Outdoor Photography

This week’s tip focuses on wildlife and how to make the best possible images of the animals you encounter. Whether you travel to India to photograph tigers, Alaska for bears, China for pandas or the Pacific to capture whales, many guidelines and strategies remain constant. As a matter of fact, because of the immense size

Photo By Michael Ryan Today’s Photo of the Day is “Alignment” by Michael Ryan. Location: Sonoma County, California. “This location close to home in Sonoma County, California, becomes magical in the winter months when radiation fog and morning light mix to create compelling scenes that are wonderful to see and photograph,” explains Ryan. Want to

Photo By Michael Robinson Today’s Photo of the Day is “Black Bear Silhouette” by Michael Robinson. Location: Northern Vancouver Island. “Vancouver Island black bear at a creek mouth hunting for spawning salmon,” describes Robinson. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen

Rafting the Gates of Lodore section of the Green River through Dinosaur National Monument offers photographers a wide range of geology and dramatic canyon walls to observe. After feeling trapped at home for the past couple of years, I think it is fair to say that most of us nature photographers are going a bit

Congratulations to Denis Dessoliers for winning the recent Finding Inspiration In Our National Parks Assignment with the image, “Zion Wonderland.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!

Earth’s Shadow at Moonrise over Mount Everest, as seen from Gokyo Ri, Khumbu Himal, Nepal. Fujifilm GFX100S, FUJINON GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR, Really Right Stuff TVC-24L tripod with Arca-Swiss D4 geared head. Exposure: 1.5 secs., ƒ/11, ISO 100. This photograph was 23 years in the making. It was inspired by a powerful series of photographs

Congratulations to Johnny Fermanides for winning the recent High-Flying Photo Ops Assignment with the image, “Shadowland.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!

Without light, photos can’t be made. Pencils and pens are used to write words on paper. Light is used to write images to digital sensors and film. The beauty of photography is that subtle differences in light can determine whether a photo is great, mediocre or bad. Light is what allows the shape and form

Photo by Shari Sommerfeld Today’s Photo of the Day is “Autumn Snow Fall” by Shari Sommerfeld. Location: Jasper, Alberta. “An early snowfall up in the Canadian Rockies made for a wonderful scene with this bald eagle looking over the lake,” says Sommerfeld. “Notice its nest in the background.” Want to get your images in the

Photo by Milan Gonda Today’s Photo of the Day is “Autumnal Woodland” by Milan Gonda. Location: Mala Fatra National Park, Slovakia. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that

In an ideal world, every photographer would be granted perfect light for their subject, the environment, time of day and mood. Knowing that’s not possible, each must work the light they’re bestowed. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always net the best possible images. Rather than sulk and wallow in self-pity, successful photographers deal with the hand they’re

Photo By Gretchen Henninger Today’s Photo of the Day is “Seneca Mill and Falls” by Gretchen Henninger. Location: Finger Lakes Region of New York. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have

With every update, Zoner Photo Studio X (ZPS X) keeps getting better and better, offering more and more features while keeping the price at a super-affordable $59 per year (or $5.99 month-to-month). In this round of upgrades, we see significant improvements in the Zonerama online gallery, new features that improve workflow and more workspace for

I love the feel of sun on my back as it signals the beginning of a new day. The warmth, color, quality of light and illumination can’t be replicated at any other time of day. The same holds true for the light that appears just before the sun sets in the evening. Both are special

Photo By Nickolas Warner Today’s Photo of the Day is “Mr. Muskox” by Nickolas Warner. Location: Deadhorse, Alaska. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on

Congratulations to Ross Stone for winning the recent Into The Sun assignment with the image, “Four of a Kind.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!