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Discover how to work with different types of light to create the right look in your photos. Light is the key to creating great images, so learn all about it here.
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  1. How to Adjust the Highlights in Photos Using Lightroom Classic

    How to Adjust the Highlights in Photos Using Lightroom Classic

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Get to know the Highlights adjustment in Lightroom Classic to really hone in on your edit.

  2. A Photographer's Guide to Contrast: How to See Light and Shadow

    A Photographer's Guide to Contrast: How to See Light and Shadow

    Tutorial • Beginner

    If you'd like to know more about the essential role that light plays in photography, then you’ll love our course, A Photographer's Guide to Light. In this...

  3. How to Make 3D Text and Logos Using Cinema 4D Renderer in After Effects

    How to Make 3D Text and Logos Using Cinema 4D Renderer in After Effects

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Learn how to use the Cinema 4D renderer in After Effects and how we can use it to extrude text and shape layers to create your very own 3D logo.

  4. How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

    How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Learn how to balance the exposure of your camera and the exposure of your flash in this lesson from our free course.

  5. How to Create Cinematic Lighting in an Animation Scene With After Effects

    How to Create Cinematic Lighting in an Animation Scene With After Effects

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Lighting is a fundamental part to a scene as it helps create an atmosphere, a visual mood and a sense of story or meaning for the audience. It can also help...

  6. How to Use Light Creatively in Night Photography

    How to Use Light Creatively in Night Photography

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Light at night has infinite variations in colour. In this article, we look at the diversity of light sources as a creative challenge in night photography

  7. 5 Ways to Make Colourful Night Photography

    5 Ways to Make Colourful Night Photography

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Night presents the world in another light. Learn how to photograph cityscapes, astrophotography, fireworks and lightning from a night photographer's...

  8. 10 Top Bokeh Effects to Add Beautiful Blur to Photos in Photoshop

    10 Top Bokeh Effects to Add Beautiful Blur to Photos in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Easily add gorgeous bokeh lighting to your photographs with these 10 effects for Adobe Photoshop.

  9. Video Lighting on Location: How to Use Shadows

    Video Lighting on Location: How to Use Shadows

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Shadows are just as difficult as full sunshine. When an object is casting a shadow on your subject, the temptation is to move; but sometimes, we can use it...

  10. How to Relight Portraits in Post With These 6 Dramatic Photoshop Actions

    How to Relight Portraits in Post With These 6 Dramatic Photoshop Actions

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Actions can be a great addition to your workflow, saving you time and energy with one quick click. Or, they can be a sure-fire way to ruin a picture! Here...

  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. Street Photography: How to See and Use Daylight Creatively

    Street Photography: How to See and Use Daylight Creatively

    Tutorial • Beginner

    How you handle light as a photographer is a fundamental aspect of your unique style. But the unpredictability of the street can make lighting conditions...

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