Outdoor Photographer

By Pat Rose “The Pacific Northwest: mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, the ocean. It’s pure joy to explore this region’s most beautiful locations and observe the majesty, the romance and the quiet grace on display in this part of the country. “Som

Photographer: Darren White Location: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Situation: I realized it was going to be a good day for shooting waterfalls when I woke up to a light driz

The Sony FE 14mm F1.8 G Master lens is both Sony’s widest full-frame prime and its brightest ultra-wide full-frame lens. The 14th lens in Sony’s high-end G Master series, it joins a growing list of premium Sony lenses. Yet, through a combination of i

I’m a fine art photographer with a passion for digital infrared, and black-and-white images are a significant part of my portfolio. There’s a purity and intensity to a well-crafted monochrome image and many software options out there to help convert

My love for monochrome images started in 1989, when I joined the newspaper staff at my local high school. I had only been taking pictures for two years, and this was the first time I was able to shoot, develop and print my own images, all in black-an

We all make mistakes and ruin our photos, particularly when we’re in a hurry and sleep deprived. And we all try to learn from our mistakes. Sometimes the best I can do is to echo nature photographer John Shaw, who said, “I have learned from my mistak

Sigma’s new telephoto zoom for Sony E-mount and L-mount (Panasonic, Leica and Sigma) mirrorless camera systems—the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports—is a direct competitor to the Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD lens that I reviewed in the las

The designation of “national monument” evokes statues and memorial buildings that don’t sound too interesting for landscape photographers. However, in the United States, the term has a different meaning. What you’ll find among our national monuments

I remember the fixer smell I couldn’t get off my hands, seeing my image emerge on paper for the first time as it sat in the developer. I was the darkroom manager at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where I was studying to be an electrical enginee

In Washington’s northwest corner lies the Makah Reservation, home of the Makah Tribe and gateway to the rugged beauty of the Olympic Coast. Neah Bay is a bustling harbor in the heart of the reservation and is a great place to base explorations. The P

I get asked all the time, ‘Why black-and-white?’” Kristi Odom says. It’s certainly a less-common choice for wildlife photography, where the impulse is to document animals and their habitats in full color. For Odom, the answer lies in the simplicity o

Life can quickly become oversaturated with soul-sucking hardships until it reaches the point where the direction you’re going is unpredictable. Suddenly, as if by some unknown force and the minuscule flame of hope within you, you’re led to the exact

Adobe’s new Super Resolution technology is the best solution I’ve found for increasing the resolution of digital images. It doubles the linear resolution of your file, quadrupling the total pixel count while preserving fine detail. Super Resolution i

The black-and-white print is an art unto itself. There’s a lot to consider, both creatively and technically. Without color to lean on, we must put more thought into how we render our image’s textures, patterns and contrast. We might need to dodge and

“In the golden light of a late afternoon, I spent over an hour observing fox kits wrestle and chase each other around a field on San Juan Island,” says Steve Santel. “I was extremely blessed to vicariously share the joy of their energetic and exubera