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 Use Lens Compression to Create Better Photographic Compositions

      How to Use Lens Compression to Create Better Photographic Compositions

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn more about using longer focal length lenses to create compression between the subject and background.

    2. Video Gold: How to Use Sunrise and Sunset for Beautiful Lighting on Location

      Video Gold: How to Use Sunrise and Sunset for Beautiful Lighting on Location

      Tutorial Beginner

      Sunrise and sunset can provide some really beautiful light – it’s usually referred to as the golden hour because the light is warm and, well, gold! It comes...

    3. How to Capture a Stylish Smoke Photograph

      How to Capture a Stylish Smoke Photograph

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Today we're going to delve into the arena of smoke photography. We'll investigate some of the post-processing techniques available to you, as well as a few...

    4. How to Use Focal Length and Field of View to Compose Better Photographs

      How to Use Focal Length and Field of View to Compose Better Photographs

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn these two key ideas to help you speak the language of photography in this video lesson.

    5. Hot Shots: Spicy Peppers Pop

      Hot Shots: Spicy Peppers Pop

      Tutorial Beginner

      Food imagery is so common today that it can be easy to overlook or dismiss. It takes a particularly well-thought-out image to grab our attention and I think...

    6. Hot Shots: Awesome Icelandic Glacier Cave

      Hot Shots: Awesome Icelandic Glacier Cave

      Tutorial Beginner

      It’s hard not to be impressed by a photograph of a glacier, they’re stunning. Would this stand out from other photographs though? I think so, and in this...

    7. Look at This Photo of The Bronx in 1970

      Look at This Photo of The Bronx in 1970

      Tutorial Beginner

      Look a little closer at this photo of New York City's Bronx for a startling character hiding in plain sight.

    8. Hot Shots: When a Laser Cuts Metal, Sparks Fly

      Hot Shots: When a Laser Cuts Metal, Sparks Fly

      Tutorial Beginner

      Wow, this image packs a punch right from the get-go. Bright, powerful and loud, let’s look at why it works.

    9. Look at This! A Barber Shop Duo

      Look at This! A Barber Shop Duo

      Tutorial Beginner

      Is this a commercial shot? A portrait? Both? Here we’ll look at this image of a barber trimming a man’s hair and see what makes it an interesting image.

    10. 10 Photography Projects That Will Change the Way You See

      10 Photography Projects That Will Change the Way You See

      Tutorial Beginner

      Meet ten photographers who see in unique and important ways—ten photographers who invite you to look differently.

    11. How to Add Speed Ramps to Drone Videos in Adobe After Effects

      How to Add Speed Ramps to Drone Videos in Adobe After Effects

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn how to add speed ramps, a stylish motion technique, to drone video footage using Adobe After Effects.

    12. How to Create Slow Motion Video From Drone Footage

      How to Create Slow Motion Video From Drone Footage

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial we will learn how to add faux slow motion to our drone footage. (Which is basically faking slow motion on our footage, shot at a normal...