Photography Tutorials — Lighting

Post Pic Graphic Design Pro Action – Lighten/Darken On 06.17.09, In Freebies, by Chris This is an action that I made myself and have been using for about 3 years for professional image retouching. The beauty of this action is that you can selectively lighten and darken a photo without washing the color out of the photo or producing high levels of noise. The effects this can have on a photo are limitless, and can effectively make any picture look correctly exposed or even add a little bit

This tutorial will show you how to take photos in a way that you can "paint" lines or shapes using a light source (usually a flashlight).

This on-site video tutorial features tips and tricks for photographing a sunset. Includes information on composition and what settings should be used.

A video discussing the quality of light in photography, using a one light source lighting set-up.

This on-site video tutorial explains how to setup studio lighting in the most effective way and certain things to avoid.

Learn how to take great flash photos on a night out in dimly lit locations.

This tutorial explains how the two types of light meters work. He answers the questions, "What meter should I buy?" and "How do I use a light meter?"

In this tutorial you can add fire effect in your signature

Capture the magic of the holidays with these tips on how to properly snap pics of holiday lights.

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to adjust the exposure of an image using Aperture 2's exposure controls.