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Behind the Shot: A Rainbow in Thorsmork

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In today’s article, I’ve explained the entire process from start to finish behind one of my landscape photos. I tried to cover as much as possible – the story behind the photo, camera equipment, settings, refining the composition, post-processing, and so on. I hope you find it useful!

Given the challenges of going out and shooting new landscapes with the pandemic, this is likely…

How to Photograph the Moon and the Supermoon

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Current Moon Age: 15 Days Current Moon Phase: Full Moon Current Moon Distance: 373924 km Next Full Moon: Jul 5, 2020 at 4:44 AM GMT

It can be very useful to understand how to photograph the Moon with your digital camera. Sometimes, you might want to capture the Moon when it is full and beautiful, while other times you might want to capture an interesting event like a Lunar Eclipse.

Either…

Photographing the Birds of Enchanting Sikkim

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Sikkim is the second smallest state in India, lying on the lap of the mighty Himalayas, towards the north-eastern part of the country. Since the proximity of Sikkim is relatively close to my workplace, I have had a couple of chances to visit a few enchanting and secluded hamlets of Sikkim in the last year. I have covered roughly two wildlife sanctuaries.

Asian-barred Owlet waiting to…

What is Milky Way Photography?

  It is a very simple task to answer that question. You need a camera and a tripod, a long lens, and maybe a remote to take the images.

There are many people that have discovered the wonders of Milky Way Photography and have learned a lot of things about this type of photography, which they have shared with others. You can be a professional photographer if you…

Intermediate Exposure Guide for Manual Mode Photography

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This article is intended for beginner manual shooters who are not beginner photographers. This guide may benefit people who have been shooting in manual mode and still find things a bit tricky. It assumes knowledge of how one’s camera works and the relationship between the various exposure settings. It is not a highly technical article and does not address the histogram or other advanced…

South America, Part II

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A few months ago, I published the first article about my trip through South America. Now, after I’ve returned home and had the chance to go through all my photographs and pick out some of the best, I’d like to share the second part of my journey with you.

When I published my first article I was still in Sucre, the capital of Bolivia. Soon thereafter, I traveled back to La Paz and on to…

What is “Blend If” in Photoshop?

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In this article, I’ll explain the concepts behind the “Blend If” setting in Photoshop and how to use it to blend layers together. Even though they have an unlimited array of uses, Blend Ifs are predominantly meant to be a simpler alternative to Luminosity masks. (We already have a detailed article about Luminosity masks here in Photography Life.)

Before going through this article, it is…

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I’ve always enjoyed seeing alternate versions of famous photographs. Maybe frame #22 is the photo everyone knows about, while frames #18-21 have faded into obscurity – despite showing the same subject with minor variations. Of course, it’s not just famous photographers. Every photographer out there has an “almost portfolio.”

The reason why I’m writing about this topic is that, in most…

Tips & Tricks for Dog Photography

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Dog photography requires patience, especially for beginners, because the subjects are often moving around quite a bit! The tips in this article will not only help you to find a balance in photographing moving subjects, but also advance you to the next level of dog photography. You’ll learn the basics of this style of photo taking, including tips and tricks from a dog photographer to help…

The results are in: the most important camera of the 2010s readers’ poll: Digital Photography Review

Published Jan 5, 2020 | dpreview staff

Poll results: most important cameras of the decade

The end of a decade is a time for reflection, renewal and lots of ‘best of the decade’ articles. So why not join in the fun? ‘Time is a flat circle,’ after all (we can either thank Nietzsche or True…

Comparing the EOS-1D X, EOS-1D X Mark II & EOS-1D X Mark III

While we wait for tomorrow’s announcement of the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III, I figured I do a specs comparison of the 3 cameras in the EOS-1D X series. I think that the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III is a bigger step forward than the jump we saw between the original EOS-1D X and EOS-1D X Mark II.

We don’t know all of the specifications yet. There has been no confirmation of the processors the Canon…

PowerVision to launch PowerEgg X AI camera for drones at CES: Digital Photography Review

PowerVision, a California-based robotics company, will launch its latest product, the PowerEgg X, at next week’s CES 2020conference and trade show. The compact, egg-shaped device has multiple uses. It can operate as an autonomous personal AI camera, a handheld 3-axis AI camera, or as a drone. The PowerEgg X was created to fill a consumer demand for an all-in-one versatile and affordable…

A Landscape Perspective of the Tamron 17–28mm f/2.8 Di III

My main objective in this article isn’t to provide an in-depth review of the Tamron 17–28mm f/2.8 Di III lens, but I hope to offer the reader a few insights in terms of how the lens performs from a landscape photographer’s perspective as a photographer who usually prefers to shoot ultra-wide-angle.

I received the Tamron 17–28 in October and have had time to play around with the lens a little;…

Gear of the year 2019: Digital Photography Review

Every year DPR staff members each select their personal favorite gear they’ve used over the past year. In 2019, our picks ran the gamut from phones, drones, ultra-wide lenses, pocketable cameras and beyond.

Here’s the lens that got Science Editor Rishi Sanyal to finally step away from his obsession with wide-angle portraits: the Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM.