Photography Tips & Tutorials7170 articles

We’ve compiled thousands of photography tips for photographers of all sorts, from beginners to pros. Follow us for new tips every day, all from the world’s leading photography experts.

How to Make a Cheap DIY Product Photography Booth

How to Make a Cheap DIY Product Photography Booth

Creating stellar product photography has nothing to with how much money you can spend. Often times, things don’t go perfectly, so you have to be resourceful and be able to figure out how to capture the images you’re looking for. To help aid his fellow photographers in taking great product photography, Chicago based photographer Caleb […]

Continue Reading

How to Light a Wedding Reception for Photography

How to Light a Wedding Reception for Photography

Weddings offer many opportunities for a photographer to shine and truly show the wonderful nature of these events. Being a wedding photographer comes with a lot of responsibility and requires someone with the right eye for capturing the best moments—but also finding proper lighting. This video tutorial has advice on the best lighting setups for wedding receptions: […]

Continue Reading

31 Hidden Photoshop Hotkeys That Every Photographer Should Know

31 Hidden Photoshop Hotkeys That Every Photographer Should Know

Thanks to its user-friendly interface and sophisticated tools, Adobe Photoshop CC is easily the most widely used image editing software on the market. Since you’re here, you’re probably already happily using Photoshop to perfect your photos—but what if we told you that watching one short video tutorial could make your workflow even more seamless by teaching […]

Continue Reading

How to Take Photos in Low Light Without Your Regular Tripod

How to Take Photos in Low Light Without Your Regular Tripod

Do you ever find yourself strolling around a city near evening looking for the perfect shots, only to find that you’ve left your tripod behind? Maybe it was too big and bulky to lug around, or perhaps you knew you were going to explore a “no-professionals without paperwork” zone, one where just the sight of […]

Continue Reading

8 Outdoor Child Portrait Photography Tips

8 Outdoor Child Portrait Photography Tips

Children are endearing, free-spirited, and full of life. Their bodies and minds are stuck in a state of perpetual motion. Unfortunately, many of the qualities that people love about children are the same attributes that make them difficult subjects for many photographers. Even the most experienced artists may run in to some trouble when it […]

Continue Reading

5 Imaginative and Inspiring Ideas to Boost Your Photography Creativity

5 Imaginative and Inspiring Ideas to Boost Your Photography Creativity

At one point or another, almost all photographers have experienced periods of creative block. Though incredibly frustrating, lulls in the artistic process are completely natural and do not indicate a loss of the “spark” you once had. Nevertheless, navigating your way out of a block can be a long, arduous process. Here, Marcin Lewandowski offers advice on […]

Continue Reading

Camera Focus Tips

Camera Focus Tips

Just as choosing where to place the emphasis in a sentence can entirely change the meaning of a phrase, a photographer’s point of focus can dictate the meaning and overall success of an image. This video reviews just a few ways in which new artists can troubleshoot when facing difficulties with focal point: Manual or Auto […]

Continue Reading

5 Composition Techniques That Go Beyond the Rule of Thirds

5 Composition Techniques That Go Beyond the Rule of Thirds

We all know about the rule of thirds by now, but there’s a lot more to framing a photo. This video by photographer Wayne Moran is a simple and yet absorbing round up of a few less obvious compositional techniques that are guaranteed to lift your photography to the next level. So without further ado, […]

Continue Reading

Simple DIY Photography Tricks & Hacks

Simple DIY Photography Tricks & Hacks

Looking to spice up your photography on a slim budget? From forced perspective to creating your own shower curtain softbox, if you’re into creative DIY projects you’ll want to check out this video. But beware, use them at your own risk: Do-It-Yourself hacks are generally a lot of fun to try out, but for some […]

Continue Reading

Tokyo Street Photography Tips & Techniques

Tokyo Street Photography Tips & Techniques

Dave Powell didn’t always have an eye or interest in photography. However, when his profession led him to Tokyo—approximately 6700 miles from his hometown—he found himself suddenly seeking a creative outlet. As he learned to call a foreign country home, he began to see the entire world a little differently. In the following short film, he […]

Continue Reading