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Best Way to Learn About Exposure: Exposure Modes and Metering

Tutorial • Beginner

Today, we'll build on out knowledge of histograms and exposure compensation and continue our exploration of exposure. You now may be wondering why your...

Andrew Gibson • 14 May 2012
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Best Way to Learn About Exposure: Exposure and the Histogram

Tutorial • Beginner

Even as an experienced photographer, I still get caught out by exposure. It's easy to forget that I can't tell whether the exposure was accurate by looking...

Andrew Gibson • 10 May 2012
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How to Use White Balance Creatively

Tutorial • Beginner

People are told to get their white balance correct in their photos, but rarely told to use the White Balance to get the wrong color... and the correct feeling.

Jose Antunes • 5 May 2012
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Top Tips for Starting Out with Documentary Photography

Tutorial • Beginner

In my opinion, documentary photography and its close cousin, photojournalism, are the most difficult forms of photography. By the very nature of the work,...

Simon Bray • 25 Apr 2012
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Tim Davis Speaking to Hampshire College

Tutorial • Beginner

Just because you didn’t get to go to that awesome photography conference doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something from the pros! Occasionally, we’ll be...

Cameron Knight • 15 Apr 2012
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Getting Started as a Second Shooter

Tutorial • Beginner

Professional photography is an extremely rewarding and enjoyable profession to get into, but getting started can be very difficult. There's an important...

Josh Johnson • 11 Apr 2012
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Brian Skerry on Ocean Soul

Tutorial • Beginner

Just because you didn’t get to go to that awesome photography conference doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something from the pros! Occasionally, we’ll be...

Cameron Knight • 11 Mar 2012
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A 10 Step Guide to Understanding and Utilising Pattern

Tutorial • Beginner

Patterns surround us in both natural and manmade forms, offering photographers great opportunities for dramatic and eye catching shots. But how do we best...

Simon Bray • 7 Mar 2012
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70+ Stunning Abstract Photographs

Tutorial • Beginner

For many, the concept of abstract art breeds images of what appear to the uneducated eye as random swathes of color and shape tossed into a scene to create...

Simon Bray • 3 Mar 2012
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Steve Winter: On the Trail of the Tiger

Tutorial • Beginner

Just because you didn’t get to go to that awesome photography conference doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something from the pros! Occasionally, we’ll be...

Cameron Knight • 19 Feb 2012
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Erik Johansson on Impossible Photography

Tutorial • Beginner

Just because you didn’t get to go to that awesome photography conference doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something from the pros! Occasionally, we’ll be...

Cameron Knight • 12 Feb 2012
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The Theory and Psychology of Framing Your Image

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 August of 2010....

Diana Eftaiha • 4 Jan 2012