind the scenes look at large format film from Zion: The importance of self-critique

 
 

If you've been following the Zion journey of photographer Ben Horne, you'd know that the large format photographer has been visiting many familiar locations in the park and working to capture the perfect fall foliage photo. On his seventh day, he is revisiting a location for the first time this year. The location may be...

Stunning Canadian landscapes: Pro photographer shares his top ten favorite photos of 2017

 
 

Photographer Adam Gibbs captured many great photos throughout 2017, including from locations such as Vancouver Island, Yoho and Jasper National Parks in Canada and more. In the video below, Gibbs selects his ten favorite images of 2017, which is a very difficult task for any photographer, let alone one as prolific as...

Nikon D850 and pair of zoom lenses capture moody images of a beautiful British Columbian forest

 
 

Photographer Adam Gibbs headed into the British Columbian woodlands to chase some light. Golden Ears Provincial Park, to be more specific. Golden Ears is a second growth forest, which means that it has been regrown following a timber harvest. This affords the area a certain patterned appearance and features many trees of...

How to capture wildlife photographs in a challenging rainforest environment

 
 

22-year-old British wildlife photographer and filmmaker Sam Rowley is the latest guest on NatureTTL's new YouTube channel. Sam's new video is focused on how to capture great wildlife images in a rainforest.

Shooting in a rainforest presents unique challenges, including dangerous animals, unpredictable and harsh weather...

Nature TTL: B&H and Will Nicholls launch YouTube channel dedicated to nature photography tutorials

 
 

In collaboration with B&H Photo, professional wildlife photographer Will Nicholls has launched a new YouTube channel dedicated to nature photography, Nature TTL.

The new channel will focus on macro, landscape and wildlife photography and bring in industry experts to help educate viewers and showcase beautiful nature...

Packing for a photo trip: Landscape photographer breaks down his camping gear kit

 
 

For outdoor photographers, particularly those who are preparing for an extended trek, one of the most important steps happens before you even set off. Packing the right gear is critical. Sometimes weight is at a premium, which can make it even more challenging. Thankfully photographer Thomas Heaton has a video which...