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No Light, Low Light, No Problem: Environmental Portraiture at Night

Tutorial • Beginner

Image making at night can be very difficult. If you photograph weddings, news, documentary, or creative portraits, these tips on how to make portraits at...

Ben Lucas • 26 Sep 2015
Portrait

Lindsay Adler: Bending the Line Between Fashion and Fine Art

Tutorial • Beginner

On International Women’s Day, I considered the role women occupy in photography. Inspired by the women I profiled, I wanted to share more. In this article,...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 29 Apr 2015
Street

What Is Street Photography?

Tutorial • Beginner

The first in a series of articles and tutorials about street photography, this article discusses the art of street photography, the challenges and benefits...

Amy Touchette • 24 Mar 2015
Portrait

Quick and Easy Three Light Portrait Setup for Photo and Video

Tutorial • Beginner

A simple three-point light kit is the most popular lighting setup for creative professionals of all fields. Learn the basics of how to use three point...

Ben Lucas • 21 Dec 2014
Image Correction

Balancing Skin Tone and Creating Skin Tone References

Tutorial • Intermediate

Skin tone varies widely between ethnicities and individuals. This tutorial teaches you how to use a precise method of colour management in Adobe Photoshop to...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 7 Dec 2014
Portrait

Essential Makeup Tips for Every Portrait Photographer

Tutorial • Beginner

Makeup applied well can correct most skin imperfections, saving time in retouching portraits after the shoot. Having a makeup artist on set is ideal, but...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 28 Oct 2014
Composition

What We Expect to See: When to Crop Limbs in a Portrait

Tutorial • Beginner

Deciding where to crop a portrait can be a challenge. This quick tip explains how we see and how those principles can help us make good cropping decisions.

Dawn Oosterhoff • 16 Oct 2014
Landscape & Nature

How to Bounce On-Camera Flash for Better Portraits

Tutorial • Beginner

On Camera flash isn't ideal, but sometimes you just have to make do with the flash you have. Here are some tips to help bounce your on-camera flash for...

Ben Lucas • 28 Aug 2014
Light

3 Natural Portraits With Window Light

Tutorial • Beginner

Photographing portraits with available light has many advantages. In this tutorial, we'll explore one of the best ways to photograph with available light:...

Simon Plant • 25 Aug 2014
Light

6 Creative Ways to Shoot Portraits in a Tunnel

Tutorial • Beginner

Tunnels are great landscape features with a lot of photographic potential. In this tutorial, you'll learn different ways to take advantage of this setting...

Ben Lucas • 18 Aug 2014
Compositing

Creating a Realistic Composite Photo with Displacement Mapping

Tutorial • Intermediate

Photographing people on location sometimes just isn't possible. In this example, I'll show you how to get your subject realistically composited into a...

Ben Lucas • 29 Jul 2014
Light

Quick Tip: How to Take Great Portrait Photos at Night

Tutorial • Intermediate

Through my career as a photographer, I've been to many strange places at even stranger hours of the night—or should I say morning? In this tutorial, I'm...

Zach Sutton • 27 May 2014