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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. A Guide to Preparing Your First Gallery Exhibition

      A Guide to Preparing Your First Gallery Exhibition

      Tutorial • Beginner

      If you come to this website, you probably have a stockpile of photos that you've made. But let me ask you a question, have any of them seen the light of day?...

    2. How to Use Flash With a Slow Shutter to Create Motion and Ghosts

      How to Use Flash With a Slow Shutter to Create Motion and Ghosts

      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 August, 2009. ...

    3. Into the Dark: 100 Beautiful Examples of Night Photography

      Into the Dark: 100 Beautiful Examples of Night Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      After the sun has set, night brings a new an exciting challenge for photographers. Moonlight, stars, long exposures, light painting, and light trails are all...

    4. 50 Stunning Photos That Freeze Time With a Fast Shutter

      50 Stunning Photos That Freeze Time With a Fast Shutter

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Capturing a moment takes patience, a degree of luck and often, a fast shutter speed! When done correctly, these fleeting moments tell a story, capture an...

    5. The Basics Of Mesmerising Moon Photography

      The Basics Of Mesmerising Moon Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Moon photography can be one of the most fun, yet one of the most aggravating, projects to tackle. You've probably seen those gorgeous photos on calendars,...

    6. A 10 Step Guide to Creative & Colourful Market Photography

      A 10 Step Guide to Creative & Colourful Market Photography

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Markets are hives of activity, with customers and traders bustling around stalls and fresh produce. They are full of life and colour, giving you a great...

    7. Quick Tip: Taking Beautiful Candlelight Photos

      Quick Tip: Taking Beautiful Candlelight Photos

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Light is one of a photographer's greatest assets and, when used effectively, can transform otherwise dull scenes into photographic masterpieces. Candles...

    8. Less Is More: 50+ Examples of Minimalist Photography

      Less Is More: 50+ Examples of Minimalist Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Minimalism is indeed the art of less. As a life philosophy, minimalists focus on a few essential elements of life and cast unnecessary things aside. In...

    9. Shooting & Editing a Paint Splatter Texture

      Shooting & Editing a Paint Splatter Texture

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In today's video, we're going behind the scenes of a "paint splatter" shoot, looking at how the process works, and how easy it is to photograph your own...

    10. The Comprehensive Guide to Shooting Photo Stories & Essays

      The Comprehensive Guide to Shooting Photo Stories & Essays

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Robert Capa, W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier Bresson, James Nachtwey. If you've heard of even one of these names, and even if you haven't, you've probably...

    11. Quick Tip: Should You Buy a Light Meter?

      Quick Tip: Should You Buy a Light Meter?

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Today we're taking a look at the once ubiquitous light meter, and how it can still help you in today's world of cameras attempting to do it all for you....

    12. Quick Tip: Capturing Fast-Moving Kids!

      Quick Tip: Capturing Fast-Moving Kids!

      Tutorial • Beginner

      What's the one subject that seems to be constantly moving, jumping, talking and playing? Children may be cute, full of smiles, and incredibly photogenic, but...

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