Scott Kelby’s annual World Wide Photo Walk is coming up again soon, on Saturday 1 October 2016. There are currently three walks arranged in our area, all of which still have slots available. Take a look at the details of these walks and pick one you’d like to participate in.
Photo Links #27
- 4 Simple Retouching Tricks You Can Do in Photoshop
- Hidden Little 'Reset Tip" For Lightroom's Tone Curve
- The Hidden Trick To Editing Video Clips in Lightroom
- How to Quickly Remove Dirt Spots Using Median in Photoshop
- Ultimate guide to selections: the Pen tool
- How to Create an Infrared Effect in Photoshop
- Apple’s Photos: The Hidden Power Tools
- Lightroom Performance – What Computer Hardware Do I Need?
Gear
- Overview of the Lensbaby System – Is it for you?
- 6 Reasons Why an iPad Makes a Good Photography Companion
- Fujifilm X-T2 Owners Manual Download Available
- How to Clean Your Camera Sensor and Lens (Video included)
- All Hard Drives Eventually Fail – Are Your Precious Photos Protected?
- Hands-On Review: Sony a6300
- Upgrading from the Canon Rebel: A Guide on Choosing Your Next Camera
Creativity & Technique
- Seeing Colour
- Thinking about closed and open form pictures; or how old art history terms can still be thinking-closed-open-form-pictures-old-art-history-terms-can-still-useful
Miscellaneous
- Take a visit inside Ansel Adams' house & studio to see his camera collection
- Conflicts of Interest
- Advice To Photographers: Avoid These 3 Common Excuses
- A Simple Explanation of How Lenses Work
- 'The Falling Man' Photographer Talks About His Haunting 9/11 Photo
- Interview: Landscape photography master Charlie Waite
- Pre-Visualization: Ansel's views on what made his images so special
- This is how Photoshop resizes your images, mathematically speaking
- 5 Myths of Digital Photography
Photo Links #26
Software
- Snapseed 2.9 for iOS adds Raw support for 144 camera models
- Image Editing Software Overview – On1 Photo 10
- Black and White Conversion in Photoshop
- Use Lightroom's Virtual Copies to save storage space
- Free for a Limited Time, Watch Laura Shoe's “Developing Photos in Lightroom” Webinar Recording
- Our Rapid Fire Top 5 Best Lightroom Tips Ever
Gear
- Ricoh GR II review
- 5 Critical Mistakes to Avoid When Buying New Camera Gear
- How to Use an iPad as a Softbox or Custom Background
- Why batteries are something you want to buy original (even at exorbitant pricing)
- Tamron updates its 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens with new design, reduced flare and faster autofocus
- Fstoppers Reviews the Nikon D500 | Fstoppers
- At Last! Your Essential Guide to Tilt-Shift Lenses
- 104 Photo Editing Tools You Should Know About
- Which Fujifilm X Series Camera Is The Right One For You?
- Which Sony E Mount Camera Is The One For You? The Easy Answers
- Review: Manfrotto Advanced Compact With Ballhead Tripod
- Lightroom Live: 2 Minute Miracles with Nicolesy
- 7 Macro Lens Recommendations for Canon Photographers
Creativity & Technique
- How to Shoot Vertical Panoramas (Vertoramas)
- Birds Captured in Bursts Make for Some Great Photos
- 9 Ways To Isolate A Subject In A Busy Scene
- Spot Metering: The Trick to Perfect Exposures
- 4 Tips to Creating More Unique Images
Miscellaneous
- Take a peek at some of the contenders for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016
- Stanford Professor puts his entire digital photography course online for free
- 5 Common Photography Myths Completely Debunked!
- Dynamic Range: A Layman’s Guide For Photographers
- How Many Photos Can You Recognize By Their Nickname?
- The Science Behind the Red-Eye Effect
- These Are the Most Iconic Photographs of All Time
Photo Links #25
- Lightroom Performance – The Complete Series on Optimizing Lightroom's Speed
- Lightroom Performance – Debunking Myths
- Lightroom's Mirror Image Mode
- Share Photos Directly from Lightroom to Instagram
- 11 cheap Photoshop alternatives for photographers at every level
- How to Size and Export Images from Lightroom for Facebook and Print
- Editing Photos on an iPhone, a Step-by-Step Walkthrough
- Split toning: Add a Touch of Lavender in Lightroom
Gear
- That Rubber Thing on Your Canon Strap is for Preventing Light Leaks
- Canon 5D Mark IV: Review + Hands On Video
- Fuji brings 24MP and touchscreen LCD to its entry level mirrorless camera
- Circular Polarizers Versus Graduated Neutral Density Filters for Landscape Photography
- How To Build A Simple But Effective Camera Jib For $35
- 5 Brilliant Pieces Of Used Camera Gear That Rock!
