Dealing with smoke and haze

This summer has seen a very brutal fire season in the western part of North America, and smoke from wildfires stretches from California and Oregon all the way across the USA and Canada. We received a question from one of our listeners via our Facebook page who wanted to know how to deal with smoke and haze in landscape photos, so we’ll do our best to answer that question!

Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.2 Z lenses; New Sony A7C full-frame camera

This week, we got several new product announcements in the photography world. Sony announced the A7C; a full-frame, 24MP camera in a compact body. Nikon announced two new Z-mount lenses, the 14-24mm f/2.8 S and 50mm f/1.2 S. All of these new products are available for preorder here.

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Back-Button Focus

You may have heard the term “back-button focus” as a way of focusing your digital camera. This week, we take a look at the technique and its pros and cons for everyday photography situations, and how we use it with our own cameras.

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Photographing Fall Colors

We’re heading into fall here in the northern hemisphere, and pretty soon the leaves will start turning. This week, we give our tips on photographing fall foliage, one of our favorite subjects!

Fall Foliage Forecast (USA)

Check out this fall foliage prediction site for when the colors will peak near you.

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Using Wide-Angle Lenses

Last week, we discussed using telephoto lenses, so this week we are going wide! Wide-angle lenses (24mm & wider) are some of the most challenging lenses to use when it comes to composition. Rick and Jason talk about best practices for using wide-angle focal lengths and offer tips and tricks for getting better shots with them.

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Using telephoto lenses

Most of us think about telephoto lenses as being useful for sports and wildlife photography. However, this week we’ll take a closer look at other ways you can use long focal lengths, plus tips for how to work with these often large lenses.

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Casual Portrait Photography Tips

This week, Jason and Rick discuss casual portrait photography, including lenses, lighting, and camera settings. Whether you’re doing portraits on vacation, or taking simple family photos, there are some best practices that you can implement to make your portraits stand out.

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Creating Panoramic Images

This week, we are taking a look at panoramic images. Panoramas are generally images that have a uniquely wide aspect ratio. We like panoramas for their creative impact. You can capture panoramic images in a variety of ways, including cropping in-camera or in post, and by “stitching” together several images captured in sequence.

Watch: Creating Panoramas in Lightroom Classic

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Night Sky Photography

With comet Neowise still in the night sky, we decided to take a look at the techniques and equipment we use for night sky photography. Find out what kind of lenses work best, and how to set up your camera for stunning night sky photos of stars and the Milky Way.

Be sure to check out Jason’s Night Sky Photography Guide!

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Nikon Z5 announced, New fixed-aperture telephotos from Canon

This week, we’re discussing the just-announced Nikon Z5 and 24-50mm f/4-6.3 kit lens, along with some interesting new telephoto lenses from Canon. These new RF lenses for Canon’s mirrorless system offer fixed f/11 apertures… something we probably wouldn’t have considered prior to mirrorless cameras. Nikon also released firmware updates for the Z50, Z6, and Z7, plus an update for the FTZ mount adapter.

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