Dan Carr

Professional photographer based in Yukon, Canada, and founder of Shutter Muse. His editorial work has been featured in publications all over the world, and his commercial clients include brands such as Nike, Apple, Adobe and Red Bull.

Cloud Cover Forecasting for Photography

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Cloud cover can make or break many kinds of outdoor photographic opportunities and that’s why the website Clear Dark Sky should be bookmarked by any discerning photographer. This website, originally intended for astronomers, will give you a cloud cover forecast for a specific time and location. Whilst most people will immediately imagine using this to predict clear skies at night for astrophotography, there’s no reason why you can’t also use it to predict days of overcast conditions which are often preferred for wildlife and macro photography. As you can see from the screenshot, the simple charts manage to pack in …

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Perfectly Clear Summer Sale – Save $50

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Perfectly Clear makes a bundle of Lightroom and Photoshop plugins designed to speed up your editing workflow. The Perfect Eyes and Perfect Skin plugins are designed to make killer portraits with a minimal number of clicks, and the Perfect Exposure plugin can help with all kinds of images. Whilst many plugin providers aim to give you more control over your editing process, Perfectly Clear has always aimed at the other end of the spectrum: Do as much as possible with as few clicks as possible. This can be a massive timesaver for event and wedding photographers who are potentially churning out …

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Brand New Gear Guide Launched

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I’ve always maintained a Gear Guide as part of this site, a collection of pages that detail all of my photo gear and explains why or how I use certain things. It’s not necessarily intended to be a guide for exactly which things you should buy, because of course I don’t know your budget or your requirements; however, it has always been one of the most visited sections of the site. I’m pleased to announce today that this section has gone through a total redesign, something which took me over 150 hours of work over the last couple of months. …

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MindShift BackLight 26L Outdoor Photography Pack Review

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MindShift Gear have been extremely busy recently, to the benefit of all those that like to be outdoors when they take their photos. If you aren’t familiar with the brand, MindShift is the sister company to Think Tank Photo, except that they concentrate primarily on camera bags for outdoor, adventure and wildlife photography. Their patented Rotation 180 system (see here in R180 Trail review) put them on the radar of lots of photographers, myself included, and they released a strong series of bags based around that unique rotating system. The original R180 Pro (review) is probably still my favourite, and …

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Click Click, Tick Tock – Free Excerpt

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This week my latest eBook, Click Click, Tick Tock, became available exclusively as part of the 5DayDeal Complete Photography Business Bundle. You can get $1900 worth of photo business training for just $87, but it only lasts a few days and the clock is ticking. My contribution to the bundle is my new photography workflow eBook, and I thought what better way to introduce you guys to what it’s all about, than to let you read the introduction. I’ve approached the much-discussed topic of workflow from a slightly different angle, and it’s all based on my own experiences and techniques that …

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Photo Mechanic Tutorial – Ingest, Variables and Code Replacement

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I published this tutorial on YouTube some time ago, but all of the information still holds true today so I wanted to bring your attention to it. Photo Mechanic is a compelling piece of software, but it can be a bit daunting. I think this video will be very useful for people who are just starting to get to grips with it, perhaps using the free trial they offer. If you already use it, or you’re planning on buying it, you can get a free downloadable Photo Mechanic shortcut guide from me.