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  • 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. Getting Started in Black and White Photography

      Getting Started in Black and White Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      For the youngsters amongst us, it may come as a surprise to hear that photography wasn't always a technicolour experience. Black and white isn't just an edit...

    2. Photography Kick-Start Guide: Adjusting Camera Settings

      Photography Kick-Start Guide: Adjusting Camera Settings

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in September of...

    3. Mastering Exposure and Flash Compensation

      Mastering Exposure and Flash Compensation

      Tutorial • Beginner

      No matter how far the technology in our cameras advances, nothing can replace the judgment of the human eye. What do you do when the camera doesn't see the...

    4. Understanding the Factors that Affect Depth of Field

      Understanding the Factors that Affect Depth of Field

      Tutorial • Beginner

      When we're starting out in photography, understanding depth of field is the one of the first things we try to understand. What we often don't realize is that...

    5. Shooting Osaka, Japan: Photography Examples and Tips

      Shooting Osaka, Japan: Photography Examples and Tips

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Osaka has to be my favorite city in Japan. You get all the excitement and charm of the country with less of the smothered-in-bone-crushing-crowds and the...

    6. Flying on the Ground: Photographing the Joy of Kite-Flying

      Flying on the Ground: Photographing the Joy of Kite-Flying

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Kite-flying provides a unique opportunity to photograph something different and practice techniques which may help with other forms of photography. In this...

    7. 9 Tips for Making Lovely Landscapes

      9 Tips for Making Lovely Landscapes

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Today, we are going to look at 9 tips for improving your landscape photography. Nature can be an incredibly difficult thing to shoot. We'll cover what...

    8. A Comprehensive Guide to Wedding Photojournalism

      A Comprehensive Guide to Wedding Photojournalism

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this article, we're going to look at an extremely popular style of wedding photography, wedding photojournalism. There are many ways to photograph a...

    9. 15 Ways to Pump Up Your Portraits

      15 Ways to Pump Up Your Portraits

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Today, we look at 15 tips for improving your portraits. These can be put into practice no matter what camera you have. They can help if you want a...

    10. Creatively Approaching Abstract Photography

      Creatively Approaching Abstract Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Photography takes many forms and incorporates many different styles, most of which either fall into the categories of documentary or fine art. It is in the...

    11. A Guide to Producing Beautiful Square Format Images

      A Guide to Producing Beautiful Square Format Images

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Medium format cameras, toy cameras like the Holga and Diana, and smartphone apps like Instagr.am are making the square format more popular than ever. In the...

    12. Going Instant: A Guide to Instant Cameras, Film and Photography

      Going Instant: A Guide to Instant Cameras, Film and Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      The digital age is all about speed. Faster processors, faster data transfers, and faster photos. While a digital camera allows you see what an image looks...

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