Tutorials

Three types of high-angle shots and their impact on your videos

Oct 17, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The angle of view is one of the elements that add to the story you want to tell in your filmmaking and photography work. In…



This is how high your light source should be for photographing portraits

Oct 15, 2018 John Aldred

One of the questions I often hear from people who are new to photography, particularly when using flash is “How high should my light be?”….



It’s not a triangle: it’s the exposure quadrangle

Oct 8, 2018 Edward Crim

The Exposure Triangle; you’ve heard of it, I’m sure. It’s fabled in story and song and celebrated by photo instructors everywhere. We can even buy…



How to light two interview subjects with only three lights using cross key lighting

Sep 27, 2018 John Aldred

Interviews can be a fun lighting challenge, especially when you need to go back and forth between two subjects; The interviewer and the interviewee. There…



Light modifiers compared: when to use beauty dish, softbox or umbrella

Sep 18, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

There are different ways to modify studio lights and adapt them to your shooting needs. In this video, Manny Ortiz compares three popular modifiers: a…



Why you might want to use red or other coloured filters with your digital camera

Sep 17, 2018 John Aldred

Coloured filters have been popular amongst black & white film photographers for decades. Typically, these are blue, red, orange, yellow and green. They help to…



This in-depth beginners guide shows everything you need to know about manual exposure

Sep 17, 2018 John Aldred

Manual exposure. It’s probably the scariest term out there for new camera owners. Stepping out of automatic or semi-automatic exposure modes for the first time…



Why and how to shoot portraits in bright sunlight with flash using high speed sync

Sep 14, 2018 John Aldred

Light is vital to photography. Without it, we wouldn’t have photographs. Our sensors would just be recording blackness. Personally, I’ve always been a fan of…



5 professional and DIY light painting tools for you to try

Sep 12, 2018 Jake Hicks

Since the recent release of my new Long Exposure Portraits tutorial from RGG EDU, I’ve been inundated with messages and questions relating to the light…



The ultimate double exposure photography guide

Sep 8, 2018 Ben Kepka

Introduction Double exposure photography involves combining two or more images into a single frame. This allows you to work with your shots and add textures…