Tag Archives: Outdoor
MindShift Gear Announces SidePath and TrailScape Outdoor Photography Backpacks
From MindShift Gear: MindShift Gear’s New SidePath Outdoor Photography Backpack Offers Rear-panel Opening for Smaller Camera Gear SANTA ROSA, CALIF – One of the greatest challenges outdoor photographers face is how to carry their smaller, and yet still sophisticated and expensive camera … Continue reading
Getting the Right Timing for Great Outdoor Photographs by Planning Ahead
There is more to taking great outdoor photographs than a pleasing composition and the correct exposure. There is another important aspect. One that is too often overlooked when trying to capture a beautiful scenic subject or vista. The right timing is … Continue reading
How to Find Great Backgrounds for Outdoor Portraits
Outdoor portrait photography involves going outside, and utilizing the beauty (or the ugliness) of your surroundings. You probably already know some local beauty spots, and can think of some good places to take portraits right away. But once you start … Continue reading
Outdoor Maternity Photography Lighting Techniques
The sun is one of our most vital elements when shooting natural outdoor shots, but it doesn’t always cooperate. Sometimes our timing is off or the elements are just not working out, but either way there’s a great on-location work … Continue reading
MindShift Gear Announces Moose Peterson Outdoor Photography Backpacks
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. – Working in partnership with renowned wildlife photographer Moose Peterson, MindShift Gear has updated the three classic Moose Peterson backpacks. Initially designed for wildlife and safari photographers, the backpacks feature a three-compartment layout that helps protect their … Continue reading
3 Habits Every Outdoor Photographer Should Develop to Avoid Missing Shots
Have you ever been out to photograph a gorgeous sunset, just to realize that you can’t, because your batteries are dead? Perhaps you’ve come home and imported your images, and noticed that all of them are unusable due to hundreds … Continue reading
Outdoor Portrait Lighting with the Joel Grimes
From the FJ Westcott YouTube Channel: Go on location and behind the scenes with Joel Grimes in Phoenix, AZ as he discusses the best setups for lighting outdoor portraits with a beauty dish and strobe. B&H carries the Westcott Rapid Box Beauty … Continue reading
How to Use the Sun as a Keylight for Outdoor Portraits
Afternoon sunlight doesn’t have to be harsh. It can actually enhance the beauty of outdoor photos by being turned into a soft keylight. Photographer Jay P. Morgan shows us how to do this when shooting a human model here: Morgan uses … Continue reading
MindShift Gear Releases Card-Again CF and SD Holders for Outdoor Photography
From MindShift Gear: SANTA ROSA, CALIF – For outdoor photographers who need quick access to their CF and SD memory cards, MindShift Gear has released the Card-Again wallets. These two simple, lightweight memory card wallets fit easily in your pockets, feature … Continue reading
Review – Outdoor Action and Adventure Photography Paperback Book
Outdoor Action and Adventure Photography by Dan Bailey is a refreshing change of course in this digital age we live in – it’s actually a paperback book. It is a good thing that Dan had decided to go hardcopy with … Continue reading
Tips for Using Flash to Enhance Outdoor Nature and Landscape Photography
Late on a winter evening, I was photographing atop a ridge in Colorado’s Front Range. I had been working on some landscape shots, but with the light fading from the sky, the thought of beer and food was beginning to … Continue reading
Outdoor Flash Photography Tips with Children & Pets
As we all know, photographing children can be very challenging. It is tough enough just to keep them in sharp focus. Who in their right mind would complicate the task even further by adding pets and flash lighting to the … Continue reading