Tutorials

How to shoot fashion-inspired portraits with just one (hard) light

May 27, 2024 Alex Baker

Some studio photographers will certainly go for the “more is more” approach to lighting. And it can seem a little daunting when you’re starting out…



How to make your photos look like they’re from 1839

May 26, 2024 David Prochnow

Ah, the good old days; they probably weren’t that good for photographers. Inhaling mercury fumes, handling caustic alkali, and fretting about patent payments, those times…



Give yourself a Weegee

May 23, 2024 David Prochnow

Every photographer should study the life work of Arthur Fellig. Better known by his self-appointed nickname, Weegee (see Figure 1), or, more accurately, Weegee the…



How to solve problems when everything seems to be going wrong on a shoot

May 22, 2024 Alex Baker

You know what they say about the best-laid plans of mice and men, and it also applies to photography. You can plan a shoot all…



How to shoot portraits in open shade like a pro

May 17, 2024 Alex Baker

If you’re a portrait photographer who shoots outdoors, you probably already know the magic of shooting in open shade. For those used to using flash…



This is the one camera setting you should change for perfectly exposed photos

May 17, 2024 Dunja Đuđić

If you take photos in the forest or take landscapes in the sunset, there are areas where the shadows are pitch black or the highlights…



Triple play-make monster RAW views of the same subject, at the same time, in the same photo

May 16, 2024 David Prochnow

A quirk in the firmware of the Nikon D40X enables you to bend some very serious rules for making incredibly feature-rich photographs. Granted, this oddity…



3 HDR photo editing mistakes you’re making and how to fix them

May 14, 2024 Chris Parker

In today’s photo editing tutorial, regardless of your editing software, you’ll discover the top 3 editing mistakes I see with HDR images and some bonus…



Lighting setup: Abstract colour and light

May 9, 2024 Jake Hicks

I’m often described as a ‘technical shooter’ or as a photographer who utilises ‘technical lighting’ and although I don’t mind the comparison, I think many…



Mastering Photoshop Brush Settings: When a 1% Flow is Still Too Fast

May 8, 2024 Pratik Naik

In Photoshop, sometimes the smallest settings can make the biggest difference. When I retouch, I often have a brush set to 100% opacity and 1%…