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New Video Tutorial – 10 Essential Autofocus Tips

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My latest video tutorial just went up on YouTube, it’s called 10 Essential Autofocus Tips for Shooting Sports and Action. 

In this lesson, I give you what I feel are the most fundamental tips for getting the best performance out of your autofocus system when shooting moving subjects.

Whether you like to photograph extreme adventure, action sports, wildlife, flying birds, (BIF), organized sports, cycling, hyperactive children or your golden retriever puppy, I show you how to maximize and increase your success rate for getting sharp photos.

I’ve also diagnosed some common problems that photographers often face when shooting very fast moving subject and provided a few possible solutions that will allow you to get around those issues.

If there’s one thing I know, it’s how to shoot fast action, and this video lesson is a concise compendium of my 23+ years of autofocus experience as a pro adventure and outdoor photographer. Using lots of image examples and ace tips, I share my expert knowledge about the skills needed in order to nail your focus when shooting these kinds of subjects.

The reality is that modern cameras and lenses is impressively capable, but they’re not infallible. Most of the time, its our own lack of experience, lack or practice or or the unrealistic expectations we place on our gear that prevents us from achieving a high success rate with regards to autofocus. In my lesson, I show you how to get around these limitations.

So, no matter what camera system you use, take advantage of my experience and learn to become more proficient with your autofocus.

Watch the Replay for My Recent Luminar 4 Webinar

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(NOTE: This event is already over, but you can watch the entire replay above, or at Skylum’s YouTube Channel.

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Join me for a Luminar 4 webinar tomorrow, on Tuesday, November 26, at 11:00AM PST. During this hour-long presentation, presented my FUJIFILM and Skylum Software, I’ll be showing off the new interface and features of Luminar 4, which has just been released, and I’ll show you how I use the program to create stunning outdoor, landscape and travel photos.

Luminar 4 contains some very powerful new tools, many of which are AI-powered. This highly engineered functionality, combined with a very clean, straightforward and easy-to-use interface allows you the photographer to achieve great looking results in a minimal amount of time.

In addition, Luminar 4 also fosters wide creativity that gives you the freedom to experiment with different looks for your images, without needing to resort to complicated processing techniques.

Having used Luminar since the day it launched back in 2016, I’ve found the program to be a valuable, and enjoyable component in my photography workflow.

In tomorrow’s webinar, I’ll give you an in-depth preview of the new interface, demo some of the new tools included in the program and show you how I use them to bring my own photos to life. Using a few different image examples, I’ll show you a few different methods you can use to enhance the look of your own photographs in a very short amount of time.

As an attendee, you’ll be able to follow along in real time as I work through the program, and you’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions. I hope you can join me tomorrow!

Register here for the event. If you can’t watch in real-time, you’ll be able to watch the entire presentation later on the Skylum YouTube Channel.

If you haven’t checkout out Luminar 4, you can download the latest version here, or upgrade from a previous version. Be sure to use discount code DANBAILEY to save $10 on the program. 

New Video Tutorial: The 4 Ingredients for a Great Image

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My latest video tutorial is now up on YouTube. It’s called The Four Ingredients for a Great Image.

When I think about the fundamental components that are often required to produce a compelling photograph, the ones that often come to mind are Vision, Anticipation, Technique and Luck.

I feel that great photography is built from a combination of being able to recognize the particular aspects of the scene that excite you, and then using your own technical and compositional skills to effectively translate the scene into an image which communicates your ideas to the viewer.

One of the most important technical skills isn’t camera related, though, it’s being able to understand and anticipate how your subjects will converge, or how they might converge in the future. As you gauge the scene and figure this out, you can then put yourself in the right position to capture it, or adjust your creative approach in a way that matches the specifics of your scene.

And then there’s luck. I talked about this in a previous post. Luck is certainly an important part of the equation, but it’s not to be relied upon. Luck won’t get you very far if you don’t have a good handle on your other three elements.

Watch the tutorial here, and don’t forget to subscribe to my channel so that you’ll be notified when I post new lessons in the future.

Introducing My New Photography On The Brain Video Lesson Series

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Today is launch day, and I’m excited to unveil my brand new video tutorial mentorship series, Photography On The Brain. (Only Two More Days to Get the Special Launch Discount! Offer Ends Wednesday.) In this ongoing series of focused video … Continue reading →

Watch the Video Replay of My Rocky Nook Webinar

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Yesterday I did a webinar with Rocky Nook called 5 Things You Should Know About Your Fujifilm X Series Cameras. I’m proud to report that we had a record breaking audience with the highest viewership of any of Rocky Nook’s previous web … Continue reading →

Behind The Scenes – How I Got My Favorite Road Biking Photo

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One of my favorite things to shoot during the past couple of summers here in Anchorage are the short track road bike “crit” races that happen every Wednesday evening from May through August. I got this image back in July of 2016, … Continue reading →