- How Olympus Designed the PEN-F for 'Timelessness'
- 6 Mid-Level Cameras for Enthusiast Photographers to Move Up To
Creativity & Technique
- Exposing for Highlights
- How Having a Play Camera Can Boost Your Creativity
- The #1 Reason Why New Photographers Struggle with Camera Settings
- Tips for Shooting the Milky Way
- Photography fun with a crystal ball
- Work Of Cinematographers Every Photographer Should Watch
- From Boring to Soaring – Create Your Own Photography Project
- How to Plan and Capture a Perfectly Aligned Moonrise Photo
Miscellaneous
- If you ever wondered what it was like to be taught by Ansel Adams, here's your answer
- Have you ever noticed the Purkinje Shift?
- Unbelievable Behind-the-Scenes of the Greatest Deconstructed Food Shot
- The Story Behind The 1948 Photograph 'Dali Atomicus'
- This Roundup Of Photography Links Will Have You Gasping For More!
- Guangdong Through the Lens of an Architectural Photographer
Photo Links #24
Software
- Panos in Lightroom: Auto Crop vs. Boundary Warp
- How to Use Smart Objects in Photoshop
- How to Add a Soft Focus Look to Your Images for a Unique Style
- Canon & Nikon Users Can Now Create Stop Motion Video With Pinnacle Studio
- The cat walked over my keyboard and now Lightroom…
- Corel PaintShop Pro X9 arrives with improved workflow
- Creating a Timelapse Sequence with Lightroom
Gear
- Datacolor releases Spyder5CAPTURE PRO color calibration kit
- How to build your own DIY camera jib for overhead shots for less than $35
- How G.A.S. Failed Me
- 5 Easy Upgrades DSLR Makers Need To Make Right Away
- Nikon D3400 DX Format Entry Level DSLR Announced
- New Nikon Super Zooms Feature AF-P Stepping Motor
- The One I’ve Always Wanted
- Rebel in your pocket: Canon EOS M3 Review: Digital Photography Review
- Fujifilm X-E2S: What you need to know
- Nikon unveils AF-P DX 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G and 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G ED lenses
- Bridge Camera – What is it and is it for me ?
- First Look Review: Fujifilm X-T2
- Has Nikon Shuttered Its 1 Series Line of Mirrorless Cameras?
- 5 Irresistible Portrait Lenses for Nikon DSLR Photographers
Creativity & Technique
- How to Bump Your Photography up a Level by Using Film Style Limitations
- The Online Photographer: How To Turn Pictures into a Project
- Why Semi-automatic Mode is the Best Choice for Wildlife Photography
- How and Why to Use Back Button Focus
- Understanding Equivalent Exposure Pay attention – there’s a Quiz
- The Key to Minimalist Photography
Miscellaneous
- Photographing the 'Ugly,' the History and Photography of William Eggleston
- World record camera collector now has over 4500 – and a short film about himself
- 100 Ideas That Changed Photography
- Can Someone Teach You Photography?
- Yes, They're Here! The Best Photography Links Of The Week
- Actually, This Is How Light Becomes A Photograph
- Photography Is Art: Rules Need Not Apply
- This is How Light Pollution Affects How We See the Night Sky
Photo Links #23
Software
- Lightroom thinks my photos are missing—how do I fix it?
