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. How to Make Amazing Airplane Photos

      How to Make Amazing Airplane Photos

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Photographing airplanes in flight is an area where a DSLR is the best choice, if the subject interests you. And a long lens may also help. And don't forget...

    2. Your Guide to Stunning Desert Photography

      Your Guide to Stunning Desert Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      What I like about desert is that it feels like a place lost in time. Surrounded by nothing but sand and dirt, it feels prehistoric. Who knows how long that...

    3. An In-Depth Guide to Long Exposure Water Photography

      An In-Depth Guide to Long Exposure Water Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      What makes a large body of water such an interesting subject for nighttime photography is that it's really a blank canvas. Light reflecting off the surface...

    4. The Ultimate Beginner's Introduction to Exposure

      The Ultimate Beginner's Introduction to Exposure

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we'll be walking through the concept of exposure, right from the beginning. This article won't befuddle you with complicated numbers and jargon, but it...

    5. The Best Way to Learn about Long Exposure Photography

      The Best Way to Learn about Long Exposure Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Long exposure photography can create dynamic, surreal images full of motion. This fashionable technique amongst landscape and black and white photographers...

    6. The Photographer's Guide to Preparing for an African Safari

      The Photographer's Guide to Preparing for an African Safari

      Tutorial Beginner

      I had the extreme pleasure of embarking on a classic safari while on a recent visit to Tanzania. It was everything I had hoped and more, both from a...

    7. Quick Tip: Tether Your Camera to the Cloud

      Quick Tip: Tether Your Camera to the Cloud

      Tutorial Beginner

      When it comes to live news reporting, getting photos from your camera to your end client instantly can be a big advantage. In this tutorial, I combine...

    8. An In-Depth Guide to Effectively Capturing Dereliction and Decay

      An In-Depth Guide to Effectively Capturing Dereliction and Decay

      Tutorial Beginner

      Sometimes as a photographer I get overwhelmed by the thought of the amount of subject matter that is out there for me to capture. There are always new sites...

    9. A Nine Step Guide to Being an Event Photographer

      A Nine Step Guide to Being an Event Photographer

      Tutorial Beginner

      The title of ‘Event Photographer' might not sound particularly glamourous or exciting, but the role has far more to offer than simply shooting people holding...

    10. Quick Tip: HDR the Canon 5D Way

      Quick Tip: HDR the Canon 5D Way

      Tutorial Beginner

      The high dynamic range on the PowerShot G1X got me hooked. Now, I've played with the EOS 5D Mark III HDR, the first Canon EOS SLR camera to offer in-camera...

    11. Easy Tips for Shooting the Moon

      Easy Tips for Shooting the Moon

      Tutorial Beginner

      Pictures of a big moon over a landscape are many times the result of a double exposure. Even when the moon comes closer to Earth, as it did recently, it is...

    12. Turning the Ordinary into Extraordinary

      Turning the Ordinary into Extraordinary

      Tutorial Beginner

      We all struggle for inspiration and creativity, and we - as human beings - tend to take so many things around us for granted. We might see, but not observe....