Photographing

Master the fundamentals of photography, including exposure, composition, and working with light to capture great images.

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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. Hints & Tips for Successful Sports Photography

      Hints & Tips for Successful Sports Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Sports photography is fun and accessible. You don't have to be a pro to want great shots from your child's game or your favorite local team. Sports...

    2. Scanning Negatives with your Digital Camera

      Scanning Negatives with your Digital Camera

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in October, 2009. ...

    3. Why 1/10 Is My Favourite Shutter Speed

      Why 1/10 Is My Favourite Shutter Speed

      Tutorial Beginner

      In teaching a student the other day, I came to realize one of my own truisms; 1/10th of a second is my favorite shutter speed. This is not to say that I...

    4. Understanding and Utilising Deep Depth-of-Field

      Understanding and Utilising Deep Depth-of-Field

      Tutorial Beginner

      One of the first questions people always ask when they get their new Digital SLR is “how do I get that blurry background?" A shallow depth-of-field has...

    5. How to Set Up and Shoot an Enchanted Photoshoot in the Woods

      How to Set Up and Shoot an Enchanted Photoshoot in the Woods

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in September, 2009. ...

    6. Are Cameras With Built-in HDR the Future of Photography?

      Are Cameras With Built-in HDR the Future of Photography?

      Tutorial Beginner

      High Dynamic Range photography is one of two things: something that will be as commonplace as a built-in flash in ten years, or a silly fad that will soon...

    7. Quick Tip: Capturing Movement in Water

      Quick Tip: Capturing Movement in Water

      Tutorial Beginner

      Water is essential - nothing could live without it, it surrounds us, it can be dangerous, it can be beautiful, and as photographers, it's a subject that we...

    8. The Complete Guide to Shooting Farming & Agriculture

      The Complete Guide to Shooting Farming & Agriculture

      Tutorial Beginner

      For many of us, trips to a farm can be few and far between. As someone who is extremely fond of long walks in the English countryside I often find myself...

    9. Shooting an Amazing Product Photo That Tells a Story

      Shooting an Amazing Product Photo That Tells a Story

      Tutorial Advanced

      In the United States, around $400 billion is spent on advertising each year. That's "billion" with a "b." A slice of that goes to producing photos for those...

    10. Sonic Slideshow #3: Love & Romance - Submit Your Photo!

      Sonic Slideshow #3: Love & Romance - Submit Your Photo!

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we're continuing our Sonic Slideshow series, creating another beautiful collection of images from our talented readers. We'll ask you to submit one of...

    11. How to Create a Beautiful Seascape in Thirty Seconds

      How to Create a Beautiful Seascape in Thirty Seconds

      Tutorial Intermediate

      You may have noticed that there's a trend at the moment for taking seascapes with long exposures. A quick search on Flickr reveals hundreds of beautiful...

    12. Quick Tip: How to Capture the Cold in Your Photographs

      Quick Tip: How to Capture the Cold in Your Photographs

      Tutorial Beginner

      In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter months are in full swing, offering not only biting cold winds and hazardous travelling conditions, but some great...