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Complete Guide to Backing up Your Landscape Photos Securely: Part One

Welcome to my three-part series on a very boring, but an undoubtedly essential topic for landscape photographers: how to properly (and…

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Strengthening Camera Stability for Rock-Solid Brackets

The smallest amount of prevention can save you much frustration during the exposure blending process....and it all starts with camera…

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How I Photograph a Golden Hour Landscape

There's a profound challenge that many landscape photographers face when photographing a sunrise or sunset: they often find that their…

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How to Avoid the “HDR Look” when Exposure Blending

Exposure blending in Photoshop is a revolutionary processing technique that can transform boring, lackluster landscapes into extraordinary works of art.…

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Four Ways to Better Balance a Landscape Photograph

The path to a stronger composition is not always clear in landscape photography, and at times can be the most…

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My Best Tips for Photographing Snow

As a landscape photographer, if there's one thing I look forward to the most when the season turns cold, it's…

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