Photography Theory

Master the fundamentals of photography and improve as a photographer. Take better photos by learning about exposure, composition, lighting, and more.

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Running a Photography Business

How to Create a Film Pitch Presentation to Impress

Tutorial • Beginner

You’ve got a great idea for a short film, but how do you approach potential funders? We’ll look at what to include when creating a presentation.

Marie Gardiner • 9 Jun 2017
Running a Photography Business

How to Prepare Your Resume for Work in Photography and Video Production

Tutorial • Beginner

Creating a photography or video resume can be daunting. It’s hard to know what to include, what to leave out, or how to lay it all out to best effect. Some...

Marie Gardiner • 12 May 2017
Workflow

How to Quickly Rename a Batch of Pictures With Lyn for Mac

Tutorial • Beginner

With robust rename tools and metadata management, Lyn for Mac is a fast and full-featured application to bring some sanity to your image collection. In this...

Andrew Childress • 16 Mar 2017
History of Photography

Women in Photography: a Story Still Being Written

Tutorial • Beginner

The story of women in photography is still a work in progress. It’s not a fairy tale but it’s also not a tragedy. In celebration of International Women’s...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 8 Mar 2017
Types of Photography

Myriam Abdelaziz: Passion, Presence, and Creative Adaptation

Tutorial • Beginner

Photographer Myriam Abdelaziz is a cultural chameleon, shaped by living in different places, able to slip between worlds and identities as the situation...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 8 Mar 2017
Street

It's About People! Tina Modotti's Socially Engaged Photography

Tutorial • Beginner

On many levels, Tina Modotti was a photographer of substance. She also, obviously, had a great style!

Jackson Couse • 7 Mar 2017
Running a Photography Business

7 Striking Print Resume Templates for Visual Artists

Tutorial • Beginner

We've put together our 7 favourite resume templates in one easy list, so if you're looking for something that showcases your creative talent, you'll...

Marie Gardiner • 7 Mar 2017
Scripts & Plug-ins

How to Learn Adobe After Effects in Adobe After Effects

Tutorial • Beginner

Use the FX Tutor After Effects Script to look up and learn more about After Effects presets & effects - right inside the app.

Andrew Childress • 2 Mar 2017
History of Photography

How to Handle Archival Photos and Documents Properly

Tutorial • Beginner

Printed photographs are, unfortunately, always degrading. The process of taking a film photograph is a chemical process. When you apply fixer, you slow the...

Marie Gardiner • 7 Feb 2017
Portrait

Quick Tip: 3 Types of Eye Contact in Photography

Tutorial • Beginner

In today's quick tip we'll be exploring three types of eye contact to consider when taking a portrait, along with different situations where each may be...

David Appleyard • 10 Jan 2017
Running a Photography Business

How to File News and Feature Photo Assignments the Right Way

Tutorial • Beginner

In this video tutorial from my course, Introduction to News and Editorial Assignment Photography, I'll take you through the process of filing a feature...

Brett Gundlock • 22 Dec 2016
Printing

How to Create a Calendar With Your Photographs in Adobe Photoshop (Design Template)

Tutorial • Beginner

Making something personal to sell or send out as a marketing tool, can take time and effort. That might be off-putting, but there are ways to create...

Marie Gardiner • 20 Dec 2016