Tutorials

Seven self hosted alternatives to Flickr (and every other hosted image service)

Sep 21, 2016 James Ingles

Flickr had the potential to be what Facebook is now, unfortunately Yahoo squandered multiple opportunities to make something of Flickr, now Yahoo has decided to…



How to “scan” film using your DSLR and process it in Lightroom

Sep 15, 2016 John Aldred

For those that shoot film, developing and dealing with chemicals isn’t usually the biggest hassle. Often it’s scanning the resulting film into the computer. Many…



20 tips and rules to make you a composition ninja

Sep 15, 2016 Barry O Carroll

There are no unbreakable rules when it comes to how you should compose your photographs After all, who likes rules except for your old school principal…



Size matters; Comparing Octabox sizes with high speed sync

Sep 12, 2016 John Aldred

One of the questions I see pop up often through various portrait groups on Facebook is “what softbox do I buy?”. After they settle on…



Overpowering the sun; Shooting outdoor flash portraits in harsh bright sunlight

Sep 12, 2016 John Aldred

At some point or another, anybody who shoots portraits is going to need to shoot outdoors in bright sunlight. Even if you actively try to…



Thinking about closed and open form pictures; or how old art history terms can still be useful

Sep 10, 2016 Daniela Bowker

If you were to mention the term ‘formal analysis’ to an art historian today, you’d probably be told it’s passé. No one really tries to…



Ultimate guide to selections: the Pen tool

Sep 8, 2016 Robert Cornelius

I know there are a lot people out there who want to be better at Photoshop – heck, I’ve been doing this for almost half…



Got a gazillion megapixel photo? This is how you use a “magnifying glass” to show off

Sep 7, 2016 Stefan Kohler

If you have a great camera and you took a great photo* there is really no way to show the resolution of that photo in…



How to make a full body bokehlicious wall

Sep 6, 2016 Lucas Shu

Sometimes you want to create a stunning portraits indoors but you are stuck with those seamless white, black and gray sheets as backgrounds. Well, how…



Pouring rain is your shot at spectacular portraits

Sep 4, 2016 Udi Tirosh

Pouring rain can be an excuse to stay home and do nothing. It can also be a great opportunity to go outside and use the…