Last week we featured an interesting video from one of favorite wildlife and landscape photographers who insists that your camera’s Aperture Priority mode is preferable to shooting in Manual for certain situations. We’re following up on that today with a quick tutorial from Vanessa Joy who demonstrates how to use shutter speed to capture images with a variety of creative effects. Joy is a long-time pro based in both Austin and NY with over two decades of experience. She’s also a Canon Explorer of Light and a very popular educator. In the next seven minutes you’ll gain a better understanding of the concept behind this important component of the Exposure Triangle…

Have you ever been out in the field on a spectacular day, only to return home, open the images on the computer and discover that they’re unacceptably soft? We’ve all suffered this misfortune at least once, and today’s tutorial from Photography Explained reveals three oft-ignored “secrets” for resolving the problem with whatever camera and lens you currently own. Our unnamed instructor is an accomplished British photographer and educator whose stated goal is creating how-to videos that “help amateur shooters get better at their hobby so they can capture better photos.” In the next 13-minutes you’ll how easy it is for photographers of all skill levels to sharpen up their act.…

We all spend hours cultivating our skills, to say nothing about the hard-earned cash we invest in the best gear we can afford. So it’s often quite traumatic when we lose some or all of our work due to incorrect storage techniques or the improper care of memory cards and backup devices. Today’s tutorial with instructor Forest Chaput de Saintonge concentrates on the latter concern rather than the “3-2-1 Backup Rule” that we’ve discussed in the past. He’s a professional photographer, acclaimed educator, and former Director of the Rocky Mountain School of photography while serving as an Adobe Lightroom Advisory Board Member in his “spare time.” Forest covers nine critical issues…