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Your Top 5 Favorites of 2021

January 3, 2022 By Editor & filed under All Articles, Blog.

We always love to know what our members enjoy most from Outdoor Photography Guide, so we took a look at our most popular photography videos, tips, and guides over the past year. Here are your top five favorites from Outdoor Photography Guide in 2021!

Outdoor Photography Guide Water Photo Contest Winner!

July 19, 2021 By Editor & filed under All Articles, Blog.

Congratulations to the Outdoor Photography Guide Water Photo Contest winner: Stevenvargas4110! “Straight out of bootcamp (San Diego MCRD), I decided to take a trip to La Jolla Cove. I was able to time the wave so perfectly. This and other pictures I’ve taken has got me really interested in photography.“ The winner of the photo…

Outdoor Photography Guide Water Photo Contest

April 13, 2021 By Editor & filed under All Articles.

Submit your best water photo for a chance to win your choice of Tamron lens. Don't have anything to submit? You can vote without submitting a photo! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States or District of Columbia, age 18 or older. Entries must be received between 12:00:01 AM CT on 04/15/2021 and 11:59:59 PM CT on 06/30/2021. Void where prohibited by law. Sponsor: TN Marketing LLC.

The Best Photo Locations in Brussels

May 19, 2020 By David Johnston & filed under All Articles.

I truly believe that Brussels could be one of the most ignored cities in Europe, which is a shame. Whatever the case may be, Brussels should definitely be on your list of photography destinations because it has a surprising number of places to shoot. Check out these tips of the best photo locations in Brussels…

2019 Wildlife Photo Contest Winners

January 6, 2020 By David Johnston & filed under All Articles.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Outdoor Photography Guide Wildlife Photo Contest! It’s time to announce the winners! We have two honorable mentions, and an official winner. Honorable Mention Submitted by emkuchta: Mountain Goat kids on top of a rock on Mount Evans, Colorado, USA. Wildlife photography should always prominently feature the subject…

Skylum Software – Luminar 4 Review

November 27, 2019 By David Johnston & filed under All Articles.

There are two halves to outdoor photography. The first half is the action behind the photograph. We spend countless hours researching, scouting, and photographing incredible locations. That’s the half where we sleep outside, wake up early, and sit in freezing temperatures waiting on the perfect moment to press the shutter. The second half of outdoor…

Behind the Shot: Under Ozone Falls

November 11, 2019 By David Johnston & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot.

There are many options for camera perspectives no matter what location you visit for outdoor photography. One of the challenges is to work your way around a location and the subject of your location to shoot various perspectives to get the best photograph possible. In this post, we will be analyzing multiple perspectives and compositions…

Behind the Shot: Cockspur Lighthouse

November 4, 2019 By David Johnston & filed under All Articles, Behind the Shot.

The story behind every photograph is different. There can be great experiences that lead to the perfect photo and there can be wild stories that tell of the hardship that went into shooting something. We are going behind the lens to get the full story behind my photograph of Cockspur Lighthouse in Savannah, Georgia. There…

5 Tips to Unlock Your Creative Potential

October 16, 2019 By Dan Ballard & filed under All Articles.

One of the most challenging aspects of photography is learning to be creative and see creatively. It’s easy to believe that some people are born with natural ability and many of us assume that we just don’t have it. However, this is not an excuse not to aim for a high level of achievement. I’ve…

Behind the Shot: Life on a Volcano

August 30, 2019 By Gregory Basco & filed under All Articles.

The Scene While scouting with friends for a new photo workshop in Ecuador, we visited the Cotopaxi Volcano National Park. It’s a beautiful place, and I wanted to take some shots that showed the vast open spaces, which are always exciting for a rainforest photographer (such as myself) as I’m used to very dark, closed…