If you’ve ever unwittingly deleted photos from a memory card, the pain of losing hard-earned images is about as bad as can be. In the next four minutes you’ll learn how to void this disaster forever more by safeguarding the memory cards you use. Instructor Anthony Crothers is British pro and a popular instructor with two decades of experience sharing practical knowledge on the latest gear, photographic techniques and technologies, and other real-world tips for elevating your shooting and post-processing skills. Here’s how Crothers describes the goal of today’s episode: “In this short video I share with you a very simple and effective system to keep your SD cards safe…

The Nikon Z6III sits about in the middle of their Z-series mirrorless camera lineup, but make no mistake! The Z6III is way more than a mid-range camera. Chockfull for high-end photo and video features, the Nikon Z6III is sure to be a favorite, durable creative workhorse for years to come. Nikon Z6III Overview At 24.5 megapixels, the Nikon Z6III falls just below to 45.7-megapixel Z9/Z8/Z7II series and above the APS-C format Z50II/Z30/Z fc models. In terms of value-for-dollar, in many minds it sits at the top. Megapixels do matter, but they are by no means the defining differentiator. Shutterbug had the rare opportunity to borrow a Nikon Z6III and two…

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, “There are too many rules of grammar up with which to put.” And the same holds true for photography rules, especially with regard to composition. Instructor Ian Worth admits that a few of these familiar notions can help frame an image, as long as you understand when they’re advisable and when they should be ignored. Worth is a notable landscape photographer based in Wales who posts weekly “laid-back” behind-the scenes adventures that share practical tips to help others emulate his work and capture stunning in the field. The topic of today’s discussion is the validity of a concept known as “Clean Edges” or “Edge Awareness.” According to…

Do your wildlife, nature, and landscape photos appear blurry or wavy even though you used the “proper” settings and achieved precise focus? The problem may not be a faulty camera or lens, but rather what instructor Matthew Gehly calls an image-killing “invisible threat” that’s easy to avoid. Gehly is a professional wildlife photographer whose behind-the-scenes adventures share powerful techniques that all outdoor shooters can use to avoid common problems. This quick episode describes the concept of “heat haze” (otherwise known as heat shimmer, heat refraction, or heat distortion) that can easily result in unsharp images. In less than seven minutes you’ll learn what causes this dilemma and how to spot…

Time blending is one of the most powerful post-processing techniques for making sense out of complicated landscape scenes with a wide range brightness values throughout the frame. Today’s instructor Austin James Jackson explains the concept like this: “Capturing stunning wide-angle scenes can be easy when you’re willing to do a time blend,” and this is what you’ll learn how to do in the next 15 minutes. Jackson is a notable Utah-based landscape pro who posts weekly how-to videos covering practical in-the-field techniques, gear reviews, and image-editing tutorials. Today’s 15-minute episode falls into the latter category, and Jackson’s interesting method really delivers the goods—no matter the level of your post-processing skills.…