Photography Theory

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  1. Weekly What's Up: Learning Video Editing With David Bode

    Weekly What's Up: Learning Video Editing With David Bode

    Tutorial • Beginner

    This week we catch up with David Bode to hear about his new course, Introduction to Video Editing. If you've ever wondered how to transform raw video into a...

  2. Look at This! A Special Portrait From Voodoo Macbeth

    Look at This! A Special Portrait From Voodoo Macbeth

    Tutorial • Beginner

    This photograph from a production of Macbeth is part of the Billy Rose Theatre collection. Here we'll look at how this image makes us feel, along with some...

  3. How to Craft a Compelling Photo Story With Exposure

    How to Craft a Compelling Photo Story With Exposure

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Exposure is an online photo essay publishing platform built with photographers in mind. The platform provides photographers with an opportunity to use...

  4. Look at This! See How Walker Evans Plays with Space and Time

    Look at This! See How Walker Evans Plays with Space and Time

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Walker Evans photographed what he saw literally, creating art with the rhythms, textures, and organization of everyday life. Look at how Evans organizes...

  5. Look at This! Pictures of the Great Depression by Berenice Abbott and Dorothea Lange

    Look at This! Pictures of the Great Depression by Berenice Abbott and Dorothea Lange

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this photograph we see some cobbled together huts and two men sitting outside. What can we glean from this? Are they just homeless or is there more to...

  6. Look at This! Leisure by the Waterside

    Look at This! Leisure by the Waterside

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this photograph we see a family scene; something fun, playful and peaceful; but why does it make us feel that way?

  7. How to Register Copyright and Track Your Images from Inside Adobe Lightroom

    How to Register Copyright and Track Your Images from Inside Adobe Lightroom

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Copyright images and search for cases of infringement directly from Lightroom using ImageRights.

  8. Look at This! Where There's Smoke

    Look at This! Where There's Smoke

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In one portrait, Yousuf Karsh shows an actor both as a villainous character and a quiet, refined gentleman. Study Karsh’s ability to use lighting and...

  9. Look at This! A Portrait of the Artist

    Look at This! A Portrait of the Artist

    Tutorial • Beginner

    With this photograph of author HG Wells, Yousuf Karsh has created something visually striking and dare I say it, intimidating. Let’s look at why.

  10. Look at This! Boys Diving

    Look at This! Boys Diving

    Tutorial • Beginner

    John Boyd's photograph of boys diving off a pier radiates fun! Examine how the photographer's use of clever composition invites us to join in the action and...

  11. How to Read a Photograph

    How to Read a Photograph

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Examining photographs gives us access to stories that are greater than the visual representation contained within the frame. Taking the time to examine...

  12. How to Cold Pitch Work and Get the Creative Photography Jobs You Want

    How to Cold Pitch Work and Get the Creative Photography Jobs You Want

    Tutorial • Beginner

    As creatives, we often think of ideas that we’d love to do. Pitching for these is difficult as the company involved might not be looking for what you offer....

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