Using the Adjustment Brush in Adobe Camera Raw
What is the Adjustment Brush? The Adjustment Brush is an editing tool in Adobe Camera Raw (known simply as ACR). This tool is possibly the equivalent of the Dodge and …
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A fresh look at Depth of Field
We talk a lot around here at Digital Photography School about Depth of Field. I’m writing this based on the assumption that we all understand that in layman terms, “depth …
10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits
How do you take Portraits that have the ‘Wow’ factor? Today and tomorrow I want to talk about taking Portraits that are a little out of the box. You see …
Congrats to the winners of the Summit Workshops 2015 Photo Contests
Winners of Summit Workshops’ Annual Photo Contests receive free tuition to any of Summit Workshops’ award-winning non-destination photography workshops. Professional Photo Contest Winner: Isaiah Downing (Instagram: @isaiahdowningphoto) …
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4 Ingredients for Great Landscape Photographs
When you are out in the field and you’re not sure if your the image you are making is any good, go through this quick mental checklist to see if …
11 Landscape Photography Tips
My first love in photography when I first got my trusty old Minolta SLR as a teenager was landscape photography. There’s something about getting out in nature with the challenge …
Former Workshop Student Jen Edney Lands Photos in SI Gallery on the Volvo Ocean Race
Jen Edney has been to several Summit Photography Workshops and even helped at the workshops as the second-ever workshop mentor. Jen just recently landed two photos (out of 10 total) …
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Five Ways to Improve Your Eye for Composition
An eye for composition is one of the things that elevates the work of the best photographers above the rest. One of the best ways to learn about composition is …
9 Tips to get sharp focus at night
Autofocus is so good on modern cameras that most photographers use it all the time. It seemingly never lets you down. But, let’s say it’s nighttime and you are going to do …
6 Ways to be creative with Shutter Speed
In many ways, shutter speed is an inaccurate term. I read an article a few years ago and the photographer referred to shutter speed as shutter time. The logic was …