Digital Camera Tips & Techniques
Learn digital camera techniques and tips that will help you flex your creative skills as well as improve the quality of your images.
Shooting For Action How to get high-impact photos of the wide world of sports  There’s nothing more thrilling in sports photography than nailing the climactic moment in a still image. |
Photo Storytelling Go beyond the single shot to create a narrative series  How do you capture and convey the essence of a place with still photographs? |
Dramatic Weather Photography Using inclement weather for great shooting opportunities  Should we turn back?” a workshop participant asks between breaths. |
Flattering Light For Portraits 10 tips to help you create great portrait lighting  Let’s get one thing straight: There’s no simple formula for portrait lighting. |
Beyond HDR How to expand your photo’s tonal range when HDR techniques aren’t ideal  One thing I love about digital photography is the capability to create images that are closer to what we see in the world, rather than being restricted by the technological limitations of the camera sensor. |
Travel With Still+Video Tips for better technical and creative results shooting video with your DSLR  The year 2009 will go down in history books as a revolutionary one for photography. |
Water Whether it’s your focal subject or a supporting element, these quick tips will get your feet wet  Water can be a deep subject. But seriously, it’s photographically fascinating. It takes on so many different forms, you could build an entire portfolio around it. |
Light Noir How Britton Black creates intriguing, mysterious images through dramatic lighting and color  Though it may seem that Britton Black’s exciting portfolio of finely crafted, atmospheric images are the result of meticulous postprocessing, his unique “film-noir” style is performed almost entirely in the real world. |
Overexposing Raw Maximize the RAW workflow advantage by overexposing your photos  Most photographers try to make the perfect exposure every time. But there’s a school of thought that says photographers who capture RAW files would do better to slightly overexpose. |
