Learn about Composition

Learn the fundamentals of composition, including framing, leading lines, and the rule of thirds, and how to use these techniques to create compelling images.
  1. Video Lighting On-Location: How to Use Direct Sunlight

    Video Lighting On-Location: How to Use Direct Sunlight

    Tutorial Beginner

    Sunlight: too much is harsh and blinding, not enough and you’ll cause odd shadows. In this lesson, you’ll learn where to position your camera and subjects...

  2. 10 Photography Projects That Will Change the Way You See

    10 Photography Projects That Will Change the Way You See

    Tutorial Beginner

    Meet ten photographers who see in unique and important ways—ten photographers who invite you to look differently.

  3. Improve Your Photographic Composition Skills by Using Shape

    Improve Your Photographic Composition Skills by Using Shape

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this video tutorial from my course on Design Fundamentals for Photographers, you'll learn how to apply the concept of shape to composition in photography....

  4. Design Fundamentals for Photographers

    Design Fundamentals for Photographers

    Course Beginner

    What do photography and graphic design have in common? Quite a bit, actually! They are both visual artistic media. If you are a photographer and you’ve never...

  5. How to Develop an Intuitive Eye for Photography

    How to Develop an Intuitive Eye for Photography

    Tutorial Advanced

    A short poem about photography, shorter than this teaser: big world outside, don't ask permission, one small click

  6. How to Take Photos of People Like a Professional

    How to Take Photos of People Like a Professional

    Tutorial Beginner

    Have you ever felt intimidated by the thought of taking photos of other people? Believe it or not, once you're over your initial nerves, people are one of...

  7. 5 Inspirational Panoramic Shots and How to Make Your Own

    5 Inspirational Panoramic Shots and How to Make Your Own

    Tutorial Beginner

    Panoramic images are a striking and somewhat underutilised method of photography. Here, we’ll look at what exactly a panorama is, show you some inspirational...

  8. 5 Inspirational Pictures of Buildings and How to Take Your Own Architecture Photos

    5 Inspirational Pictures of Buildings and How to Take Your Own Architecture Photos

    Tutorial Beginner

    Buildings are full of interest, whether architecture is your thing or not. We’ve all looked up and admired a grand building or seen an old, abandoned train...

  9. Look at This! See How Walker Evans Plays with Space and Time

    Look at This! See How Walker Evans Plays with Space and Time

    Tutorial Beginner

    Walker Evans photographed what he saw literally, creating art with the rhythms, textures, and organization of everyday life. Look at how Evans organizes...

  10. How to Make a Panorama with Adobe Lightroom's New Boundary Warp Feature

    How to Make a Panorama with Adobe Lightroom's New Boundary Warp Feature

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn Adobe Lightroom's brand new feature—Boundary Warp—which is used to save the precious pixels of your panoramas.

  11. What Is the Golden Hour?

    What Is the Golden Hour?

    Tutorial Beginner

    The golden and blue hours are some of the best times to photograph. In this tutorial I look at what causes them and how to take advantage of their unique...

  12. Look at This! Leisure by the Waterside

    Look at This! Leisure by the Waterside

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this photograph we see a family scene; something fun, playful and peaceful; but why does it make us feel that way?