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Home | Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Natural History Museum Explore the world's best nature photography. See galleries of images, find out more about the competition and about how to visit this year's exhibition.

The Natural History Museum released its picks for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year for 2025. www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy

#SBCCPhoto #WildlifePhotography #PhotoContestWinners #Wildlife

How to Be Precise With Your Photograph’s Depth of Field The depth of field in a photo can affect its appeal to the audience. Controlling it to achieve the result you want is essential.

Hello, beginning photo students! Here is a little more on what you will soon be learning about using and controlling depth of field.
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30 Timeless Black and White Photos That Capture Pure, Unfiltered Elegance Black and white photos hits different, right? There’s just something wild about stripping away all that color and letting a

To the Beginning Photography students, many of these photos show strong composition. We will dig into this in a few weeks.
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#SBCCPhoto #OnlineClasses #Composition

35 Stunning Bird Photos That Showcase Nature’s Most Magical Moments There’s something about birds that just hits different — maybe it’s the effortless flight, the wild colors, the razor-sharp instincts,

Want to know a bit more about how to photograph birds better? Here's a starter guide.)
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Catching The Surf | Movement & Serenity With John Lucarelli Whichever side of whichever fence you’re on these days, it’s probably a fair assessment that peeking through the window of your living room, or a window on your computer, provides a view that’s a bit ...

Surf's up! Learn how to catch a wave with your camera.
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Center for Creative Photography 2026 Fellowships' Deadline: 1/26, FREE, Submission: CV, short answers, fellowship fund usage proposal, project description. 8 fellowships from $2,500 to $5,000, access to CCP’s archives for research or artistic purposes. ccp.arizona.edu/research/fel...

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27 Stunning Wildlife Photos from the Chromatic Awards That Capture Nature’s Untamed Soul Wildlife photography has this crazy way of reminding us just how wild, raw, and unbelievably alive our planet really is.

27 Stunning Wildlife Photos from the Chromatic Awards That Capture Nature’s Untamed Soul
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#SBCCPhoto #PhotoContestWinners

SBCC Class Schedule Search Was my course renamed? You may have noticed that some of our classes now have a new name. When registering for classes, students can look here to see if their course was renamed and what it is now…

Open registration for classes @ Santa Barbara City College (including photography) open in one week. You are welcome to view courses for this Fall 2025 term at classes.sbcc.edu

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My wish: Let my photographs bear witness. TED Talk by James Nachtwey
www.ted.com/talks/james_...
Image warning: Some of these photographs will be challenging to view.

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Photos that changed the world.
www.ted.com/talks/jonath...
Image warning: Some of these photographs will be challenging to view.

#SBCCPhoto #TEDTalk #Photographing #Photojournalism

Polar Bear Napping in Wildflowers Wins Nature Photography Contest - Outdoor Photographer A breathtaking photograph of a polar bear resting in a field of vibrant wildflowers has won the Nature Photography Contest 2024.

Winning photo of #polar #bear napping in #wildflowers:
www.outdoorphotographer.com/polar-bear-n...

#SBCCPhoto #NaturePhotography #DronePhotography #PolarBearWhileWeStillHaveThem

Headshot of a woman with Rembrandt lighting pattern.

Photo 109 Students,
Check out these tips for #studio #portraits: www.lightstalking.com/studio-portr...

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Split lighting portrait of a man.

Photo 109 students,
As you work on your classical #portrait #lighting, check out how others use light to sculpt a face and the background that supports it.
www.lightstalking.com/dramatic-por...

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Psst, #Photo #Students, Here is a quick read on 18 #Photos That Make Use of Advanced #Composition: photzy.com/18-remarkabl...

Dive deeper in an online or in-person photo #course @ classes.sbcc.edu

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Man holding an umbrella sitting on a bench in front of a body of water. Weeping tree frames the upper right

15 #Photographs That Make Excellent Use of These Five #Composition #Techniques
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#SBCCPhoto #Composition #PhotographicComposition

Hey, Photo Students, we know you love to photograph flowers: photzy.com/15-gorgeous-...

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#Lightroom Just Got WAY Smarter with #Masking (April 2025 Update)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4w6...

#SBCCPhoto #Post-Processing #Photography #Photos #PostProcessing

Why you think you look bad in photos Do you hate having your photo taken? Portrait photographer Teri Hofford is here to change your mind. She unpacks why you may think you look bad in photos — and how to boost your confidence for those…

Why you think you look bad in #photos
www.ted.com/talks/teri_h...

#SBCCPhoto #TEDTalk #PhotographingPeople #Models

25 Photography Tips for Beginners in 2025

12 unforgettable side-by-side photos of people over 100-years-old with their younger selves ​A truly beautiful reminder of how delightful aging can be.

12 unforgettable side-by-side photos of people over 100-years-old with their younger selves.
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#SBCCPhoto #Time #PassingTime #Photography

Why body language is the key to self-expression
www.ted.com/talks/david_...

#SBCCPhoto #Posing #PhotographingModels #PosingPeople

10 Post-Processing Terms Every Photographer Should Know | Photzy Post-processing a photograph can range from basic image adjustments to extensive editing and retouching. Your choice of post-processing workflow really depends on what you want to achieve.

10 #Post-Processing Terms Every #Photographer Should Know
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#SBCCPhoto #PhotoProcessing

Simple photography lesson shows why selfies distort how you really look Don't be fooled!

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5 Photography Composition Tips From a National Geographic Photo Story YouTube video by Sean Gallagher - Pro Photographer

Learn how one #NatGeo #Photographer uses the rules of #composition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG8M...

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Psst, #students, you can check out this #AI #study #tool for free (for now)
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Great Photographers in Santa Barbara - Montecito On four separate occasions over the past 40 years, my husband and I have evacuated due to wildfire. Each time, the first possessions that are packed in the car are our family photos. More important th...

Great #Photographers in #Santa #Barbara
www.montecitojournal.net/2019/05/16/g...

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How To Remember EVERYTHING Like The Japanese Students (Study Less fr) YouTube video by easyway, actually

Psst, students. Learn to study smarter and not harder. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4dn...

Infrared Photography and Processing Creativity is defined as the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. Sometimes the creative process can hit a roadblock. When you...

Want to see how one man creates infrared-looking #photos using #Lightroom?
www.outdoorphotographyguide.com/video/infrar...

#SBCCPhoto #InfraredPhotos #InfraredPhotography

I critiqued 10,176 photos. Here are the 7 most common mistakes... YouTube video by Micro Four Nerds

Hey, 109 students,
Check out this video on the 7 most common mistakes in photography. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVg3...

#SBCC #PhotographyMistakes

42 FREE Photography Books (PDFs + eBooks) 42 free photography books to improve your skills as a photographer and grow your business. Free ebooks for beginners through to advanced.

We at Santa Barbara City College Photo believe one should learn from many to get a richer, more rounded education. Here is a link to free PDFs you can download about photography.
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