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. A Step-by-Step Look at an Outlandish Musician Shoot

      A Step-by-Step Look at an Outlandish Musician Shoot

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Thinking up interesting and engaging ideas for promotional portrait shoots is one of my favourite things. To try to engage the viewer and to represent the...

    2. Introduction to DSLR Photography

      Introduction to DSLR Photography

      Course Beginner

      Got a new DSLR camera and not sure what to do with it? Get yourself off auto mode and stop being a “green square”! In Introduction to DSLR Photography,...

    3. Quick Tip: How Does Shutter Speed Affect Video?

      Quick Tip: How Does Shutter Speed Affect Video?

      Tutorial Beginner

      When talking about video, many people refer the "cinematic" or "videoish" looks. Cinematic is in. Everyone wants to make sure their videos look like they...

    4. Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with Retail Photography

      Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with Retail Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Retail photography may not be something you’ve ever considered as a photographer, but it covers a lot of similar ground to commercial shoots, so if you’ve...

    5. Quick Tip: Creating Artificial Bokeh in Your Own Home

      Quick Tip: Creating Artificial Bokeh in Your Own Home

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Bokeh refers to the out-of-focus area of a photograph, usually created by sources of light and color behind the subject. This quick tip will show you...

    6. Photographing Wild Birds in Civilized Places

      Photographing Wild Birds in Civilized Places

      Tutorial Beginner

      Just because hawks and eagles do not abound in your area does not mean you must give up photographing birds. There are lots of species around every home if...

    7. Quick Tip: Don't Shoot That Frog!

      Quick Tip: Don't Shoot That Frog!

      Tutorial Beginner

      We do know law enforcement sometimes picks on photographers. It is a widespread tendency, increasing as there are more and more people taking pictures. But...

    8. 20 Questions to Ask Yourself to Improve Your Photography

      20 Questions to Ask Yourself to Improve Your Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      When I find myself in something of a photography rut, it's a good time to ask more questions. Ruts usually happen from running on auto-pilot, plodding along,...

    9. Creating a Focus Stacked, Vertical Panorama with a 400mm Lens

      Creating a Focus Stacked, Vertical Panorama with a 400mm Lens

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Focus stacking is a technique usually associated with macro photography, tripods and precision. But you can use it with a 400mm lens, handheld, and come out...

    10. Using Light to Shape Landscape Photography

      Using Light to Shape Landscape Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      My favourite landscape images don’t grab my attention purely because of the place they capture, but because of the way in which they are represented in the...

    11. 7 Tips for Shooting from a Helicopter

      7 Tips for Shooting from a Helicopter

      Tutorial Beginner

      I hope you will have the opportunity to shoot photos from a helicopter once in your life. It is a fun and amazing experience, especially for those of us who...

    12. How to Take Tremendous Photos in the Tropics

      How to Take Tremendous Photos in the Tropics

      Tutorial Beginner

      Flip open the pages of a travel magazine and you'll find yourself transported into a tropical oasis. Attractive photographs of palm trees, turquoise waters,...