Tutorials

A super simple 2-light setup for shooting still life photography

Dec 2, 2020 Jake Hicks

Big-shock I know. A coloured gel lighting technique from me is hardly surprising, but this time I’m scaling things down and today I’ll be sharing…



Confused by lighting terms? Here’s what they all mean

Nov 24, 2020 John Aldred

If you’re new to working with flash, especially when shooting portraits, all of the different terms for different lights can be quite confusing. With no…



Want to start shooting the Milky Way? Start here

Nov 24, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Photographing the Milky Way (and the night skies in general) is exciting and opens up a whole new world. But it’s also pretty tricky if…



How to use the sky replacement tool in photoshop to add sky reflections

Nov 21, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

It is not trivial, but with some trickery, you can fool Photoshop’s Sky Replacement AI to replace more than just the sky. You could, for…



How to shoot cinematic footage with your smartphone without buying a whole bunch of accessories

Nov 19, 2020 John Aldred

We’ve all seen the “Shot on iPhone” campaigns. Apple takes some Hollywood filmmaker, shoves some iPhones in their hand and lets them go create something…



A beginner’s guide to focus stacking in Photoshop

Nov 18, 2020 Shreyas S. Yadav

Want to create perfectly focused and sharp macro and landscape images? Here is a step-by-step guide on focus stacking, it will help you create perfectly…



Panasonic has just released a whole bunch of GH5 tutorial videos (huh?)

Nov 10, 2020 John Aldred

Panasonic has just unleashed a torrent of educational and tutorial videos on YouTube for the Panasonic GH5. Although such content is never unwelcome, the timing…



How to turn one light into several for dramatic black and white portraits

Nov 7, 2020 John Aldred

When it comes to using just a single light source in the studio, there is a lot of great content out there, and we’ve covered…



My process for creating insect portraits with macro photography

Nov 4, 2020 Adam Mann

Each print that I create is a composite of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of individual photos digitally stitched together. Using a method of macro photography called…



Here’s how you can light product photography using small LED light sources

Oct 27, 2020 John Aldred

Lighting products is a lot of fun, but it can be quite tricky. Most lights we use in the studio for shooting products are huge….