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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...
Travel photographer Joe Allam visited Kyoto and he headed out into the chilly city with a rather interesting pairing of cameras. For telephoto shooting, he had a Canon 7D Mark II with a 70-200mm f/2.8L II lens. For wide shots, he went with the Fujifilm X100F with its fixed 23mm lens.
Allam explored with his usual...
If you've been following photographer Thomas Heaton's journey in Namibia, his latest video may well be the most exciting one yet. On his last morning in Etosha National Park in Namibia, Heaton captures three of his favorite images from the trip. He's been finding that wildlife photography is a tricky task, and one much...
As you may have seen last week, landscape photographer Thomas Heaton is in Namibia. While there, he's trying his hand at wildlife photography. He's finding it very challenging and a completely different test of his photographic skills than the landscape photography he typically does.
After spending time with orphaned...
While travel photography is very appealing for a variety of reasons, including being able to visit different and exciting places, there are some potential downsides to shooting in new locations. Even if you scout locations ahead of time online, it is not possible to understand a new place like you know your favorite...
Iceland is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world for landscape photographers and with great reason. The small Iceland nation offers a wide array of very distinct landscapes and vistas, including glacial lagoons, black sand beaches, sweeping landscapes and many gorgeous waterfalls. I was fortunate...
Yesterday was a big day of announcements, so we held off on a roundup article, but Shutter Release is back today. Our regular roundup feature at Imaging Resource features four very different topics today. We have a look at shaping light with photographer Albert Watson, the five dos and don'ts of photographing models,...
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...
When traveling, carrying minimal gear is often necessary. But what if you want to capture a lot of video while traveling, you'll need gear for capturing stable footage, right? Maybe not, says TheBuffNerds. In a video from earlier this year, TheBuffNerds offer three top travel filmmaking tips, including how to capture...
National Geographic has announced the winners of their 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest. The grand prize winner, Sergio Tapiro Velasco, has earned himself and a guest a 10-day trip to the Galápagos Archipelago with National Geographic Expeditions for the first image seen below.
Sergio's...
For the uninitiated, Shutter Release is an ongoing series in which we share interesting photography articles and videos from around the web and give you a short summary. There’s a lot of great content out there and Shutter Release is our way of giving you access to more news than ever before.
The National Parks are one of America’s greatest natural resources. The parks span many states and offer a diverse range of pristine environments, including deserts, forests and coastlines. Photographer Chris Nicholson has embarked on an ambitious project wherein he visits each park and discusses what they offer for...
Halide is a new app for iOS which uses gesture controls for adjusting exposure and focus. It includes features like focus peaking and RAW image capture as well. It currently costs US$2.99 as a launch week promotion. Click here to...
Adobe doesn’t just provide artists with the software to bring their creativity to life, but the company also places an emphasis on helping others in more direct ways. One of their initiatives for inspiring creativity is their Adobe Creative Residency. The residency program provides artists the chance to spend a year...
Entries are now open for National Geographic’s popular Travel Photographer of the Year photo contest. Entries are accepted until June 30 at 12:00 PM EDT and photographers can win up to US$2,500 in cash and a ten-day trip for two to the Galápagos with National Geographic Expeditions. In total, there is $3,750 in cash...
DIY Photography has shared a pair of excellent videos. The first is about lens calibration and how to make your own DIY lens calibration solution. There are professional solutions you can purchase, such as Datacolor’s SpyderLensCal, which while highly regarded costs about $60 and could be overkill for someone who just...
Landscape and travel photographer Thomas Heaton not only captures excellent photographs, but he also maintains a very active YouTube channel which blends education and entertainment. His videos often take the form of going out in the field and capturing photos while offering tips and tricks along the way. We have covered...
By IR reader Mark Seawell
Utah. My wife and I have been living in the northern part of the state since the summer of 2014 after serving overseas with the Air Force for over two decades. We didn't really know what to expect but what we found was beyond our imagination!
What we discovered was this truth: If you are...
Portrait photographer David Parish was a longtime soldier in the United States Army. This background taught him the valuable lesson of how to prepare for the worst. It’s common for military personnel to have what is called a “bug-out bag,” which is basically a bag filled with items you might need at any given time....
Olympus Visionary and National Geographic photojournalist Jay Dickman has traveled all over the world during his 45+ year career, visiting more than 20 countries. No surprise, he knows how to "do" travel photography. Here are his top 7 tips to not only travel smarter, but bring back stunning photos.