Abstract thinking is the key to making artistic photographs. In this article, pro photographer Ian Plant explains how to train yourself to see potential photo subjects as abstract visual elements, illustrated by several photos taken while photographing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. At the end of the article, Ian appears in a video showing his artistic process in the field while photographing fall color and waterfalls along the Presque Isle River, and for PRO subscribers

The Grand Teton Range is one of the most dramatic mountain ranges in the world. And there's no better place to view and photograph the...

This is the replay video of our recent Photo Masters LIVE webinar with guest co-host pro photographer Charles Needle. Charles specializes...

Landscape photographers often talk about "chasing the light," but I tell people that we should be chasing the clouds instead. Actually, to be more accurate, we should be chasing moisture . Water in the air makes clouds, which can light up with color at sunrise and sunset, as well as rainbows, fog, and morning mist clinging to the surface of a lake (oh, and it makes the lake too). Water reflects the world around us. Water, freshly fallen, saturates the colors of spring and fal

This is a review of the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD lens for full frame cameras. In this review, pro photographer Ian Plant offers...

Kirindy, a privately managed dry deciduous forest, is home to several species of lemur—including the exotically beautiful Verreaux's...

Please welcome Rick Sammon to the Photo Masters team! This is Rick's first article with us, and we hope to see many more. -Editor Here’s...

For the Northern Hemisphere, fall is in the air! As leaves start to turn yellow, orange, and red, it's time to get out there and make...