- Solving the Biggest Newbie Confusions with Lightroom
- A Few Bonus Benefits for Photomatix Pro Users
- Lightroom Mastery: The Power of the Adjustment Brush
- Fujifilm Ambassador releases his Lightroom preset collection for free
- A Small and Yet Huge Mistake Adobe Made with Lightroom and How You Can Fix It in under a Minute | Laura Shoe’s Lightroom Training, Tutorials and Tips
- Essential Steps to Creating an HDR Photo with Lightroom
- MacPhun Announces New Aurora HDR 2017 Software Update
Gear
- How a frying pan can help you take photos and videos from super low angles
- Fstoppers Reviews the Sigma 24-35mm f/2
- Maybe I Was Wrong About The iPhone – Maybe Not
- Sony a7R II versus a7 II: Eight key differences
- Still solid: Fujifilm X-E2S Review
- Review: Leica M-D (A Digital Camera for Film Photographers)
- 5 Spectacular Portrait Lenses For Micro Four Thirds Cameras
- 8 Spectacular Portrait Lenses for Canon DSLRs
- A Simple Explanation of the Camera Mode Dial
- FUJIFILM X-PRO2 DESIGN STORY: DECISIVE USABILITY – DIY Photography
- A Beginner’s Guide to Canon and Nikon Lens Abbreviations
- Samyang Reveals New 20mm f/1.8 Lens for Full-Frame Shooters
Creativity & Technique
- Keep Colors in a Portrait Very Simple When Shooting Photos
- How to Use Split Toning to Make Your Photos Stand Out
- Going Beyond the Rule of Thirds
- Beginners! 5 Long Exposure Tips That Rock
- Why Long Exposure Photography Is So Much Fun, but So Hard to Get Right
- Slick Ways That Colors, Shadows And Shapes Can Transform Your Photography
- Learn how to read your histogram and nail exposure in just 2 minutes – DIY Photography
- Understanding Basic Aesthetics in Photography
Miscellaneous
Photo Links #22
Software
- Have Lightroom Automatically Organize Your Collection Using “Auto Stack”
- Your “Stacking” Questions Answered
- Little-known – and useful – Photoshop keyboard shortcuts
- How to Use Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop to Make Your Landscape Images Pop
- How to save 10s of gigabytes with lightroom temp files
- 5 ways to get rid of chromatic aberration in Photoshop
- 31 Photoshop Hotkeys You Might Not Have Learned Before
Gear
- The Sony A6300’s Secret Killer Feature
- Taking on the DSLR Giants: Fstoppers Reviews the Pentax K-1 Camera
- BenQ Launches 27inch Photo & Video Editing Monitor
- The new Samyang 35mm f1.2 Lens is for Mirrorless Cameras
- The new Laowa 12mm f/2.8 is designed for full frame and almost distortion free – DIY Photography
- Here is how to start with Magic Lantern (Canon steroids for free)
Creativity & Technique
- Back-Button Focus: Why EVERYONE Should use the AF-On Autofocus Button
- How Back Button Focusing Changed my Photography
- Positive and Negative (Spaces)
- How to Use Framing to Create a Sense of Scale
- How to Get a Pure Black Background
- HDR: Is a Three Step Process
Miscellaneous
Photo Links #21
Software
- How to Use Upright Guided Tools in Lightroom’s New Transform Section
- 10 Best and Worst Features of Photoshop CC
- Making Finer Adjustments in Lightroom’s Develop Module
- Resetting Files in Lightroom
- 44 Free Presets for Photomatix
- How to Use Lightroom’s Transform and Crop Tools to Improve Composition
- 32-bit HDR In Lightroom: The Easiest And Quickest Way To Create Natural HDR Photographs
- The Photoshop Tools you should NOT use
Gear
- Save yourself some money and learn how to clean your own sensor like a pro
- Canon G7X Mark II review
- Nikon D500 versus D750: Which one is right for you?
- Nikon’s New AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED Lens Is Probably the New Bokeh King
- The Perfect Street Photography Camera…Could Be In Your Pocket
- Laowa 12mm f/2.8 to be the Widest Rectilinear f/2.8 Lens
- Sony to Release 42MP A99 Successor with 499 AF Points and 4K: Report
- Camera sensor cleaning
- The Online Photographer: Frankencamera!
Creativity & Technique
- Creating High Contrast Black and White Photos With Your Smartphone
- What is the Sunny 16 Rule and does it still matter?
- How To Digitize Old Film With Your Digital Camera
- Old School: How to Meter and Expose for Any Lighting Situation
- Clever Flour Trick Lets You Add Custom Textures in Photoshop
- How to Use an ND Filter For Better Seascape Images at Sunset
- Dennis Ramos Explains His Surreal Black and White Process
- Become a better B&W photographer – and let your camera help you with that.
Miscellaneous
- Photography: Human Vision vs. Camera
- Improve Your Knowledge Of Color Space And Depth
- Watch ‘Conflict’, A Miniseries on the World’s Best War Photographers
- 3 Common Misconceptions About Street Photography
- Chris Leskovsek: The Social Experiences of Street Photography
- Has Digital Technology Ruined Black and White Photography?
- Has Digital Technology Ruined Black and White Photography
Photo Links #20
Software
- Lightroom Coffee Break: Crop Your Photos in Lights Out View
- How to Use Lightroom – A review of Understanding Post Processing
- Affinity Photo 1.5 update detailed ahead of autumn release
- How to Enhance Portraits Using Gray Layers to Dodge and Burn in Photoshop
- Learn How to Make Hair Color Stand Out in Photoshop
- Are Photoshop Plugins Still Relevant?
- Contentious Retouching Just Got Easier: How to Use the Face-Aware Liquify Tool
- Capture One 9.2.1 Released :: Includes X-Pro2 Bug Fixes
- Lightroom Updates CC 2015.5 and 2015.6
- Quick Tip: How to Fix Shiny Skin in Photoshop and Lightroom
- Easier Masking with Photoshop’s New Select & Mask Taskspace
- Editing Trick: How to Perfectly Align Anything in Photoshop
Gear
- Getting up close: Canon EF-M 28mm macro hands-on review
- Canon EF-M 28mm F3.5 Macro real-world samples
- New resolution: how much progress has the Fujifilm X-T2 made for video?
