Inspirational Photos of the Day

This beautiful shot of the New York City skyline by ApertureXplorer-James shows why Blue Hour is a great time to photograph a cityscape. The cool tones in the sky after the sun has set are the...

This magnificent shot by Dani Lefrancois just goes to show that you don’t have to max out the aperture to get good depth of field. Rather than shooting at f/22, Dani stepped the aperture down to...

It might be summertime, but that doesn’t change the fact that this wintertime long exposure is a drop-dead gorgeous shot. Not only do the lights from passing cars add warm tones to the image, but...

Using a 300mm lens, Kelly Todd captured this content little owl from afar. Not only does this focal length allow you to get up close to distant subjects, but it also helps blur the background to...

This stunning photo of a waterfall by Donnnnnny shows that you don’t have to use a very slow shutter speed to get beautifully blurred movement. In this case, the 1/50 second shutter speed provided...

Death Valley is an ideal spot for astrophotography, as demonstrated in this stunning photo by Joshua Snow. Notice how though the star-filled sky is the primary subject that the “moving” boulder and...

One of the keys to making a gorgeous portrait is to find ways to make the portrait stand out from the crowd. Amber Fite certainly accomplished that in this gorgeous photo. This “Portrait in High...

Larry Marshall’s epic photo of the Brooklyn Bridge shows the value of tackling cityscapes with a wide-angle lens. At 21mm, this shot is quite wide and gives us a great view of the bridge and the...

Nothing says calm and serene like a mirrorlike shot of a stream! This image, taken by ThrasivoulosP, utilized a slow shutter to smooth out the water’s surface and add a little bit of indicated...

The White Sands area of New Mexico is a gorgeous area that’s a photographer’s playground, even during monsoon season. As KodaKevin shows in this shot, the storm clouds and bands of rain add all...