Dan Havlik

1 month ago | outdoorphotographer.com | Dan Havlik

You know the drill: back from the field, memory cards full, and hours of editing looming. But what if you could cut that time in half—and still make your images look better than ever? In the YouTube video embedded below, wildlife and nature photographer Simon d'Entremont dropped a treasure trove of lesser-known Lightroom Classic features. These aren’t gimmicks—they’re real, time-saving, quality-boosting tools that outdoor photographers can put to use immediately.

1 month ago | outdoorphotographer.com | Dan Havlik

Let’s face it: ND filters can be a pain. They’re expensive, easy to forget, and if you’ve ever spent half a shoot fumbling for a step-up ring, you know they don’t always justify the hassle. In the recent video below, landscape pro and educator Mark Denney breaks down why you can ditch the neutral density filter altogether but still create silky-smooth, motion-blurred images of moving water with nothing but your camera and some smart techniques.

1 month ago | outdoorphotographer.com | Dan Havlik

Leave it to Sigma to throw the playbook out the window. With the new Sigma 300–600mm f/4 DG OS Sports (for Sony E cameras), the lens maker has dropped one of the more daring pieces of glass we’ve seen in years. And most importantly, it works. Really well. David Schloss, editor of Imaging Resource (Outdoor Photographer’s sister site), calls this an “audacious lens” in his recent review and he’s not wrong. A fixed-aperture super-telephoto zoom is virtually unheard of in the industry.

1 month ago | outdoorphotographer.com | Dan Havlik

There’s a common misconception in photography that sharper images require more expensive gear. Sure, top-tier lenses and high-res sensors help, but they’re not the only answer—and certainly not the cheapest. If you’re looking to take tack-sharp landscape photos, don’t be so quick to reach for your credit card. Instead, reach for your tripod, fine-tune your technique, and pay attention to the small stuff. Here are five tried-and-true ways to sharpen your landscape game without spending a dime. 1.

1 month ago | tomsguide.com | Dan Havlik

The first time I tried Blurb was way back in 2007 just a few years after the company launched. Back then there weren’t nearly as many competing photo book self-publishing services as there are now and Blurb was a favorite of photographers looking to produce and sell their own custom photo books. Partly this was because Blurb was pretty much the only game in town at the time, but it was also thanks to its ease of use and consistent quality.