Tutorials
How to create “The Ring of Fire” effect in-camera
May 13, 2016
Sam Hurd
In late 2014 I was given a few pieces of piping. What you might call trash, but I call the ring of fire. It ended up being…
How to deal with difficult panoramic image stitching in Photoshop the easy way
May 13, 2016
John Aldred
With the speed boosts and memory capacities of modern computers, stitching multiple shots together to make larger panoramic images has become a very common technique used by…
Studio portraits: What modifier for what light?
May 10, 2016
Felix Barjou
Santa Claus has you spoiled this year by offering you the studio of your dreams? A kit of flashes, a backdrop support and even more rolls…
10 Common Lightroom mistakes and how to avoid them
May 9, 2016
Udi Tirosh
With great power comes great responsibility, and with an image catalog comes well, lesser responsibility, but a responsibility nonetheless. And we’ve all done it, selective color,…
Two tips for removing reflections from eyeglasses
May 7, 2016
Gannon Burgett
I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve taken a photo of someone with glasses only to have a reflection ruin the shot….
Strip it back: The art of simplicity
May 4, 2016
Joseph Parry
Simplify. Back to basics. Classic. Timeless. You see, the biggest criticism I find myself offering to students and friends of mine is to simplify an…
Cinematic Color Grading With Lightroom
May 4, 2016
JP Danko
We have posted a few really awesome cinematic color grading tutorials lately – but they all use Photoshop. Instead of jumping over to Photoshop, I…
Helpful tips for combining natural light with flash
May 4, 2016
Gannon Burgett
Nine times out of ten, I would rather shoot with natural light. But no matter how prepared I am or how keen I am on…
Alex Watanabe: An Eggcellent display in lighting
Apr 30, 2016
Joseph Parry
Lighting is often a serious point of conversation; soft, hard, broad, short, high and low key etc… it can really go on extensively, so when…
Lighting direction as a tool: Popping vs blending your subject within a scene
Apr 30, 2016
Joseph Parry
As someone who shoots on location a lot I’m often given a choice on what I like to call “popping” or “blending” a subject into…