Types of Photography

Learn about the different types of photography, from studio to portrait and from still life to street photography. Follow tutorials in a range of genres.

All Types of Photography content:

Filters

Exposure

5 Ways to Experiment with Long Exposures for the First Time

Tutorial • Beginner

When you’re starting out as a photographer, you see a lot of photos and just think, how did they do that?! Sometimes, these clever photographs involve long...

Simon Bray • 30 Oct 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
Studio

Makeup Basics for Photo and Video

Course • Beginner

Now that high-definition video is here to stay, viewers are able to see more than they ever have before. For the 14 of you out there with perfect skin, you...

David Bode • 28 Oct 2014
Street

Architectural Composition: Space, Pattern, Line, Abstraction

Tutorial • Beginner

This tutorial shows how to create simple but effective architectural shots, looking at lines, symmetry and negative space.

Marie Gardiner • 27 Oct 2014
Types of Photography

How to Find and Choose a Documentary Subject

Tutorial • Beginner

Skillful editing can make any documentary video better, but starting out with a great subject is what elevates a good video to a memorable, meaningful story....

Vik Boyechko • 17 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
Equipment

Scanography: Cameraless Pictures With Your Scanner

Tutorial • Beginner

Scanner art, or scanography, is a fun and ethereal method of creating photograph-like art with your scanner.

Marie Gardiner • 12 Oct 2014
Event

10 Tips on How to Photograph a Business Conference

Tutorial • Beginner

The sound of working a business conference may not fill you with excitement, but if you do it well, they can become a solid line of work and you may even...

Simon Bray • 3 Oct 2014
Landscape & Nature

Stéphane de Greef: Combining Nature Photography With Documentary

Tutorial • Beginner

Inspired by Don McCullin and Piotr Naskrecki, Stéphane de Greef is a forest engineer, cartographer and photographer with a long career in humanitarian work...

Jose Antunes • 28 Sep 2014
Running a Photography Business

7 Key Skills for Photo Assistants

Tutorial • Beginner

One of the best ways to advance as a new photographer is assist an established photographer. Here are some ways to find an assistant position and how to make...

Diana Elizabeth • 15 Sep 2014
Still Life

How to Photograph Artifacts and Antique Objects

Tutorial • Intermediate

How to photograph artifacts and antique objects in two ways: clean and simple, plus dramatic and artful.

Ben Lucas • 14 Sep 2014
Exposure

3 Street Photography Tips for Capturing the Decisive Moment

Tutorial • Beginner

Speed is the essence with street photography. You have to shoot from the hip if you want to catch the action. Here are three tips to help you to capture the...

Jose Antunes • 3 Sep 2014