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. Less Is More: 50+ Examples of Minimalist Photography

      Less Is More: 50+ Examples of Minimalist Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      Minimalism is indeed the art of less. As a life philosophy, minimalists focus on a few essential elements of life and cast unnecessary things aside. In...

    2. Shooting & Editing a Paint Splatter Texture

      Shooting & Editing a Paint Splatter Texture

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In today's video, we're going behind the scenes of a "paint splatter" shoot, looking at how the process works, and how easy it is to photograph your own...

    3. The Comprehensive Guide to Shooting Photo Stories & Essays

      The Comprehensive Guide to Shooting Photo Stories & Essays

      Tutorial Beginner

      Robert Capa, W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier Bresson, James Nachtwey. If you've heard of even one of these names, and even if you haven't, you've probably...

    4. Quick Tip: Should You Buy a Light Meter?

      Quick Tip: Should You Buy a Light Meter?

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we're taking a look at the once ubiquitous light meter, and how it can still help you in today's world of cameras attempting to do it all for you....

    5. Quick Tip: Capturing Fast-Moving Kids!

      Quick Tip: Capturing Fast-Moving Kids!

      Tutorial Beginner

      What's the one subject that seems to be constantly moving, jumping, talking and playing? Children may be cute, full of smiles, and incredibly photogenic, but...

    6. 100 Helpful Photography Tutorials for Beginners and Professionals

      100 Helpful Photography Tutorials for Beginners and Professionals

      Tutorial Beginner

      Photography as both a profession and a hobby is an incredibly expansive topic that covers a remarkably vast range of subjects from science and art. No matter...

    7. Step By Step Guide to Photographing a Beverage

      Step By Step Guide to Photographing a Beverage

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Are you thirsty? Well, even if you aren't, go get a large cold drink before you continue reading. I hope the photos in this tutorial make you feel parched....

    8. 10 Tips for Taking Your Best Ever Vacation Photos

      10 Tips for Taking Your Best Ever Vacation Photos

      Tutorial Beginner

      Summer is here and already fleeting. If you haven't already, it's time to squeeze that vacation in before the kids go back to school. Not only do vacations...

    9. Hints & Tips for Composing a Perfect Photo

      Hints & Tips for Composing a Perfect Photo

      Tutorial Beginner

      Composition can simply be defined as how elements are arranged in a photo. You can choose to stand far away or move close up. You decide what type of lens to...

    10. The Benefits of Wide Aperture (And Choosing a Lens for Under $500)

      The Benefits of Wide Aperture (And Choosing a Lens for Under $500)

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today we'll look at a few of the benefits of shooting with a wide aperture. If you're new to photography there will be some key insight here into one of the...

    11. Quick Tip: Giving a Subject Looking Space

      Quick Tip: Giving a Subject Looking Space

      Tutorial Beginner

      One of the earliest techniques that you learn as a photographer relates to the rule of thirds, and how placing a subject towards one side of an image -...

    12. 13 Steps for Creative Coastline Photography

      13 Steps for Creative Coastline Photography

      Tutorial Beginner

      This is our simple, thirteen step introduction to the world of beach and coastal photography, which can be an extremely varied and rewarding activity....