Articles from Alex Armitage
How to Take Great Images in Bad Weather
Landscape photography is largely dictated by the weather you experience out in the field. Many times, we don't get the conditions we hoped for, which can be especially challenging after investing time and money into a photography trip. These are five things you can do the next time you're in unfavorable conditions to walk away with great images regardless of the weather.
Photoshop's Generative Fill: Overhyped or Industry Changing?
How Much I Made From YouTube Full-Time in 2022
A Message Every Photographer Should Hear
The Secret to Success in Landscape Photography
Can Lightroom's New Denoise AI Replace DxO PureRaw, Topaz DeNoise AI, and ON1 NoNoise AI?
Super Telephoto Lenses: Amazing or Overrated?
Last summer I bought a super telephoto lens to capture wildlife in Alaska. After more than half a year of using it as a lens for landscape photography, was it worth it?
If Camera Brands Were People
Likely the most controversial topic in the photography world is which camera brand is best. What if you took those brands and personified them into a conversation with each other?
5 Easy Tips to Improve Your Drone Photography
Drones provide photographers with incredible image opportunities but still lack dynamic range and pixel count of their grounded handheld counterparts. What if you could increase your dynamic range, resolution, and take better images?
Can They Get This Right? iPhone 14 Pro Versus $5,000 Camera
Phone photography has reached the point where it's good enough for online consumption, but can those photos keep up their appearance printed large?
Are You Using This Lightroom Tool in Your Workflow?
Color range masks are nothing new within Lightroom. However, they have become increasingly powerful the last couple of years, and you absolutely should be utilizing them in your work.
Transform Your Images In Minutes Using Lightroom Radial Filters
Lightroom is full of powerful tools for all types of photography. None of them are as effective as radial filters to create dramatic results like these.
Are You Ready? Photography Is About to Change Forever
If you're a photographer who earns a living photographing people, you need to be prepared for this.
The Future of Drone Development
Many of us associate DJI with their dominance in the drone market for photo and video; however, there is an entire world of enterprise solutions that you might know about. These are innovations that could even show up in the next drone you purchase.
The iPhone 14 Pro Is The First Phone That Could Replace My Camera
Phone cameras have gotten increasingly better year over year, yet no matter how much they improve, they always fall short in comparison to professional cameras. This year is different.
I Didn't Believe the Hype Until I Tried AI Noise Reduction Myself
As a landscape photographer, I don't usually deal with too much noise in my images unless I'm shooting nightscapes. Once I started shooting more wildlife during my time in Alaska, I decided to give it a try and I was absolutely blown away with the results.
5 Lightroom Tips You Might Not Know
As someone who spends nearly every day working in Lightroom, I've discovered a few features that most people might not know about. From organization to editing techniques, there's likely something in here you didn't know you could do in Lightroom.
This Changed My Photography Forever
Whether you're brand new or have many years experience, printing your work can be the most satisfying part of photography. Something you might not realize is how much your work might change after you make that first print.
Is This Real Landscape Photography?
When does landscape photography become digital art? In this article, I address the longstanding debate in the community about purism versus artistic expression while showing you my own image from start to finish.
The Surprising Reason Photography Is Dying on Instagram
If you've used Instagram in the past six months, you might have noticed the slow decline of photography on your feed. Reels are the main culprit of that change, but there's more to it than you might think.
How to Get Incredible Landscape Images on the Coast
After shooting more sunsets than I can count along the Pacific coast, I've experienced many different conditions and learned a plethora of valuable lessons. These are the most important tips I found throughout that journey that will help you the next time you're shooting along the coast.
Aerial Footage of Devastating Damage in Yellowstone National Park
Record-setting rain and snow melt have caused considerable damage in Yellowstone over the past 24 hours. This amount of damage will have a long-term impact on the park and visitors.
3 Must-Know Tips for Capturing Beautiful Seascapes
Over the past six weeks, I've photographed more sunsets than I can count along the coast. As someone who primarily shoots on land, I had a lot to learn about shooting the sea and have put together a few of the most important lessons I came away with for your next seascape location.
Every Landscape Photographer Should Know This
This editing technique is something every landscape photographer should learn. It can be especially helpful when you're approaching an image with a few technical flaws.
Learn to Love Your Images
Have you ever felt unsatisfied or disconnected from your photos? It’s important to know we all go through this and these are a few things you can do to help.
How to Not Piss Off Other Photographers
We all love having a spot to ourselves, but many times, that isn’t possible. There are a few unspoken rules when it comes to shooting in congested areas that every photographer should know.
Why Is This My Favorite Photography Purchase Ever?
Gear isn't always about megapixels, dynamic range, or pixel-peeping. This piece of gear has changed nothing about the quality of my photos, but it might be my favorite purchase ever.
Can Prints From an iPhone 13 Pro Compete With a $5,000 Camera?
Cameras on phones have gotten incredibly good in the last five years, but can their images hold up in print? I wanted to find out, and the results blew me away.
The Most Important Rule to Improve Your Photography
Whether you are just starting your journey or are a seasoned veteran, allowing yourself to fail can be difficult as an artist. Yet, it continues to be the absolute best way to improve your work.
Stop Making These Editing Mistakes (Part Two)
These are six of the most common mistakes I see photographers make in their editing regardless of skill level. This part will cover white balance, getting caught up in your histogram, and not spending enough time cropping.
Stop Making These Editing Mistakes (Part One)
These are six of the most common mistakes I see photographers make in their editing regardless of skill level. This part will cover how heavy your edit should be, controlling your saturation, and fixing halos in your images.
These Are the Filters You Need for Landscape Photography
This is a brief overview of why you need filters for landscape photography, comparing the different types of systems you may encounter, and breaking down which setup is right for you.
3 Important Tips for Photographing Blue Hour
Trying to capture a perfectly balanced shot during blue hour has its challenges. These three tips will have you capturing more successful images for your portfolio.
How to Capture Amazing Detail in Your Drone Photography
In the last decade, drones have created a completely new genre of photography for the average consumer. Their biggest hurdle has been poor resolution and dynamic range but with these few tips, you can get a lot more detail out of your drone photography.