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 content:

    1. It's Not a Black and White World: How To Imagine Pictures in Monochrome

      It's Not a Black and White World: How To Imagine Pictures in Monochrome

      Tutorial Advanced

      Black and white hold a special place in photography. A good black and white image is not just a desaturated colour image. There are many additional...

    2. Macro Photography in 60 Seconds

      Macro Photography in 60 Seconds

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you'd like to photograph small subjects up close and personal then I'll take you through some of the main areas of Macro Photography, in 60 seconds.

    3. How to Make a Long Exposure High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photo

      How to Make a Long Exposure High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photo

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Long exposure HDR photography presents a number of interesting challenges. In this tutorial, I walk you through the process of creating an LE HDR image.

    4. Use Your Smartphone as a Visual Sketching Tool for Photo and Video

      Use Your Smartphone as a Visual Sketching Tool for Photo and Video

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Visual sketching is a great method for bringing intention into your work. In this tutorial, I look at how to use your smartphone to do it.

    5. How to Embed Google Photo Spheres on Your Blog or Website

      How to Embed Google Photo Spheres on Your Blog or Website

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Photo spheres create immersive panoramic images just like the ones you see when using Google Maps’ Street View function. Viewing a photo sphere feels almost...

    6. Create a Vacuum Photo Copy Rig From a Computer Case

      Create a Vacuum Photo Copy Rig From a Computer Case

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Grab some old PC case, fan, metal, and hot glue cause we're gonna make a vacuum photo copy rig!

    7. Diving In: How To Get Started With Underwater Photography

      Diving In: How To Get Started With Underwater Photography

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Underwater photography is a fun but challenging area of photography. In this tutorial I look at how to get started with it and how to overcome some of the...

    8. Create a Photo Sphere With Your DSLR Camera

      Create a Photo Sphere With Your DSLR Camera

      Tutorial Intermediate

      With your own DSLR camera, you can create immersive photo spheres just like the ones you see when using Google Maps’ Street View function. This will allow...

    9. Visual Expression: The 8 Basic Ways to Frame Shots in Your Videos

      Visual Expression: The 8 Basic Ways to Frame Shots in Your Videos

      Tutorial Beginner

      In filmmaking, framing refers to how you choose to compose a shot for a specific scene. Framing is the essential expressive tool in filmmaking. Framing...

    10. Brave New Camera: Computational Photography

      Brave New Camera: Computational Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Computational photography is a developing field that combines the elements of traditional photography with additional computer-performed processing. It is...

    11. Gettin' Round: How to Make a Spherical Image with Google Camera

      Gettin' Round: How to Make a Spherical Image with Google Camera

      Tutorial Beginner

      With Google camera you can create immersive photo spheres just like the ones you see when using Google Maps’ Street View function. Viewing a photo sphere is...

    12. Create a Futuristic City Macro Photograph

      Create a Futuristic City Macro Photograph

      Tutorial Beginner

      As part of the Tiny Worlds series, I’ll show you how to create a futuristic looking city using tin foil and staples.