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  • 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. Quick Tip: No More Blur

      Quick Tip: No More Blur

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Blur: It's something that photographers of all skill levels battle from time to time, and there is not always an easy fix for it. Less than sharp photos are...

    2. Maximizing Perspective and Depth in your Photography

      Maximizing Perspective and Depth in your Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Like many inquisitive children, as a youngster I would often ask questions to parents and friends to try and understand the world. More often than not, my...

    3. Fantastic Tips for Shooting Bravely in the Sun

      Fantastic Tips for Shooting Bravely in the Sun

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in January of...

    4. Mastering Two Alternate Focus Techniques

      Mastering Two Alternate Focus Techniques

      Tutorial • Beginner

      As my skill improved as a photographer, there was always one aspect that I struggled to bring up to speed. As my composition and posing improved, I gained...

    5. Understanding and Appreciating the Basics of Photojournalism

      Understanding and Appreciating the Basics of Photojournalism

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in January of...

    6. The Camera's Eye: How Cameras See

      The Camera's Eye: How Cameras See

      Tutorial • Beginner

      The camera doesn't'see' the world the same way that the human eye does. Good photographers learn how their cameras 'see' and exploit this to create better...

    7. The Best Way To Learn Sports Photography

      The Best Way To Learn Sports Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Whether you're a sports fan or not, it's hard to deny the huge popularity of sports in modern culture. In today's tutorial, instead of giving you tips about...

    8. 14 Composition Techniques that Will Instantly Improve Your Photos

      14 Composition Techniques that Will Instantly Improve Your Photos

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Understanding composition is something that every photographer should take time to do. Without the need to invest in any expensive equipment, appreciating...

    9. "Exposing to the Right" Exposed as Signal to Noise Ratio

      "Exposing to the Right" Exposed as Signal to Noise Ratio

      Tutorial • Beginner

      There's an absorbing debate about 'exposing to the right' going on at The Online Photographer right now (you can read the piece here).

    10. The Art of Using Aspect Ratios in Digital Photography

      The Art of Using Aspect Ratios in Digital Photography

      Tutorial • Beginner

      There are many facets to the art of composition, but one you may not have thought about much is aspect ratio. Aspect ratio is is a term used to describe the...

    11. Quick Tip: Shooting a Classic Creepy Halloween Photo

      Quick Tip: Shooting a Classic Creepy Halloween Photo

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      I was recently sent to an assignment at a local haunted house attraction called The Dent Schoolhouse for the annual Halloween issue of the newspaper I work...

    12. A Ten Step Guide for Stepping Up Your Video Skills

      A Ten Step Guide for Stepping Up Your Video Skills

      Tutorial • Beginner

      More and more SLR cameras are now being sent of out of the factories with amazing HD video modes. Whereas previously photographers often kept to just...

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