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From the kitchen to the great outdoors: Adorama releases a pair of new “Through the Lens” episodes

 
 

As the Canada-centric fifth season of Adorama's "Through the Lens" continues, Adorama and Sal D'Alia have released a pair of new episodes this week.

The fifth episode features food photographer Maria Koutsogiannis, who not only captures excellent images of food, but makes the recipes and prepares the food herself....

Book Review: “The Edge of the World: A Visual Adventure to the Most Extraordinary Places on Earth”

 
 

As part of their 40th anniversary celebration, Outside Magazine has published a new book, The Edge of the World: A Visual Adventure to the Most Extraordinary Places on Earth.

The book features over 140 of the best adventure images featured in Outside and includes a foreword from photographer Jimmy Chin and an...

“Expressive Nature Photography” Review: An excellent book for outdoor photographers

 
 

Photographer Brenda Tharp has been a fine art photographer specializing in travel and landscape photography for over 30 years. She has also run many workshops and tours. In addition to her workshops, she also educates through her writing. Her latest book, "Expressive Nature Photography: Design, Composition, and Color in...

Mindshift Gear and Moose Peterson launch “Moose Ear”-equipped backpacks for wildlife photographers

 
 

In 1998, photographer Moose Peterson released three backpacks. These backpacks were unique due to their "Moose Ear" flaps which were designed to automatically close and protect your gear from the elements. The wildlife photographer-oriented backpacks have been updated in conjunction with Mindshift Gear, retaining the...

Natural light reigns supreme: Tips on outdoor photography from Chris Burkard

 
 

Adventure photographer Chris Burkard has a stunning portfolio of work that covers a wide range of personal and commercial projects. Having taken one of his online workshops through Creative Live, I also know that he is willing to share plenty of tips and tricks for helping other photographers improve their own work. He...

Pack your bags! Preparing for your photo adventure with Chris Burkard

 
 

Chris Burkard has released a two-part gear review video series. The first part has Chris doing a very thorough discussion of all the essential gear you will need for your standard outdoor photography trip. The second part is more focused on miscellaneous gear that isn't necessarily related to photography, such as camping...

Take your outdoor captures from snapshots to photographs with these tips

 
 

Adapt Network has 7 tips for great outdoor photography that will help take your outdoor photography to the next level and ensure that you take images that capture nature the way you remember seeing it.

Firstly, composition is key. Neville Elder, a guest writer at Adapt, says to not "point and shoot." Although you may...

Fast, far, and wide: Tips for intrepid photographers from adventure sports shooter Gabe Rogel


Ever looked at a climbing or skiing photo and wondered how the photographer got the shot? Maybe you've wanted to get into adventure photography yourself. We talked to adventure photographer Gabe Rogel to learn about his photographic journey and tips for capturing better photos.

Olympus TG-4 Shooter’s Report Part I: The newest tough camera proves a worthy adversary

Olympus recently invited Imaging Resource to Whistler, British Columbia to shoot with the TG-4, the newest camera in their long-running line of waterproof and tough cameras. While the constant rain was something of a disappointment for the trip, it proved the perfect setting to test the TG-4's waterproofing (and the weather sealing of its distant cousin, the E-M5 II).

The...

Want to improve your flash photography while suspended from a sheer a cliff? Check out Nikon’s new tutorial series.

In order to celebrate the launch of their new Google+ profile, Nikon introduced 'Nikon Behind the Scenes,' a 15-video photography tutorial series. The tutorials cover a pretty broad range of photo techniques: photojournalist and editorial photographer Joe McNally will present a series of tutorials on lighting techniques, from beginner to advanced;...

How the Pros Do It: 46-megapixel panorama of Mount Stuart and Lake Ingalls, lit by simultaneous sunrise and moonset

 
 

Mount Stuart is one of the iconic mountains of the Cascade Range -- the second highest non-volcanic peak in Washington state -- and its imposing form looms over the other peaks in the region. Lake Ingalls, a short distance to the west is a landscape photographer's dream, a perfect granite reflecting pool for the towering...

Think Tank Photo launches MindShift Gear nature photography bag company; intros world’s first rotating outdoor backpack

 
 

Think Tank Photo, the popular urban photography bag company, is taking a step into the great outdoors. The company announced today it is launching a new brand called MindShift Gear, which will focus on outdoor/nature backpacks.

As part of the MindShift Gear launch, a new backpack called the rotation180° professional...