Tutorials
How to create a classic three-light beauty portrait lighting setup
The three light setup has been a staple of portrait photographers for decades. There isn’t just one three light setup, though, there are several, with…
Five quick tips for making stellar Milky Way photos
Like any other genre, astrophotography has its many challenges. And if you plan to shoot Milky Way and get the best of your shots, you…
Guide numbers explained – the maths behind the mystery
When flashes first started to use Guide Numbers, they were a fairly reliable judgement of how one flashes power stacks up against another. But as…
How to lightpaint complicated shapes with your drone
A few months ago I was inspired to try and see what shapes I could create while attaching a Lumecube to my drone. I’d seen…
Watch how I created this highly stylized composite portrait
I always tell everybody that with only 30 minutes of practice a day you can become a master at Photoshop, all you need to be…
Six things that will raise your image editing to the next level
When you are taking a photo, it’s always good to achieve as much as you can in-camera. However, we’re not always in the position to…
These are the five signs that you’re over-editing your landscape photos
When editing your photos, one of the important things to know is when to stop. But while you know that too much editing will ruin…
How to emulate dappled natural light in the studio using flash
Sometimes the hardest lighting setups to achieve are actually the ones that look the easiest. For years I’ve wanted to emulate that dappled lighting you…
Triple processing of a single RAW file
Please note that this tutorial is meant for advanced users of Photoshop who are well familiar with layers, masks and luminosity masks. Occasionally when examining…
Blackmagic has released 8 solid hours of video training for DaVinci Resolve
If you’ve not yet discovered DaVinci Resolve, it’s essentially Blackmagic’s answer to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audion all rolled into one – but…






































