Photography Tutorials from Lenscraft
Stop Lens Flare Ruining Your Photos
Remving Lens Flare in Photoshop (also works with Affinity Photo) In this tutorial, we’re going to look at removing lens flare in Photoshop, but you don’t have to use Photoshop with this technique. The method we’ll use only needs an editor that supports layers, allowing you to merge two images. This means it works with Adobe Photoshop Elements, Affinity Photo, ...
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Recommended ND Filters and Strengths
Recommended ND Filters and ND Filter Strengths In this article, I look at the common problem of which Neutral Density filters to buy for landscape photography. Two questions crop up with regularity when it comes to choosing Neutral Density filters, or ND filters to use the common abbreviation: Which ND filters would you recommend? What strength of ND filter should ...
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Your Best Landscape Photography
Tips to Produce Your Best Landscape Photography In order to produce your best landscape photography, there are several things that need to come together. If you’re serious about landscape photography, it’s worth thinking about the following points or tips in a little more depth. They can help you to quickly improve and give you consistent results. In This Tutorial We ...
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Using a Wide Angle Lens
Using a Wide Angle Lens for Dramatic Landscape Photography It seems a pretty simple thing, doesn’t it? Using a wide angle lens for landscape photography is something most people try as soon as they become interested in photographing landscapes. I remember my own first attempts well. I had just purchased a Tamron 19-35mm lens for my Canon 35mm film camera ...
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Landscape Photography Tips That Work
Landscape Photography Tips That Really Work I’m often asked if I have any Landscape Photography tips; you know ones that really work and make a difference. Often people expect me to talk about the best cameras or lenses to use or in rare cases, even composition. When I share the best Landscape Photography tips I know, I’m often met with ...
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Are UV Filters Worth It
Are UV Filters Worth It? There is a long-raging battle in photography about UV Filters. Some see the UV filter as essential whilst others think they are a waste of money. In this article, I want to answer the question are UV Filters worth it, by sharing my experience and applying a little logic. What Are UV Filters I will ...
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Mindshift Backlight 26L Camera Backpack Review
Mindshift Backlight 26L Camera Backpack Review As I write this (October 2018), I’m sat on the interisland ferry between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. I’ve already been travelling for a few weeks and have another couple of weeks still to go. For equipment, I’m packing the Fuji X-T2 with 18-135 lens together with the Fuji 18-55, 10-24 ...
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The Best Landscape Photography Filters
The Best Landscape Photography Filters Recently, I’ve received a lot of emails all asking the same question - “What’s the best landscape photography filters to start with?” These emails aren’t the brand or make of filters, but which types of filters should people buy initially. In this article I want to set out my thoughts about what would make the ...
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Improve Your Photography 30 Day Challenge
Improve Your Photography 30 Day Challenge The Lenscraft 30-Day Photo Challenge was originally published as a series of emails designed to help you improve your photography . Each email provided a 1 week mini challenge to help you develop an aspect of your photography. At the end of the 30 days you should see noticeable improvements in your work. The ...
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How to Backup Your Photos with Confidence
Backup Your Photos with Confidence Time flies much faster than we think. Ask me how long I’ve been shooting digital and I would say 10 years. When I checked, it’s over 15 years. And in that time, I’ve built up a huge catalogue with hundreds of thousands of images. That’s a significant investment in time and something that could never ...
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