Learn about Light

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.
  1. Reprography: Digitize Your 2D Artwork, With David Bode

    Reprography: Digitize Your 2D Artwork, With David Bode

    Tutorial Beginner

    Welcome to the Weekly What's Up! Here's a look at what's planned for the Envato Tuts+ Photo & Video section this week.

  2. How to Add Lighting Effects to Photos with Knoll Light Factory

    How to Add Lighting Effects to Photos with Knoll Light Factory

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Knoll Light Factory is a powerful Photoshop plugin for creating lens flares and other lighting effects. In this tutorial I look at two simple, real world...

  3. Create a Vacuum Photo Copy Rig From a Computer Case

    Create a Vacuum Photo Copy Rig From a Computer Case

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Grab some old PC case, fan, metal, and hot glue cause we're gonna make a vacuum photo copy rig!

  4. Create a Futuristic City Macro Photograph

    Create a Futuristic City Macro Photograph

    Tutorial Beginner

    As part of the Tiny Worlds series, I’ll show you how to create a futuristic looking city using tin foil and staples.

  5. How to Photograph Your Everyday Essentials

    How to Photograph Your Everyday Essentials

    Tutorial Beginner

    Photographing a collection of personal items is a great way to visually share your personality and lifestyle. Getting the right background and lighting for...

  6. How to Use a Hand-Held Light Meter to Make Perfectly Exposed Photographs

    How to Use a Hand-Held Light Meter to Make Perfectly Exposed Photographs

    Tutorial Beginner

    Digital cameras seem to have every bell and whistle programmed in but a handheld light meter offers photographers greater creative precision and control over...

  7. Mental Haze: How to Use Bokeh to Create Visual Tension and Emotional Impact

    Mental Haze: How to Use Bokeh to Create Visual Tension and Emotional Impact

    Tutorial Beginner

    Bokeh has been described as meaning ‘a mental haze’ – quite a beautifully accurate description when you consider how integral bokeh can be when telling the...

  8. How to Photograph Paintings and Prints with Copy Lighting

    How to Photograph Paintings and Prints with Copy Lighting

    Tutorial Beginner

    Having an accurate representation of your artwork is essential to your online portfolio. In this tutorial, learn how to photograph paintings and prints in a...

  9. Creating Fun and Festive Bokeh

    Creating Fun and Festive Bokeh

    Tutorial Beginner

    ‘Tis the season and with all of those holiday lights around, who can resist a little bit of festive bokeh? In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create...

  10. 3 Natural Portraits With Window Light

    3 Natural Portraits With Window Light

    Tutorial Beginner

    Photographing portraits with available light has many advantages. In this tutorial, we'll explore one of the best ways to photograph with available light:...

  11. 6 Creative Ways to Shoot Portraits in a Tunnel

    6 Creative Ways to Shoot Portraits in a Tunnel

    Tutorial Beginner

    Tunnels are great landscape features with a lot of photographic potential. In this tutorial, you'll learn different ways to take advantage of this setting...

  12. Shooting Portraits in Bright Sunlight

    Shooting Portraits in Bright Sunlight

    Tutorial Beginner

    Warm summer days, deep blue skies, the sun's blinding rays pounding down like a blazing hot hammer on an anvil. Without help, the light in the middle of the...