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Lightroom’s capabilities tend to be underestimated. But once you scratch past the surface, you’ll see that it’s an incredibly powerful & efficient piece of software for all types of photography. Lightroom has now become the primary post-processing program for most professional photographers. This set of five eBooks was made to help you get the most out […]
As photographers we capture certain amounts of light every single time we take a picture. Knowing how exposure works and how to use your camera settings correctly will greatly increase your skills as a photographer. The visual below details all the basics on exposure to get you started: Infographic provided courtesy of phototechniques.info. The key […]
Famous photojournalist Robert Capa was once quoted as saying “if your photos aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” Capa was partly right; framing can make or break, a photograph. In this video, in less than three minutes, nature and landscape photographer John Greengo walks you through his tried and true framing rules that can elevate your work from […]
In this video, Jesús Ramirez shows us three ways to achieve a cinematic effect on your image in Photoshop. Ramirez goes in depth on using color curve layers and also shows us some shortcuts using color adjustment layers and color lookup adjustment layers: Color grading is an adjustment that is often used in film to […]
Do you get so excited about your newest piece of gear that you feel like taking it on immediate test runs with the best talent you can find? You finally manage to convince someone, and during the whole shoot you can’t help but extol your new camera’s many virtues. Ever wonder what your subject might […]
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside your camera when the shutter is released? Many of you curious photographers have probably experimented by removing the lens and clicking away at the shutter button. But, have you ever witnessed a camera in all its shutter-shifting glory at ten thousand frames per second? Now you can: […]
Shooting your own large scale product photography may be easier than you think. There is a ton of information on the web about how to photograph small products, but what about the heftier of items like sofas and dining sets? Luckily, photographer Sean Tucker realized this unexplored niche and created a concise and comprehensive guide […]
If you’re a sports photographer in the United States, the Super Bowl is undoubtedly the ultimate event. The Super Bowl is widely considered the mecca of sports photography, because of its sheer scale, magnitude, and fan following. A photographer would be incredibly lucky to get just one opportunity to actually shoot the big game. But […]
In this three part video series, filmmaker, Chris Weeks, and a team of his friends explore the lives of a handful of street photographers in hopes to shed a little light onto the methodology behind the popular photography genre. The use of a rangefinder, primarily the Leica M9, plays a heavy factor in the filmmakers […]
My neighbor placed a 20-page photo album on the counter and opened the first page for me. Staring back at me was the first photo, her little boy against a plain white background in a studio. His sad eyes looked blankly at the camera. I flicked through a few more pages, hoping to see happier, […]
