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. A Photographer's Guide to Light: What Is Light?

      A Photographer's Guide to Light: What Is Light?

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you'd like to know more about the essential role that light plays in photography, then you’ll love our course, A Photographer's Guide to Light. In this...

    2. Noticing Absorption and Reflection: A Photographer's Guide to Light

      Noticing Absorption and Reflection: A Photographer's Guide to Light

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn to see light in a new way in our free course, A Photographer's Guide to Light. In this lesson, you’ll learn about light absorption and reflection.

    3. 4 Ways to Adjust White Balance in Video Using Color Correction in Adobe Premiere

      4 Ways to Adjust White Balance in Video Using Color Correction in Adobe Premiere

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson on Adjusting White Balance from David Bode's How to Color Correct Video in Premiere, you will learn how to white balance your clips.

    4. How to Correct White Balance in Photos With Lightroom Classic

      How to Correct White Balance in Photos With Lightroom Classic

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn more about white balance, what it means for your images, and how to easily correct it in Adobe Lightroom.

    5. How to Use Exposure Compensation on a Digital Camera

      How to Use Exposure Compensation on a Digital Camera

      Tutorial Beginner

      Get the best of both worlds with your DSLR or mirrorless camera by using a semi-automatic camera mode but with the added control of exposure compensation....

    6. How to Make 3D Text and Logos Using Cinema 4D Renderer in After Effects

      How to Make 3D Text and Logos Using Cinema 4D Renderer in After Effects

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Learn how to use the Cinema 4D renderer in After Effects and how we can use it to extrude text and shape layers to create your very own 3D logo.

    7. How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

      How to Balance Flash and Ambient Light in Portrait Photos

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn how to balance the exposure of your camera and the exposure of your flash in this lesson from our free course.

    8. How to Build Great Relationships With Wedding Photography Clients

      How to Build Great Relationships With Wedding Photography Clients

      Tutorial Beginner

      A wedding is often one of the most important days in a couple’s lives, and as the wedding photographer, there’s a lot of pressure on you to capture those...

    9. How to Build Your First Wedding Photography Portfolio

      How to Build Your First Wedding Photography Portfolio

      Tutorial Beginner

      How do you get pictures to show clients if you've never photographed a wedding? In this lesson, we take a look at wedding portfolios and how best to build...

    10. Manual Exposure: How to Use Aperture, Shutter, and ISO to Make a Studio Photo

      Manual Exposure: How to Use Aperture, Shutter, and ISO to Make a Studio Photo

      Tutorial Beginner

      Use this lesson to learn how aperture, shutter speed, and ISO work together to affect your final exposure.

    11. How to Crop, Resize, Sharpen and Export a Photo Using Affinity Photo for Web Use

      How to Crop, Resize, Sharpen and Export a Photo Using Affinity Photo for Web Use

      Tutorial Beginner

      Once you’ve edited your image in Affinity Photo and you’re ready to save it for use on the web – your website, social media, blogs – how do you get the best...

    12. How to Create Cinematic Lighting in an Animation Scene With After Effects

      How to Create Cinematic Lighting in an Animation Scene With After Effects

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Lighting is a fundamental part to a scene as it helps create an atmosphere, a visual mood and a sense of story or meaning for the audience. It can also help...