Tutorials

    Tips for photographers on Instagram – How small pictures can make a big difference in a mobile driven world
    Oct 24, 2016 Samuel Zeller

    Quite often other photographers tell me “I don’t have time for another social network and I don’t need Instagram”. Yet they spend hours posting on…

    5 top tips to improve your food photography
    Oct 24, 2016 John Aldred

    Food photography is something we’ve pretty much all tried. Even if our gastronomical efforts are only limited to Instagram, it helps to be able to…

    How to use shutter speed to your advantage to help you get the film look
    Oct 24, 2016 John Aldred

    There’s more to getting the “film look” with video than simply shooting your camera at 24 frames per second. It’s not just the colour grading,…

    Why The Golden Ratio Is Better Than The Rule Of Thirds
    Oct 24, 2016 Jon Sparkman

    A long time ago I was a young art student, being told about the “Rule Of Thirds”. I was told it’s one of the most…

    Here’s how to burst that double gel bubble with Pre-Vis!
    Oct 24, 2016 Joseph Parry

    Two things happened to lead to this portrait, a last minute reschedule from a client and a mess around in Set.A.Light 3D Studio. Then it…

    The complete photography guide to shooting in museums and galleries
    Oct 22, 2016 Daniela Bowker

    I dropped into the British Museum on Monday and spent a few hours in the Mesopotamian galleries with a brief flit through the Greek and…

    This guide to astrophotography will have you shooting stars in no time
    Oct 20, 2016 John Aldred

    Yesterday we showed you South of Home Photography’s beautiful photographs of the New Zealand winter night sky. If you’re just starting out with astrophotography, it can…

    Headshots – A view from the other side of the lens – 5 lessons I learned as a subject
    Oct 17, 2016 Alex Lagarejos

    As a photographer, I’m incredibly lucky to have had many experiences on the other side of the camera; it’s enabled me to have a greater…

    How to create realistic burning skin in photoshop
    Oct 16, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    If you are doing a still image and want to add some burning skins effects, this video will show you a quick 10 minutes way…

    The laws of light cannot be broken but they can be controlled
    Oct 14, 2016 John Aldred

    Without light, there would be no such thing as photography. But simply having light isn’t enough. Cameras turn our three dimensional world into a two…