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. 50 Super Surreal Photographs

      50 Super Surreal Photographs

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we look at some of the most biazarre and unreal photos ever taken. Surreal means have the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream. It is a very...

    2. 10 Tips on Creative Car Photography

      10 Tips on Creative Car Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you've ever tried photographing a car, you'll know that it's often not as easy as first presumed. Although it can be simple enough to capture a clear and...

    3. Film Development with Coffee and Vitamin C - Lomography Tipster

      Film Development with Coffee and Vitamin C - Lomography Tipster

      Tutorial Beginner

      Once a month, we'll be bringing you a tipster from Lomography.com. Their ever-growing database of film knowledge offers trick, tips and techniques that often...

    4. The Ultimate Guide to Stunning Dance Photography

      The Ultimate Guide to Stunning Dance Photography

      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 October of...

    5. A Beginner's Guide to Film Photography

      A Beginner's Guide to Film Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      It was only about 15 years ago that camera manufacturers brought us the dawn of digital photography. Rumors spread that film was dead. Although the majority...

    6. Getting Started in Black and White Photography

      Getting Started in Black and White Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      For the youngsters amongst us, it may come as a surprise to hear that photography wasn't always a technicolour experience. Black and white isn't just an edit...

    7. Photography Kick-Start Guide: Adjusting Camera Settings

      Photography Kick-Start Guide: Adjusting Camera Settings

      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 September of...

    8. Mastering Exposure and Flash Compensation

      Mastering Exposure and Flash Compensation

      Tutorial Beginner

      No matter how far the technology in our cameras advances, nothing can replace the judgment of the human eye. What do you do when the camera doesn't see the...

    9. Understanding the Factors that Affect Depth of Field

      Understanding the Factors that Affect Depth of Field

      Tutorial Beginner

      When we're starting out in photography, understanding depth of field is the one of the first things we try to understand. What we often don't realize is that...

    10. Shooting Osaka, Japan: Photography Examples and Tips

      Shooting Osaka, Japan: Photography Examples and Tips

      Tutorial Beginner

      Osaka has to be my favorite city in Japan. You get all the excitement and charm of the country with less of the smothered-in-bone-crushing-crowds and the...

    11. Flying on the Ground: Photographing the Joy of Kite-Flying

      Flying on the Ground: Photographing the Joy of Kite-Flying

      Tutorial Beginner

      Kite-flying provides a unique opportunity to photograph something different and practice techniques which may help with other forms of photography. In this...

    12. 9 Tips for Making Lovely Landscapes

      9 Tips for Making Lovely Landscapes

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we are going to look at 9 tips for improving your landscape photography. Nature can be an incredibly difficult thing to shoot. We'll cover what...