Tutorials
This beginner’s guide to using strobes will help you decide what to buy and how to use it
Mar 15, 2021
John Aldred
Speedlights and strobes can be quite intimidating to new photographers who’ve never had personal experience with them before. Particularly strobes. They’re really not all that…
How to shoot easy white backgrounds for either products or portraits
Mar 12, 2021
John Aldred
It’s one of the oldest and most fundamental techniques when it comes to shooting both portraits and product photography in the studio. But it’s also…
Use this simple setup for gorgeous one-light portraits
Mar 11, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
While using one light for portraits is quite a simple approach, there are many ways in which you can use it. A single light lets…
Super-soft lighting in small home studios
Mar 10, 2021
Jake Hicks
In this article I’ll explain a beautifully soft lighting setup that can be achieved in almost any sized space – In fact, this setup actually…
Milky Way Core Season is coming, and here’s a quick guide for photographing it
Mar 9, 2021
Daniel Stein
So first a little bit about myself. I mean who would take advice from some random stranger on the internets. I am Dan Stein, I have…
How to take creative macro photos in your kitchen sink
Mar 8, 2021
Micael Widell
Here comes a quick, easy tip on something you can try in your kitchen with a macro lens. Yesterday as I was doing the dishes,…
How to fake a long exposure effect in Photoshop using Path Blur
Mar 4, 2021
John Aldred
The Path Blur has been around in Photoshop for a few years now, but it’s not a commonly used or really understood tool. Something that…
Expert advice: How to do remote photo shoots using Zoom
Mar 3, 2021
Tara Todras-Whitehill
I’ve spent most of my career working as a photojournalist and director of photography, and I’m happy to have recently started working with Wonderful Machine…
Watch and learn the difference between “YouTube lighting” vs “cinematic lighting”
Mar 2, 2021
John Aldred
I thought this was quite an interesting video. It’s an interesting take on how we light for different subject matter. It isn’t saying that one…
5 useful gear and camera tricks to get difficult shots the easy way
Mar 1, 2021
John Aldred
There are certain techniques that ubiquitous to commercials we often see on TV. But achieving some of them can be quite tricky and/or expensive to…