Tutorials

    Hard, soft, specular and diffused lighting and how it affects your subject
    Jul 18, 2016 John Aldred

    Understanding different types of light is important. If you don’t know how light works, then fixing issues that show up in your lighting during a…

    How to make a tiny planet video with a single camera
    Jul 17, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Over the years we shared quite a few little planet videos. Most involved building an elaborate gopro rig which can hold six cameras. Kinda like this…

    The portfolio of portfolios: what you need, and why
    Jul 16, 2016 Daniela Bowker

    Portfolio. Gosh that can be a scary word. When you have to compile a greatest hits of your photography life and future commissions and your…

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    Keep Taking Pictures After Sunset!
    Jul 14, 2016 JP Danko

    Every once in awhile I find myself somewhere where there is a large number of people watching a sunset – and where there are people…

    A guide to nailing focus and depth of field
    Jul 12, 2016 John Aldred

    Focus and depth of field are those kinds of topics that can quickly confuse newer photographers. When we’re just starting out, we think we know what…

    This is how to get the painterly look in your portraits
    Jul 10, 2016 Clinton lofthouse

    I recently organised and executed a cover shoot for Uk alternative magazine Twisted Edge. It features the usual alternative lifestyle elements such as girls with…

    The most powerful 10 second toning tip you’ve never heard of!
    Jul 10, 2016 Joseph Parry

    Here’s a colour toning tip I picked up from Barrington Russell last year and I still use it to this day! What if I told…

    How to create dramatic short-light boudoir with just a single speedlight (NSFW)
    Jul 7, 2016 John Aldred

    When you think of the popular boudoir photographers out there at the moment, Lindsay Adler’s name is one of those that immediately springs to mind, and…

    Three tools to rule them all: How to fix anything in Photoshop with three basic tools
    Jul 7, 2016 Stefan Kohler

    I know – that title sounds a little bit like clickbait-ish. But! It’s not! (well not this time). You don’t need a lot of fancy…

    This is how you take a soft light group shot
    Jul 4, 2016 Joseph Parry

    Forget Mr.White, today we’re Breaking Clay! I am a long time follower of Clay Cook, and one thing that always amazes me is his softly lit…