Tutorials

    Watch and learn how to photograph snowflakes at home
    Feb 19, 2021 John Aldred

    With big chunks of the world seeing snow right now, and not being able to get out much, it’s a great time to learn how…

    Watch: How to shoot and develop color photos with a camera obscura at home
    Feb 16, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    British photographer Brendan Barry is well-known for his camera obscura projects. He has taken photos with a camper-camera, container-camera, and plenty more. And during the…

    How to use flash if you don’t like photos to look flashy
    Feb 14, 2021 Douglas Fry

      If I lay my cards on the table, in my personal and professional work I prefer to avoid the use of flash in favour…

    Watch how to create the split-lighting coloured gel look in Photoshop
    Feb 12, 2021 John Aldred

    The two-tone gelled split-lighting look is quite popular for portraits and fashion photography. Thanks to photographers like Jake Hicks, there are lots of tutorials out…

    This beginner’s guide walks you through the basics of long exposure photography
    Feb 12, 2021 John Aldred

    Long exposure photography is a lot of fun, whether it’s landscapes, cityscapes or light painting. It’s a technique that offers a lot of options to…

    Use Linear Light blend mode in Photoshop to enhance your colours the easy way
    Feb 12, 2021 John Aldred

    Enhancing the colour in photographs, no matter what they may be, is a struggle that most photographers face. Sometimes it’s quite easy. At other times,…

    Manual vs Auto vs Back Button focus – Which should you use for landscapes?
    Feb 11, 2021 John Aldred

    I see people banging on about Back Button Focus in Facebook groups almost every day, extolling the virtues and benefits it offers for portrait photography….

    How to light your art for display like a pro
    Feb 10, 2021 Dean McLeod

    Once you’ve made the decision to invest in a beautiful artwork that you absolutely love, it is important to know that there is one last…

    Five tips for wildlife photography without a super-telephoto lens
    Feb 8, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you’re like me, you don’t own a single lens longer than 55mm. But then you get a chance to take some photos of wildlife….

    When and how to ditch HDR and use image averaging instead
    Feb 1, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    When photographing scenes with tricky lighting and high dynamic range, many photographers use HDR. But in some scenarios, it’s far from being the best option….