Lightroom’s Tone Curve Explained

Lightroom’s Tone Curve Explained: "It’s no secret that there are many ways to enhance our photographs with Lightroom. By using just a handful of sliders we can get some great results in a matter of minutes and by learning how to use tools like the gradient filter tool we can create some more specialized effects with just a little extra effort."

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Three Best Lenses for your DSLR | Digital Photo Secrets

Three Best Lenses for your DSLR | Digital Photo Secrets: "The best lenses for your DSLR depend on a lot of factors. Variables such as the camera brand, camera model, types of photography you do most, and your personal preferences are all components to picking the best lenses for your specific needs. Here I’ve outlined some recommendations that take those variants into consideration. Read on, but please try not to get gear envy!"

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Dealing with Difficult Lighting Situations by Digital Photo Secrets

Dealing with Difficult Lighting Situations by Digital Photo Secrets: "In the Photographer’s Perfect Paradise, the golden hour would last all day long. The light would forever be soft, your subjects would never squint and raccoon eyes would simply be markings on the face of a common North American procyonid."

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How to Photograph a Silhouette in Front of a Giant Moon – PictureCorrect

How to Photograph a Silhouette in Front of a Giant Moon – PictureCorrect: "In January of 2013 Swiss photographer, Philipp Schmidli, got it into his mind that he wanted to photograph the full moon with a subject walking in front of it so to give the moon scale. He began scouting locations from the comfort of his office using Google Earth and was eventually able to settle on the perfect location after making a couple trips to are in person. What he didn’t know at the time was that his adventure in full moon photography would carry on well into the summer and evolve from an image of a friend cross country skiing through the scene into a replication of sorts of the popular film ET’s movie poster which is shown below:"

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New Release: 50 Lessons for Stronger Photographs – PictureCorrect

New Release: 50 Lessons for Stronger Photographs – PictureCorrect: "Professional photographer and best-selling author David duChemin just released a very in-depth educational eBook deemed a “BigBook” at 200 pages in length. DuChemin has always emphasized the aesthetic side of photography over the technical and produced this guide in the way that he thinks photography students SHOULD be taught in school. There is no secret thing you will learn here or anywhere else, except this: study, practice, and don’t forget that your most important assets as an artist are imagination, passion, patience, receptivity, curiosity, and a dogged refusal to follow the rules. Now available here:"

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