As part of our 2019 Photofocus Writers Retreat, we visited Black Velvet Canyon in Nevada about 30 minutes from where we were staying for a sunrise shoot. This group consisted of many of the amazing and talented people from the Photofocus team. As we arrived, the sky looked like the image below. The fun for me was to see so many talented and skilled photographs shoot the same area. We had gotten there just before the sunrise and so as soon as we parked, people grabbed their gear and headed out. Some headed out alone and others in small groups … [Read more...] about Photoshoot at Black Velvet Canyon with Photofocus
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Using Sunrays in a landscape photo in Luminar 3
In this video article, I'll show you how I use the Sunrays filter to enhance a sunrise landscape photograph. In this landscape photograph, you'll see that I shot it at sunrise with the sun at my left. In the original, the sun isn't really visible and the sunrays are rather limited. I'll use the Sunrays filter to add the sun back in and make the sun rays more visible. Get $10 off Luminar 3 with the promo code PHOTOFOCUS. Sunrays filter controls Place Sun Center: Click this button to interactively nudge the sun’s position by dragging … [Read more...] about Using Sunrays in a landscape photo in Luminar 3
Landscape photography on gloomy days
There are two things you are almost always guaranteed to find on the Oregon Coast: Stunning beauty and lots of rain. This summer, I took my family on a quick photo adventure along the central Oregon coast to enjoy the last days of sunshine before school started up again. One of the locations we visited was Devil’s Churn, a place known for beautiful landscapes surrounded by crashing waves from the Pacific Ocean. My plan was to shoot some sun-kissed landscapes, but unfortunately, we were greeted with overcast skies and lots of mist when we … [Read more...] about Landscape photography on gloomy days
Shooting in Svalbard: Part 3 (What camera gear to bring?)
Svalbard is a beautiful landscape destination, with jagged mountains, fjords, glaciers, and icebergs. At the same time, it is a terrific wildlife destination, one of the few in the world where you can see and photograph walruses, Arctic foxes, Svalbard reindeer, and of course, the marquee species, the polar bear. It will be up to your boat’s captain and your trip’s expedition leader to determine your shooting situation. With polar bears, this will often be from the mother ship, or occasionally from a zodiac for a bear on the … [Read more...] about Shooting in Svalbard: Part 3 (What camera gear to bring?)
Landscapes in Luminar – Tips, Techniques, and a Simple Workflow for Beautiful Results
Digging into Skylum's newest version of Luminar, the first question I had to answer is, "What can it do that will save me time, make my images look better, and not take forever to learn?" Once you open the program up, you find a tremendous amount of options for processing. But, it is an easy to learn program that I have found can help you make quick adjustments to get great results. These tips and techniques will help you sift through the options and features, so you can develop (pun intended) your own workflow, not just for your landscapes, … [Read more...] about Landscapes in Luminar – Tips, Techniques, and a Simple Workflow for Beautiful Results
