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. Remote Shooting: Using Your Laptop as Monitor and Control for Your Canon DSLR

      Remote Shooting: Using Your Laptop as Monitor and Control for Your Canon DSLR

      Tutorial Beginner

      Did you know you can use the free EOS utility software to turn your laptop into an external screen and control panel for you Canon DSLR? In this tutorial, we...

    2. Exploring How Focal Length Affects Images

      Exploring How Focal Length Affects Images

      Tutorial Beginner

      Have you ever stopped to think about the way focal length affects the aesthetic of an image? Even if you're photographing the same scene, selecting different...

    3. A Comprehensive Guide to Shooting and Processing Silhouette Photos

      A Comprehensive Guide to Shooting and Processing Silhouette Photos

      Tutorial Intermediate

      One of the most simple ways to photograph the beautiful colors of a sunrise or sunset is to photograph a silhouette. It's a great way to emphasize the shape...

    4. Quick Tip: How to Capture the Beauty of Stars

      Quick Tip: How to Capture the Beauty of Stars

      Tutorial Intermediate

      The night sky is an incredible phenomenon. Whenever I take a minute to gaze up at a clear star-filled sky, I am filled with awe and wonder at the magnitude...

    5. Step-by-Step: Producing a Magazine-Quality Photo of Watches

      Step-by-Step: Producing a Magazine-Quality Photo of Watches

      Tutorial Intermediate

      When it comes to product photography, there are more tips and tricks than one person could ever learn in their entire career. In this tutorial, I will show...

    6. Quick Tip: How to Take Multi Image Panoramas

      Quick Tip: How to Take Multi Image Panoramas

      Tutorial Intermediate

      A panoramic photo is simply an image consisting of multiple photos. And since the rise of digital photography, the panoramic shot has become easy to do and...

    7. Past and Future Collide: Taking 3D Photos

      Past and Future Collide: Taking 3D Photos

      Tutorial Intermediate

      It seems that every Hollywood movie that hits theaters these days is "in mind-boggling 3D." Whether you think it's either the future of entertainment or an...

    8. Hints & Tips for Successful Sports Photography

      Hints & Tips for Successful Sports Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Sports photography is fun and accessible. You don't have to be a pro to want great shots from your child's game or your favorite local team. Sports...

    9. Scanning Negatives with your Digital Camera

      Scanning Negatives with your Digital Camera

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in October, 2009. ...

    10. Why 1/10 Is My Favourite Shutter Speed

      Why 1/10 Is My Favourite Shutter Speed

      Tutorial Beginner

      In teaching a student the other day, I came to realize one of my own truisms; 1/10th of a second is my favorite shutter speed. This is not to say that I...

    11. Understanding and Utilising Deep Depth-of-Field

      Understanding and Utilising Deep Depth-of-Field

      Tutorial Beginner

      One of the first questions people always ask when they get their new Digital SLR is “how do I get that blurry background?" A shallow depth-of-field has...

    12. How to Set Up and Shoot an Enchanted Photoshoot in the Woods

      How to Set Up and Shoot an Enchanted Photoshoot in the Woods

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in September, 2009. ...