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. Are Cameras With Built-in HDR the Future of Photography?

      Are Cameras With Built-in HDR the Future of Photography?

      Tutorial Beginner

      High Dynamic Range photography is one of two things: something that will be as commonplace as a built-in flash in ten years, or a silly fad that will soon...

    2. Quick Tip: Capturing Movement in Water

      Quick Tip: Capturing Movement in Water

      Tutorial Beginner

      Water is essential - nothing could live without it, it surrounds us, it can be dangerous, it can be beautiful, and as photographers, it's a subject that we...

    3. The Complete Guide to Shooting Farming & Agriculture

      The Complete Guide to Shooting Farming & Agriculture

      Tutorial Beginner

      For many of us, trips to a farm can be few and far between. As someone who is extremely fond of long walks in the English countryside I often find myself...

    4. Shooting an Amazing Product Photo That Tells a Story

      Shooting an Amazing Product Photo That Tells a Story

      Tutorial Advanced

      In the United States, around $400 billion is spent on advertising each year. That's "billion" with a "b." A slice of that goes to producing photos for those...

    5. Sonic Slideshow #3: Love & Romance - Submit Your Photo!

      Sonic Slideshow #3: Love & Romance - Submit Your Photo!

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we're continuing our Sonic Slideshow series, creating another beautiful collection of images from our talented readers. We'll ask you to submit one of...

    6. How to Create a Beautiful Seascape in Thirty Seconds

      How to Create a Beautiful Seascape in Thirty Seconds

      Tutorial Intermediate

      You may have noticed that there's a trend at the moment for taking seascapes with long exposures. A quick search on Flickr reveals hundreds of beautiful...

    7. Quick Tip: How to Capture the Cold in Your Photographs

      Quick Tip: How to Capture the Cold in Your Photographs

      Tutorial Beginner

      In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter months are in full swing, offering not only biting cold winds and hazardous travelling conditions, but some great...

    8. Step By Step: Shooting the Perfect Model Head Shot

      Step By Step: Shooting the Perfect Model Head Shot

      Tutorial Advanced

      Like making a perfect omelette, taking a perfect head shot for a modeling portfolio is a simple process. Yet, it's all the small details that go into the...

    9. Quick Tip: Top Tips for Pet Photography

      Quick Tip: Top Tips for Pet Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Pet photography is very similar to photographing children - it's difficult to coax and encourage them into the perfect composition. But when you get it...

    10. 12 Tips & Tricks for Shooting Great Textures (And a Free Texture Pack!)

      12 Tips & Tricks for Shooting Great Textures (And a Free Texture Pack!)

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In this tutorial, I am going to share twelve useful tips & tricks that will help you to shoot great textures. I have been photographing textures for...

    11. How To Photograph Beautiful Wildflowers

      How To Photograph Beautiful Wildflowers

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Wildflowers display some of the most brilliant colors found in nature. This often makes them difficult to photograph, but this tutorial will guide you...

    12. Achieving Better Focus and Sharpness in Your Images

      Achieving Better Focus and Sharpness in Your Images

      Tutorial Intermediate

      The most common complaints I hear from most photographers of any experience level are "My images aren't sharp" and "I can't get my focus to lock." Most want...