Winter is a great time to cozy up and stay warm indoors, but it is also a great time to get out and capture the magic of nature in the great outdoors. Most people think that winter photography is all about photographing in the snow or just photographing the snow, but that's not true. There are many great elements outdoors that can be photographed in the winter season, including landscapes, architecture, wildlife and even some indoor still life photography. Do not forget to look closer for amazing and interesting macro shots. The post Here Are Some Resources With Tips, Techniques And Ideas To Capture The Winter Season appeared first on Light Stalking.

As many of you that have followed my ramblings here at Light Stalking will know, a significant percentage of my income comes from stock, both stills but primarily video. Unlike stills, video generally needs some physical stabilisation when shooting. Even using IBIS and OIS - in body and optical stabilisation respectively, handheld video is often too shaky to make good stock video. The post Why I Bought The Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 appeared first on Light Stalking.

Welcome to our weekly community wrap-up.  It's been another amazing week on the Light Stalking forums with great photography by the community and the discussions in the forums have been engaging and very inspiring in the recent weeks. We also had quite a few members joining the community last couple of weeks, which was even more exciting. Here is the Photo Of The Week that is judged by Federico every week. This week's photo of the week is by Retired Grunt. The post Giants Among Us, Natural Textures And Wildlife Photography – The Weekly Light Stalking Community Roundup appeared first on Light Stalking.

Long exposure clouds can add an extra layer of dynamism to landscape images and in order to effectively capture cloud movement, the photographer needs to analyse the scene and look at the direction of movement of clouds and compose the shot so the movement contributes to the composition of the image. This can be done by moving around, finding a suitable perspective and taking a few test shots. It may not be possible to get the clouds exactly how you want them to be, but you can try your best. The post These Long Exposure Photos Of Clouds In Landscapes Will Inspire You To Slow Down And Capture Movements In Nature appeared first on Light Stalking.

Long exposure photography helps to create artistic images. When you increase the exposure time and capture the movements in the scene, it makes the image look otherworldly or surreal. When capturing long exposures, you cannot just lengthen the shutter speed but need to take care of the light in the frame, consider the exposure triangle and make adjustments accordingly. Check out these articles that will provide you with a lot of tips and techniques to improve your long exposure photography. The post Improve Your Long Exposure Photography With These Tips And Techniques appeared first on Light Stalking.

Tripods might not be a candidate when you think of technological advancements, yet the way we stabilize our images has moved on dramatically since the days I wrote that article. Today I want to revisit the pros, cons and alternatives to tripods. The post Three Legged Friend Revisited appeared first on Light Stalking.