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. How Install a Work Table in Your DIY Video Studio

      How Install a Work Table in Your DIY Video Studio

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn how to install a desk in your video studio that will look great on camera and still be functional.

    2. What Is ISO in Photography? Here's a Technical Explanation

      What Is ISO in Photography? Here's a Technical Explanation

      Tutorial Beginner

      Most people understand the practical use of ISO, but what is it, where does it come from, and what's difference between ISO in film and digital? I'm going to...

    3. How to Make an Animated Parallax Video from a Photo (With a Photoshop Action)

      How to Make an Animated Parallax Video from a Photo (With a Photoshop Action)

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Making film clips and GIFs is all the rage, but if you don't have the software or the computer that can handle it, it can be hard to do. Creating 'movement'...

    4. Improve Your Photographic Composition Skills by Using Shape

      Improve Your Photographic Composition Skills by Using Shape

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this video tutorial from my course on Design Fundamentals for Photographers, you'll learn how to apply the concept of shape to composition in photography....

    5. Get a Better Video Image: Learn How to Set Exposure

      Get a Better Video Image: Learn How to Set Exposure

      Tutorial Beginner

      Want better looking video? It's not all about the Ks, it's all about exposure. It's time to dig in and understand what all those buttons do.

    6. How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

      How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Are remotes or toggles useful in panning and tilting a gimbal, or are they more trouble than they're worth?

    7. How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      Tutorial Beginner

      A gimbal can electronically pan or tilt along with you as you turn your body or move inside a vehicle, but the responsiveness or speed of the follow can...

    8. How to Make Advanced Shots With a Long Lens

      How to Make Advanced Shots With a Long Lens

      Tutorial Advanced

      The long lens can be used to enhance location shoots, create extreme changes of focus and strengthen your compositions. This lesson includes tips on lighting...

    9. How To Use a Gimbal: Minimize Up and Down Motion

      How To Use a Gimbal: Minimize Up and Down Motion

      Tutorial Beginner

      A gimbal can smoothen your camera's jitters, but it can't hide the up and down motion when you're walking or running. Changing the way you walk is essential...

    10. How To Use a Gimbal: Advanced Shots

      How To Use a Gimbal: Advanced Shots

      Tutorial Beginner

      Once you've mastered the art of walking while shooting with a gimbal, you can create some more interesting shots by simply getting off your feet and onto...

    11. How to Make Cinematic Shots with a Medium Lens

      How to Make Cinematic Shots with a Medium Lens

      Tutorial Beginner

      The medium lens creates shots that look like normal human vision, but when used creativity this can still lead to cinematic imagery.

    12. How to Take Photos of People Like a Professional

      How to Take Photos of People Like a Professional

      Tutorial Beginner

      Have you ever felt intimidated by the thought of taking photos of other people? Believe it or not, once you're over your initial nerves, people are one of...