Photo: Tim Fitzharris Rocky Mountain National Park (CO) By Tim Fitzharris on August 9, 2011 – PopPhoto.com A shooting guide to some of country’s most incredible landscapes For nature photographers, America’s national parks are the most exciting venues in the world. Nowhere else can you find such dramatic combinations of wildlife and breath-...
August 2011 1st Place JAVIER ACOSTA, 38, POLICE OFFICER, SAN JOSE, CA “Two years ago, I saw an image of fog rolling over the Golden Gate Bridge and became determined to capture it in that state. I’ve monitored the weather and made the drive up there more than 20 times since. But there were...
Mike Powell breaks down the best ways to make awesome skiing photos. By Peter Kolonia Posted January 24, 2011 – POP PHOTO ©Mike Powell Shooting practice runs before the Turin Olympics in 2005, Powell used a handheld Canon EOS-1Ds, a 13mm f/2.8L lens. He lit the scene with action-freezing Profoto bi-tube strobes. Tips...
Don’t let your camera hibernate this winter, go out and shoot! By Bob Hills Posted January 12, 2011 For landscape and scenic photographers, snowstorms bring a host of benefits you might not think of at first. They very effectively reduce visual clutter. Snow-covered ground can hide rocks, dirt, and weeds, and low clouds and...
By Peter Kolonia – Popular Photography Great Lighting often calls little or no attention to itself. Rhea Anna’s portrait of a professional model, above, appears lit by simple ambient light. A casual viewer wouldn’t guess that the Buffalo, NY-based pro photographer actually used three different reflectors (one, the snow) to punch up and warm...
Enlarge In the latest Elements, the changes are small but useful. By Debbie Grossman One of the best programs available to hobbyists for organizing photos and fairly significant retouching, Adobe Photoshop Elements has always been great at what it’s capable of. And now it’s capable of more. The new version, Elements 9 ($100, direct),...
Popular Photography Tested the Olympus E5 which is Olympus’s rugged flagship DSLR that serves up beautiful images. By Philip Ryan For the past couple of years, Olympus has focused mostly on its Micro Four Thirds line. But, as the new E-5 ($1,700, street, body only) shows, the company hasn’t forgotten about regular Four Thirds...
Popular Photography’s 2010 Camera of the Year: Sony A55 The decision of our editors was unanimous: It could only be Sony’s unique take on the single-lens reflex. By Dan Richards A really good measure of the strength of a technology company is how well it does things that can’t be done. Sony,...
Enlarge Regis Lefebure Exposure: 1/80 sec at f/10, ISO 200. How To: Capture a Sense of Speed Regis Lefebure captures the excitement of driving fast. By Laurence Chen Ever tried getting a good shot out the window of a car that’s going 80 miles per hour? It gets a little bit easier when you’re...
Photo Photo Editors tested & compared the Sony’s NEX-5, Samsung’s NX10 and Panasonic’s Lumix G2 interchangeable lens compact cameras, see their results. http://www.popphoto.com/sony/2010/07/shoot-out-interchangeable-lens-compacts
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