Photographing Wildlife at Yellowstone National Park with Olympus Micro Four Thirds Gear
I’ve been to Yellowstone National Park numerous times for wildlife photography, but I’ve always used my Canon gear to photograph the wildlife. When flying to Yellowstone, bringing the larger Canon gear to photograph wildlife can be a challenge. On a…
How to Post Process Your Bird Photographs in Lightroom and Photoshop
It is difficult to develop a detailed, step by step recipe for post processing bird photographs as every image is different. But in this blog, I’ll describe my processing steps at a higher level and my decision process for how…
Top Olympus OM-D Tips and Settings for Bird and Wildlife Photographers
Olympus OM-D cameras are terrific for bird and wildlife photography. Their small size and light weight make them easier for travel, hiking, and hand holding your gear for extended periods of time. Olympus OM-D Cameras also have quite a few…
What Makes a Great Bird Photograph? 10 Tips That Will Make Your Images Stand Out
What makes a great bird photograph? What makes some bird photographs better than others? In this blog, I’ll discuss 10 things that will help you get great bird photographs. I’ve also included tips to incorporate each of these elements to…
Photographing Hocking Hills State Park in the Winter
Hocking Hills is one of the most visited and scenic state parks in Ohio. Landscape photographers frequent the park in the spring, summer, and fall to photograph the beautiful waterfalls and other scenic landscapes. Hocking Hills is equally beautiful in…
Testing the Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Close Up Macro Lens on Olympus Micro Four Thirds Cameras
The Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Macro lens is an extreme close up macro photography lens. The Mitakon 20mm only focuses at 4.0x – 4.5x magnification (8.0x – 9.0x 35mm – equivalent). For comparison, Olympus has 2 macro photography lenses…
Improve the Backgrounds of Your Nature Photographs by Adding Textures in Topaz Studio 2
Topaz Studio 2 is a terrific plug-in for Photoshop and Lightroom Classic to add creative looks to your nature photographs. One of my favorite filters in Topaz Studio is the Texture Filter. Adding textures can give an artistic look to…
How to Add Your Own Textures to Topaz Studio 2
Topaz Studio 2 gives you a lot of power and flexibility in customizing textures for your photographs. Topaz Studio 2 comes with dozens of textures that are accessed through the Texture filter. But, you can also add your own textures…
New OM Digital Solutions Magazine and Positive News for Olympus Nature Photographers?
OM Digital Solutions, the new manufacturer of Olympus cameras has just launched OM Digital Solutions online magazine. Their tweet (below) indicates this will be a monthly magazine but the initial version is labelled as Jan-Mar 2021. This initial version focuses…
Beat the Winter Photography Blues with a Macro Photography Walk
Macro photography can be just as much fun in the winter as it is in the summer. There are no insects or flowers but there are plenty of winter macro subjects. A winter macro photo walk will also get you…
