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Great photography links on the web
Throughout our 20+ years of existence we have amassed an enormous amount of knowledge here at Nikonians. The web provides great resources on Nikon and photo knowledge, so here are our top handpicked sites & pages, the ones we have come to love over the years. Enjoy! Read more...
The “Intimate Landscape”
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Are you a fan of the “intimate landscape” image? Is this more than a close-up shot? If so, what is it? Read more...
Webinar Nikon Z6ii & Z7ii
Learn about the new Nikon Z6ii and Z7ii with Nikon Ambassador Michelle Valberg in our webinar. Available as video. Read more...
Things to Consider if You’re Having Focus Issues
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Recently I was talking to a friend who was having trouble getting sharp focus with her Nikon D3000. She was unclear if it was her, the camera, or maybe her computer. Read more...
Learning to Compose (2): Review
Martin Turner (Martin Turner)
If you want to learn to compose, review. This series of articles is not giving you rules for composition to use right now, but methods to learn how to be better at composition. Read more...
The Many Ways to Keyword in LrC
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
There are a variety of software processing programs that allow someone to use keywords as a way to find an image. As an LrC user I find that the keyword function allows me to find just about any image in seconds. Read more...
On Assignment (7): Shooting from the Air
Matt Bradley (mbradley)
Photographing from an airplane or helicopter poses numerous challenges, both technical and creative. And the composition is always in flux. Read more...
Using the Lightroom Book Module - Part 2
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Part 1 of this article covered the basics of getting started with the LrC Book Module. Part 2 presents additional information on using the module. Read more...
On Assignment (6): Photographing People
Matt Bradley (mbradley)
The keys to successfully photographing people? Respect, Enthusiasm and Fun. In that order. Read more...
Using the Lightroom Book Module - Part 1
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
How to use the Adobe Lightroom book module to create your own, good looking photo books. Part 1 of 2. Read more...
On Assignment (5): Making a Photograph
Matt Bradley (mbradley)
This is the fifth article in Matt Bradley’s “On Assignment” series. We visit Arkansas, India and Canada where he reminds us that sometimes it takes a little creative brainstorming — or just plain work — to “make” a photograph. Read more...
On Assignment (4): Go Where the Light Is
Matt Bradley (mbradley)
When you’re out with your camera - hot to capture a great image, but nothing seems to click (so to speak) - go find the best light and make a photograph happen there. Read more...
Finding Subjects to Photograph at Home
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
While I would really like to travel right now, as I would normally be doing to some degree, I am not yet comfortable taking that step so I am practicing shooting around home with the Z7. Read more...
On Assignment (3): Saved by the Light
Matt Bradley (mbradley)
Light - the very essence of photography. Without it, you can’t take a picture, of course. But, as most Nikonians know, not just any light will do. A great composition captured in light that’s only fair, usually ends up as only a fair picture. Read more...
Learning to Compose (1): Observation
Martin Turner (Martin Turner)
In a previous series, I shared 21 principles of composition. I thought of revisiting and expanding on them in this series, but I feel it’s been said. What I want to focus on in this series is about how to become the kind of photographer who composes perfectly, without having to think about it. Read more...
On Assignment (2): Searching for the Shot
Matt Bradley (mbradley)
The second in Matt Bradley’s “On Assignment” series. We visit the Virgin Islands and northern Nebraska — diverse locations, where top-notch photographs do not come easily. Read more...
Birding with a Nikon Z7 and the Nikkor 500/5.6 PF
David H. Roberts (dhroberts)
Interested using your Nikon Z6, Z7, or Z50 together with the innovative Nikkor 500/5.6 PF telephoto lens for wildlife photography? Join our member David Roberts (dhroberts) on a birding trip. Read more...
On Assignment (1): Previsualization Makes the Shot
Matt Bradley (mbradley)
Join our member Matt Bradley (mbradley), a former pro photographer, “On Assignment” as he takes us along on a few of his adventures and shares what he learned along the way. Read more...
Using the virus to your advantage
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Want to find hidden gems among your older photographs? Member Michael Hurder (MKHurder) has five tips for you on how to find gems in images you might have missed. Read more...
Photography in Corona times
With loved ones and ourselves maybe at home, no or limited travel, how can we best spend our time as photographers in these times of the Coronavirus? Read more...
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