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. Envisioning & Shooting an Environmental Portrait

      Envisioning & Shooting an Environmental Portrait

      Tutorial Beginner

      Striking the balance of environment and subject is what good environmental portraiture is all about. Today, I'm taking you from start to finish with how to...

    2. Step-by-Step Guide to an Engagement Session

      Step-by-Step Guide to an Engagement Session

      Tutorial Advanced

      (sigh) L'amore ... Boy meets girl, they like each other, they love each other, and they decide to get married. Although not often done until about 10 or so...

    3. How to Shoot High Speed Splash without Flash

      How to Shoot High Speed Splash without Flash

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Photographing moving water or water drops is a fun challenge. In this tutorial, I’m going to show how to shoot an impressive image of a splash of water...

    4. How to Make Superb Subway Imagery

      How to Make Superb Subway Imagery

      Tutorial Beginner

      Subway stations are really a world of their own. Underground, dark, gritty, sometimes filled with masses of different people and sometimes deserted, they’re...

    5. An In-Depth Guide to Infrared Photography: Setup and Capture

      An In-Depth Guide to Infrared Photography: Setup and Capture

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Infrared photographs are a stunning way to make unique landscape photos, and will add variety to your portfolio. Understanding how to take and process them...

    6. Perfect Exposure Every Time: A Guide to Metering in the Viewfinder

      Perfect Exposure Every Time: A Guide to Metering in the Viewfinder

      Tutorial Beginner

      You'd be surprised how much information is available through your camera's viewfinder. In today's tutorial, we're looking again at one of the most important...

    7. A How-To Guide to Photographing a Cycling Race

      A How-To Guide to Photographing a Cycling Race

      Tutorial Intermediate

      With the Tour de France ending this Sunday, we'll take an in-depth look at cycling photography. I recently photographed a 200-mile, one day bike race through...

    8. How to Make Amazing Airplane Photos

      How to Make Amazing Airplane Photos

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Photographing airplanes in flight is an area where a DSLR is the best choice, if the subject interests you. And a long lens may also help. And don't forget...

    9. Your Guide to Stunning Desert Photography

      Your Guide to Stunning Desert Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      What I like about desert is that it feels like a place lost in time. Surrounded by nothing but sand and dirt, it feels prehistoric. Who knows how long that...

    10. An In-Depth Guide to Long Exposure Water Photography

      An In-Depth Guide to Long Exposure Water Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      What makes a large body of water such an interesting subject for nighttime photography is that it's really a blank canvas. Light reflecting off the surface...

    11. The Ultimate Beginner's Introduction to Exposure

      The Ultimate Beginner's Introduction to Exposure

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we'll be walking through the concept of exposure, right from the beginning. This article won't befuddle you with complicated numbers and jargon, but it...

    12. The Best Way to Learn about Long Exposure Photography

      The Best Way to Learn about Long Exposure Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Long exposure photography can create dynamic, surreal images full of motion. This fashionable technique amongst landscape and black and white photographers...