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Interesting Photo of the Day: Utah Desert Snow

You don’t always have to walk miles and climb heights to get amazing landscape shots. Sometimes the best locations are just a few steps away—if you know where to look. Photographer Morgan Tuohy captured this image in Utah just by … Continue reading

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Photography Tips for Snow Scenes and Storms

In this article on photography tips for solving the photo doldrums, we’ll cover two more of water’s cold season photo ops: snow scenes and snow storms. Snow Scenes After the snow has just fallen, scenery can be beautiful, before the … Continue reading

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How to Capture a Winter Wonderland – Essential Tips for Photographing Snow

There’s nothing quite like waking up to the winter’s first snow covering the landscape. It’s an amazing transformation that affects everything from light and sound to mood. Whether you’re interested in nature photography, abstract photography, or portraits, winter is a … Continue reading

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Historic Aspinall Water Wheel House, Adams Creek Falls, Ice and Snow

Former Pennsylvania Gov. William Cameron Sproul built this little hydroelectric plant in 1915 to supply his home with electricity. Sitting above a waterfall on Adams Creek in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, this historic stone water wheel house … Continue reading

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Reverse Snow Line

The snow line often marks the elevation above which there’s snow, typically forming snow-capped mountains. On this morning, the snow line was under the mountain prime. I had simply spent two hours within the tractor cab taking good care of snow … Continue reading

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How to Create a Wintry Self-Portrait (Even If You Don’t Have Snow)

If you think winters are just for cuddling in front of fire sipping hot chocolate, think again. Some photographers spend hours in the cold making images—and not just of the dull, colorless landscape. Sometimes they indulge in a bit of … Continue reading

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Winter Photography Tips for Ice, Rain, and Snow

In this article we’ll cover photography tips for overcoming the winter photo doldrums with water as icy streams, freezing rain, icicles and snowflakes: 1. Icy Streams A quietly running stream won’t make “tenacious grace” but after it thinly freezes over, … Continue reading

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13 Snow Photography Tips: A Beginner’s Guide

Does your heart jump a little on a beautiful winter day? Are you ready to run outside and start shooting? I know how you feel, I love snow photography too. Here are a few things to keep in mind: 13 snow photography tips: a … Continue reading

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Illuminated Snow in Chicago

If you’re not enjoying winter, you’re not shooting enough. The season is a great time for landscape and cityscape photography, and you don’t need to go much farther than outside your house to find interesting shots. In case you needed proof, … Continue reading

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How-To: Protect Your Camera Gear When Shooting Photos in the Snow

Kurt Bauschardt Photo by Kurt Bauschardt Going out for a photo shoot in the snow can be amazing, but those wonderful white flakes—and the cold temperatures that go with them—can wreak havoc on your camera. To find out how to … Continue reading

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How to Create Snow in Photoshop

It’s wintertime, and everyone’s dreaming of a white Christmas—but not everyone gets it. Thankfully, even if there’s no snow on the ground, there are still ways to replicate snow in your photographs. Here’s how: In this detailed video, Chelsea Northrup shows two ways … Continue reading

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Make it Snow with Pure Photoshop Actions Winter Wonderland Set

When it comes to post-processing, photographers definitely have opinions about Photoshop Action sets. Some photographers love them, others consider them cheating. For me personally, Actions are most valuable when they either (a) make the editing that I would do by hand … Continue reading

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