Perhaps you’re on a budget, or maybe you just hate switching out backgrounds. Either way, this tutorial from portrait and lifestyle photographer Jeff Carpenter has some great tips for getting different color backgrounds with a minimum of gear and fuss: Having the versatility to get a number of different looks with just one studio setup […]
Most of us know that the art of photography is more than just pointing the camera at something and pressing a button, but is there really a magic ingredient that can help us know what’s going to make a shot turn out great? Something beyond mastering your camera settings and investing in great gear? Well, […]
One of the most under-utilized yet exceptionally powerful tools in Adobe Lightroom is the radial filter. But whether you’re an old hand with this amazing little tool or brand new to it, this particularly useful tutorial from photographer Anthony Morganti will set you up with some tips and shortcuts that will make your work much easier: […]
A shallow depth of field can breathe life into what would otherwise be a dull portrait. But dialing your aperture in just right in-studio can be a bit a tricky. To shorten your learning curve, freelance photographer Gavin Hoey shares his favorite tips and tricks for getting awesome shallow depth of field portraits: Shooting portraits with […]
Getting your blog post or video noticed on social media isn’t always easy, and an a eye-catching photo as your featured image or video thumbnail can make all the difference. With that in mind, commercial fashion photographer Mark Wallace has created this simple five step tutorial that can make even drab, uninteresting photos catch a viewer’s […]
Although panoramic photography is conventionally used on landscapes, cityscapes, and building interiors, there’s a growing movement of using it in portraiture. After giving it a try, photographer J.P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens was sold on the concept, so much so that he’s created a video to show us what he’s learned so far: Panoramic portraits […]
Reflective umbrellas don’t usually get much air time in photography courses or Youtube tutorials, yet they have a number of applications and can be quite versatile. How versatile? Well, here’s a quick clip from photographer Jeff Rojas demonstrating three different looks using a single reflective umbrella: Investing in lighting equipment for a portrait studio can […]
Unfortunately for the more adventurous photographers among us, most lighting equipment was not made for hanging over rushing rivers or balancing on rocks, but Zach Gray shows us how to get the job done with a minimum of sketchiness: Locations come in all different shapes and sizes, some of which are difficult to get to or […]
While most amateur photographers rely on the camera’s viewfinder to access their shots, there are some very real benefits to tethering to a computer screen instead. Not convinced? Check out the video below by pro photographer Vanessa Joy where she does an on location tethered shoot: 1. Convenience Tethering, or using a cable to load […]
One of the first things that new photographers find when they try to take portraits against a sky or other bright background is that their subjects come out seriously underexposed. If this is you, you’ll probably find the following tip from photographer Tony Northrup super helpful: Many DSLRs have excellent autoexposure modes, but one place […]
