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. Second Camera: A Photographer's Guide to Working in a Team

      Second Camera: A Photographer's Guide to Working in a Team

      Tutorial Beginner

      Being a secondary photographer at a wedding is a great way to build your portfolio, network, make some money, and work up to becoming a primary or solo...

    2. 5 Ways to Experiment with Long Exposures for the First Time

      5 Ways to Experiment with Long Exposures for the First Time

      Tutorial Beginner

      When you’re starting out as a photographer, you see a lot of photos and just think, how did they do that?! Sometimes, these clever photographs involve long...

    3. Architectural Composition: Space, Pattern, Line, Abstraction

      Architectural Composition: Space, Pattern, Line, Abstraction

      Tutorial Beginner

      This tutorial shows how to create simple but effective architectural shots, looking at lines, symmetry and negative space.

    4. Make Your Own Camera Bag

      Make Your Own Camera Bag

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this quick tip, I'll show you how to make your own padded camera bag for a fraction of the price of a store-bought one.

    5. What We Expect to See: When to Crop Limbs in a Portrait

      What We Expect to See: When to Crop Limbs in a Portrait

      Tutorial Beginner

      Deciding where to crop a portrait can be a challenge. This quick tip explains how we see and how those principles can help us make good cropping decisions.

    6. 5 Essential Projects To Get You Started as a Weekend Filmmaker

      5 Essential Projects To Get You Started as a Weekend Filmmaker

      Tutorial Beginner

      You've heard the advice many times: forget the excuses, just go out and shoot! It's the only way to learn! Sounds great! But what to shoot? Many filmmakers...

    7. Mind the Gaps: Creating Convincing Crowd Scenes

      Mind the Gaps: Creating Convincing Crowd Scenes

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Shooting convincing crowd scenes is difficult when you only have a few actors. This tutorial shows how to create a the appearance of a huge crowd with a...

    8. Ergonomic Principles and Practice for Photographers

      Ergonomic Principles and Practice for Photographers

      Tutorial Beginner

      It’s easy to unintentionally hurt ourselves when photographing and it’s difficult to shoot when hurt. We can prevent injury by changing our posture and how...

    9. 3 Street Photography Tips for Capturing the Decisive Moment

      3 Street Photography Tips for Capturing the Decisive Moment

      Tutorial Beginner

      Speed is the essence with street photography. You have to shoot from the hip if you want to catch the action. Here are three tips to help you to capture the...

    10. Sight Lines and Framing for Dynamic Video Composition

      Sight Lines and Framing for Dynamic Video Composition

      Tutorial Beginner

      Get your subjects eyelines right and camera positioning becomes simple. This video tutorial will show you how to split the frame into thirds, in your...

    11. 3 Natural Portraits With Window Light

      3 Natural Portraits With Window Light

      Tutorial Beginner

      Photographing portraits with available light has many advantages. In this tutorial, we'll explore one of the best ways to photograph with available light:...

    12. 6 Creative Ways to Shoot Portraits in a Tunnel

      6 Creative Ways to Shoot Portraits in a Tunnel

      Tutorial Beginner

      Tunnels are great landscape features with a lot of photographic potential. In this tutorial, you'll learn different ways to take advantage of this setting...