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Learn digital camera techniques and tips that will help you flex your creative skills as well as improve the quality of your images.



Flattering Light For Portraits
10 tips to help you create great portrait lighting
Flattering Light For PortraitsLet’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
Beyond HDROne 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
Travel With Still+VideoThe 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
WaterWater 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
Light NoirThough 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
Overexposing RawMost 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.

The Art Of Selective Focus
Use creative focus techniques to direct attention and add mystery and mood to your images
The Art Of Selective FocusSave the planet. Stop world hunger. Eliminate poverty. These mottos bounced around in my naive brain as I entered journalism school years ago.

Go Ultra Wide!
Composing successfully, controlling distortion and choosing the right lens for stunning wide-angle perspectives
Go Ultra Wide!Ultrawide lenses are usually defined as lenses 20mm or shorter in full-frame 35mm-film-equivalent terms.

Creative Flash
Five ways to use flash attachments and accessories for pro lighting effects
Creative FlashThe word is finally out: TTL flash is a powerful tool to improve your photography, and easier to use than ever before. Modern TTL flashes are loaded with useful features and can even work wirelessly from your camera.

Master Depth Of Field
Learn how to place and control your depth of field for creative focus control
Master Depth Of FieldDepth of field (DOF) seems like a pretty straightforward thing, right?

10 Top Portrait Tips
How to pose and compose for character-revealing photos
10 Top Portrait TipsSince no single pose is perfect for every model, professional or otherwise, each person before your lens should be looked at individually to decide what to highlight and what to hide.



 
 

 
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