It’s no secret that many photographers need to diversify in order to make a living in their trade. Personally speaking, I entered the industry primarily as a landscape and nature photographer. Living in a small town and being new on the scene, I had to find ways to supplement my
Apart from your go-to cameras and lenses, your essential photo gear may also include some must-have accessories. These could be specific to the type of photography that you want to do, or needs specific to a given project. If you’ve been waiting for the chance to get big savings for
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Mary Jaras is a former Executive Producer in network television. She decided to
Even though the Select menu offers several options, there is always room for improvement. Photoshop provides a powerful option for refining an existing selection — the Refine Edge command, which can be accessed in two ways. It is available in the Options bar for all selection tools. You can also
We were recently asked if we would like to review the new Peter McKinnon Camera Sling from Nomatic, so we jumped at the chance. After striking it big with crowdfunding, camera bag manufacturer, Nomatic has gone from strength to strength. Their latest partnership with YouTube megastar Peter McKinnon has delighted
Are you ready to capture whatever comes into view at any given moment? Most of us are not. Why? Our camera is tucked away safely in our bag, waiting for its next adventure. I’m waiting for my next adventure also, but apparently, all my adventures for this year have been
It wasn’t long ago that prime lenses with excellent optics, fast autofocus motors and weather sealing would set you back a pretty penny; now, you can get incredible prime lenses with these features for less than $300. Tamron has upped the ante when it comes to lenses that use Sony’s
It’s super easy to get your photos into SlickPic Organizer from Lightroom Classic so you can showcase them in Photo Galleries, deliver them to clients and use them on your Portfolio Website. Once installed, it takes all of about three clicks to get them from your desktop catalog to your
Back for its 21st year, Photoshop World can help you push your creative skillset. Over the course of three days, you’ll learn Photoshop and Lightroom techniques, photography inspiration and how-tos, how to increase your business and more. Held Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, 2022, the all-virtual Photoshop World brings you three full
Looking for some creative projects? How about creating painterly portraits in Photoshop? People, animals and landscapes can be transformed into works of art by using the Mixer Brush. What is the Mixer Brush? The Mixer Brush is an underused and misunderstood tool in Adobe Photoshop. It can be used to
Back in June, Capture One released its long awaited Capture One iPad edition under a subscription plan with a monthly fee of $4.99. At the time of the launch, the iPad version of Capture One has many of the edition features that are very familiar to existing users of Capture
Photography is a powerful storytelling tool in itself. But there’s one more thing you can do to give your work more impactful: share what’s happening behind the scenes. As we can see from most photographer-YouTubers, it’s a great tool for connecting with your audience and bringing extra value to what
