Photographing

Master the fundamentals of photography, including exposure, composition, and working with light to capture great images.

Getting started with Photographing

  • How to Use Focal Length to Compress Elements in a Photograph

    How to Use Focal Length to Compress Elements in a Photograph

    Marie Gardiner
  • A Photographer's Guide to Light: Noticing Diffuse Reflection

    A Photographer's Guide to Light: Noticing Diffuse Reflection

    Marie Gardiner
  • How to Adjust the Shadows in Photos Using Lightroom Classic

    How to Adjust the Shadows in Photos Using Lightroom Classic

    Jamie Evan
  • All Photographing tutorials:

    1. How to Teach Photography in the Age of Global Warming and Digital Abundance

      How to Teach Photography in the Age of Global Warming and Digital Abundance

      Tutorial Advanced

      How can we imagine a positive outcome in this world? What does it mean to be a human on earth today? In order to make sense of our times we need to think...

    2. 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...

    3. Creating Macro Photography Scenarios: Tiny Worlds

      Creating Macro Photography Scenarios: Tiny Worlds

      Tutorial Beginner

      Sometimes when we think of macro there’s a tendency to head straight for nature; a close up of a flower, a butterfly wing, dew drops on the grass etc. In...

    4. 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...

    5. How to Add Geospatial Data to Your Images With Geotag Photos Pro

      How to Add Geospatial Data to Your Images With Geotag Photos Pro

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Many apps and web services support geotagged photos, however, most DSLRs don't without costly add-ons. In this tutorial I show how to use your smartphone and...

    6. How to Create High Dynamic Range and Panoramic Images in Adobe Lightroom

      How to Create High Dynamic Range and Panoramic Images in Adobe Lightroom

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Adobe adds two long-awaited features to Lightroom in the form of HDR and panorama merging.

    7. How to Use Your Camera's Self-Timer Instead of a Remote Shutter Release

      How to Use Your Camera's Self-Timer Instead of a Remote Shutter Release

      Tutorial Beginner

      Buying a remote shutter release can be expensive or sometimes we just forget to have it with us. This quick is a nifty alternative using your self-timer.

    8. Bold Colours: How to Apply Colour Theory in Your Photo Compositions

      Bold Colours: How to Apply Colour Theory in Your Photo Compositions

      Tutorial Beginner

      Colour is a big part of design and photography is no exception. Colour has the power to grab the attention of your audience and make them feel what you want...

    9. 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...

    10. Choosing Progressive Versus Interlaced Video Recording

      Choosing Progressive Versus Interlaced Video Recording

      Tutorial Intermediate

      It's sometimes hard to know whether it's best to shoot in a progressive or interlaced format when it comes to filming. This tutorial will give you a brief...

    11. Busted! 7 Myths About High Dynamic Range Photography

      Busted! 7 Myths About High Dynamic Range Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      High Dynamic Range photography gets a lot of hate on the internet, particularly from other photographers. In this article, we're going to bust the most...

    12. When and How to Volunteer Your Time as a Photographer or Videographer

      When and How to Volunteer Your Time as a Photographer or Videographer

      Tutorial Beginner

      As photographers or videographers, we can often be asked to give our time and expertise for free. Ultimately of course, the decision is yours, but hopefully...