Photography Tutorials

Each person has some unique quality that deserves photographing. It doesn’t have to be perfect skin, a remodeled nose, pouting mouth, stunning eyes. But it should be some quality that best communicates the person’s individuality.

Street photography loosely describes a type of documentary photography that revolves around taking photos of everyday life and objects in the open urban environment of streets, lanes villages and towns. It provides a visual commentary on the world around us showcasing humor, routine and daily life on the streets. Here’s some advice on how to do it.

When photographing waterfalls, all you really need to do is find the characteristics of your waterfall, and then do what you can to capture them. Your waterfall might be gentle and docile, or raging and flamboyant. Regardless of the mood your waterfall portrays, this guide will help you capture it in a beautiful photograph.

Beginners often ask me whether or not they require a portrait lens for baby photography. The answer in relation to baby portraiture is an absolute yes. With a standard lens you will need to get in very close to a baby. You can shoot from further back and crop digitally later, but, from a quality perspective, it’s best to have ‘more image to play with’.

Photography tutorial with information on preparation, equipment, and techniques for taking photos in foreign countries.

Black and white photography is a beautiful medium and an artform practised by some of the world’s greatest photographers. But newcomers to black and white photography, however much they enjoy it, may miss one thing – colour. The good news is that it’s easy to add colour to black and white images. Photographers have been doing it for decades, both in the darkroom and digitally, through a process called toning.

Monochrome photographs are timeless, especially black and white photographs. They enhance emotional substance and have a disposition of making photos look more artistic.

I have long been a fan of rim lighting and, given the opportunity, would prefer to use it over a single light source. Rim lighting, which is often referred to as back light or even hair lights, is simply light placed on your subject which gives the appearance of a light outline. This technique pulls the subject off the background and offers some depth and dimension to what you are shooting. This article outlines how to setup your lights to achieve such an effect and also covers some simple po

Black and white photography is a beautiful medium and an artform practised by some of the world's greatest photographers. But newcomers to black and white photography, however much they enjoy it, may miss one thing - colour. The good news is that it's easy to add colour to black and white images. Photographers have been doing it for decades, both in the darkroom and digitally, through a process called toning.

Do you ever see a picture and wonder how the photographer obtained perfect lighting on a subject? You might be asking "What kind of flash does he use?" or "What are the settings on his camera to get such lighting?" In this tutorial, I will be explaining the secrets to turning your pictures into perfection.