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
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
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
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
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
There are a lot of famous photography locations in the United States. There are national parks like Yosemite, Death Valley, and Glacier that boast numerous photography spots. However, there are also many photography locations that aren’t necessarily less popular; they’re just less explored. In this post, we are going to examine the the less experienced
Jason Hatfield is an outdoor photographer from Colorado specializing in nature and adventure photography. His childhood was spent surrounded by the flat farmlands of the NW Ohio but his family’s regular camping trips out west inspired his love for the mountains and outdoors. He now lives in a travel trailer full-time with his wife, Megan, and dog, Glacier, backpacking, hiking, running, biking, and skiing around the West. Some of his favorite adventures include running rim-to-rim through the Grand Canyon, backpacking in a sea of blueberries below massive Mt. Denali, and seeing the Northern Lights over Iceland, Alaska, and the Canadian Rockies.
The Outdoor Photography Guide Photo Challenge comes to a close this week with a bonus assignment! This week, David Johnston shares his tips for drone photography. If you haven’t officially signed up to receive the weekly photo assignments via email, be sure to do so here. Week 8 (BONUS): Drone Photography Have you ever said
We have reached week seven of the Outdoor Photography Guide Photo Challenge! This week, David Johnston shares tips for telling stories with your photos. If you haven’t officially signed up to receive the weekly photo assignments via email, be sure to do so here. Week 7: Telling Stories With Photos Whenever you go out to
Week six of the Outdoor Photography Guide Photo Challenge is here! This week, David Johnston shares his tips for using distance compression. If you haven’t officially signed up to receive the weekly photo assignments via email, be sure to do so here. Week 6: Distance Compression Lens selection has a huge impact on the outcome
