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. Choosing Progressive Versus Interlaced Video Recording

      Choosing Progressive Versus Interlaced Video Recording

      Tutorial Intermediate

      It's sometimes hard to know whether it's best to shoot in a progressive or interlaced format when it comes to filming. This tutorial will give you a brief...

    2. Busted! 7 Myths About High Dynamic Range Photography

      Busted! 7 Myths About High Dynamic Range Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      High Dynamic Range photography gets a lot of hate on the internet, particularly from other photographers. In this article, we're going to bust the most...

    3. When and How to Volunteer Your Time as a Photographer or Videographer

      When and How to Volunteer Your Time as a Photographer or Videographer

      Tutorial Beginner

      As photographers or videographers, we can often be asked to give our time and expertise for free. Ultimately of course, the decision is yours, but hopefully...

    4. VAL: Voice-Activated Lightstands to the Rescue!

      VAL: Voice-Activated Lightstands to the Rescue!

      Tutorial Beginner

      Voice-Activated Lightstands are invaluable photography assistants who bring humour as well as equipment on set.

    5. How to Take Photos with the VSCO Cam App

      How to Take Photos with the VSCO Cam App

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial I’m going to walk you through one of the most popular and sophisticated mobile photo-editing apps on the market: VSCO Cam.

    6. Back-Button Focusing: How to Use Full Auto and Full Manual Controls at the Same Time

      Back-Button Focusing: How to Use Full Auto and Full Manual Controls at the Same Time

      Tutorial Beginner

      With most cameras, you depress the shutter button half way to focus and then to actually take the picture the button is pressed the entire way. With back...

    7. Diptychs and Triptychs: Playing with Photo Stories and Unexpected Combinations

      Diptychs and Triptychs: Playing with Photo Stories and Unexpected Combinations

      Tutorial Beginner

      These words come from the Greek meaning two or three fold. This usually referred to a work of art that was divided into sections and hinged together but has...

    8. Direct to Desktop: Camera Tethering in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

      Direct to Desktop: Camera Tethering in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Bring the professional workflow to your home studio with the camera and computer you already own.

    9. Trigger Time: Intervalometer Basics for Time-Lapse and Long Exposures

      Trigger Time: Intervalometer Basics for Time-Lapse and Long Exposures

      Tutorial Beginner

      An intervalometer, or remote timer, is basically a way to take a sequence of many photographs automatically. You sometimes find this feature in your camera...

    10. Fresh Eyes Every Day: The Challenges and Rewards of Photographing Close to Home

      Fresh Eyes Every Day: The Challenges and Rewards of Photographing Close to Home

      Tutorial Beginner

      The practice of photography is often associated with journeys to far places, preferably exotic, as if only that offers good photographs. Learning to...

    11. How to Photograph Paintings and Prints with Copy Lighting

      How to Photograph Paintings and Prints with Copy Lighting

      Tutorial Beginner

      Having an accurate representation of your artwork is essential to your online portfolio. In this tutorial, learn how to photograph paintings and prints in a...

    12. Better Pictures Through Words: The Lost Art of Photo Field Notes

      Better Pictures Through Words: The Lost Art of Photo Field Notes

      Tutorial Beginner

      Although a picture can say a thousand words, photographers have discovered that taking notes helps them to create better photos. We look at the evolution of...