How-To
Outdoor Photography Techniques
Master the skills you need with photography techniques from the experts. Whether you're a novice seeking advice on landscape, wildlife or nature photography or a pro looking for more advanced techniques, you'll find all the information you need, here.
Monday, May 21, 2012 Textures—Rule Breakers And Rule FollowersHow to capture more texture in your images using light and direction  Textures come in all shapes and sizes. They can be soft like the feathers of a bird, fragile as peeling paint, delicate as ripples of sand, patterned like a plowed farm field and more. |
Monday, May 14, 2012 Pieces of The WholeFocus on the smaller aspects of a larger subject to take unique, and sometimes better, photos.  The whole is the sum of its parts. If a single addend is eliminated, it prevents a proper total from being obtained. |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 A View From The TopThink about the sun to plan your time in the mountains, and you’ll get your most inspiring shots from the summits  Summits are magical places. Reaching the summit of a high peak gives me the exhilarating, humbling and awe-inspiring experience of being a tiny speck on top of the world. |
Monday, May 7, 2012 Flower Close-UpsGreat flower photos can be made any time of the day. These tips will help when light is at a minimum.  Flower photography can mean different things to different photographers. Whether it's a sprawling field of orange poppies, a pattern in a field of tulips... |
Monday, April 30, 2012 Environmental Wildlife PortraitsGood environmental wildlife portraits are a blend of two subjects - the animal and the landscape  My first encounter with the definition of a portrait came from personal experiences via school photos: a portrait is a chest to head shot of a person smiling at the camera. |
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Get In Shape For A WorkshopSummer is photo workshop season. we asked several instructors and photo tour leaders for their advice on what you can do to be in top picture-taking shape when you go  If you come from sea level and want to go on a tour at high elevation, are you physically fit and able to handle the abrupt acclimation? |
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Macro FlashGet complete creative control over your close-up photography with these versatile flash and mounting systems  If you're seeking to heat up the WOW factor in your images, macro photography may become your favorite pursuit. Viewers are captivated by larger-than-life images of very small things |
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Pro Tips For A Road TripSome of OP’s top professional contributors offer up suggestions about key gear and other items to bring on your next photo road trip  When I can't get a signal with my phone, a weather radio gives me another option for finding out what's up with the crazy weather around me. |
Monday, April 23, 2012 Work The ScenicGetting the most out of a photo opportunity means learning to fully work the shoot  Scenic photography can be very rewarding. To return home from a photo trip with a number of winners is a feel good. |
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