- SLIK’s New Tripods Come with an LED Flashlight Built Right In
- The best lens for street photography
- DigitalRev tests Fuji X-T2: “A Winner! Get Excited Sport Fans”
- Photographers, Let’s Talk About Gear Properly
- Canon Lenses May Soon Have a Digital Display
- Breaking Down the Different Types of Tripod Heads
- Help! I don’t know whether to buy and X100T or an X70
- History of Digital Cameras
- Five Excellent Pocket Cameras for the Serious Photographer
- Canon Lens Patent Suggests an APS-C Point-and-Shoot is in the Works
Creativity & Technique
- 5 Tips for Setting the Focus in Your Landscape Photography
- Tips for Processing Landscape Photos – from Basic Edits to Artistic Interpretation
- Why Off-Camera Flash Isn’t as Scary as you Think
- Balance and Imbalance
- Instantly Improve Your Landscape Shots
- Photograph Earth’s Shadow in the Sky at Sunrise and Sunset
- Hard, soft, specular and diffused lighting and how it affects your subject
Miscellaneous
- NASA Releases a Time-Lapse One Year and One Million Miles in the Making
- Super Slow Motion Shows How an SLR Camera Shutter Works
- Lions Eat Photographer’s Camera in Kenyan National Park
- Yep, We Got Photography Links. Loads of Them.
- Print Viewing Distances and Print Resolution
- This Abandoned Power Station in Hungary is an Urbex Gem
- How Japan Became the Heavyweight of the Camera Industry
- Eerily Beautiful Macro Timelapse of Different Pills Dissolving in Water
- Antony Spencer: Making Landscape Photographs That Stand Out
- Hitler’s Hospital: Exploring the Huge Abandoned Beelitz Hospital Complex
- A Look Inside Ansel Adams’ Darkroom Magic
Photo Links #19
Software
- Three of Scott Kelby’s Favorite Lightroom Shortcuts
- How to Accelerate the Development of Your Personal Photographic Style with Lightroom
- How to Use the Text Tool in Photoshop
- The 10 best and worst things about Photoshop CC
- New Custom Keyboard Shortcuts Available for Brush Options in Photoshop CC
- Is Lightroom Struggling? These Tips Should Fix That
- Presets Make Photomatix Pro Simple to Learn
- Software Review: PictureCode’s Photo Ninja
- Software Review: AfterShot Pro 3 by Corel
- New Custom Keyboard Shortcuts Available for Brush Options in Photoshop CC
- How to use Photoshop’s new Content-Aware Crop Tool
- How to Convert Negatives to Positives Using Capture One
- The Argument For Using Software To Help You Complete Your Images
Gear
- Fujifilm X-Pro2 versus X-T2: Seven key differences: Digital Photography Review
- Fuji’s Possible Huge Advantage
- Nikon D500 firmware update adds workaround for SD card errors: Digital Photography Review
- 6 Reasons to Love Ultra-Wide Lenses
- Essential Gear for HDR Photography
- Five Wide Angle Lenses Under $500 for Landscape Photographers
- 7 Reasons Why I’m Still a Nikon DSLR User
- First Look: Hands-On With the Hasselblad X1D | Fstoppers
- 3 Versatile Zoom Lenses For Photowalking Under $500
Creativity
- What Attracts the Eye?
- Black & White. Street Photography, Improved
- 4 Very Clever Ways To Use Reflections In Your Compositions
- A Beginner’s Guide to Minimalist Photography
- How to Use Zone Focusing To Make Capturing Photographs Easier
- How to Not Suck at Taking Pictures With Your Smartphone
- The Mentality Behind Capturing More Visually Interesting Images
- No locations nearby? Look again
- Highway Hypnosis: The Relationship Between Color and Light
- Night Photography – 12 Essential Techniques
- Two quick tips to overcome harsh daylight without lighting tools
- Creating Dynamic Black and White Images with Expanded Dynamic Range
- How to Capture Starbursts and Sun Flares
Miscellaneous
- Whatever You Do, Don’t Miss These Photography Links!
- 6 Photo Sharing Sites: Which One is Right for You?
- First Issue Of New Tamron Magazine Out Now
- It’s Spectacular Photography Links You Want? This Is Your Lucky Day.
- Praetextus: Surreal Long Exposure Black and White Architecture
- Plan for the Solar Eclipse, Aug 21, 2017

