Finding Your Photography Style I have loved photography for many years, and even before I started taking photos of my own, I had an appreciation for what was, in my opinion, great photography. When I first started ou...
4 Tips for Taking Photos in Harsh Light While many of us love shooting in the soft light of late afternoon (and early morning!) we may sometimes find ourselves having to shoot in harsh sunlight conditions. If you fi...
Spot Metering for Better Exposure Have you ever been in a situation where you are surrounded by uneven, harsh, dark, bright, and just overall inconsistent light? I’m sure you have, as this type of situation is all-t...
Learn how out of focus, selective focus & motion blur photography can add an entirely new, unique & engaging dynamic to your photos!
Photoshop Curves Tutorial Many new Photoshop users don't know where to start when it comes to learning the basics of the program. While Photoshop is quite complicated, it doesn't need to take years to become comfort...
Off Camera Flash For Beginners When I first became interested in off-camera flash, I was completely overwhelmed by the amount of information I found online, and didn’t even know where to begin! But I was determined t...
Camera Lens Filters and Effects When it comes to digital camera lens filters, there are so many possibilities, and your choice of filter depends entirely on what you are photographing, and how you would like your pho...
How to Enhance & Make a Sky Blue in Lightroom Sometimes, you just are not going to have perfectly blue skies and big, billowy clouds in your photos. Don’t worry, though – there are a few ways to give your skies ...
Optimizing Photoshop Images for Web and Print Not all file types and color modes are created equal, so when it comes image files, there are a few easy steps you can follow to optimize your image for whatever platform...
How to Restore Old Photos in Photoshop A question that has been asked quite a few times recently our community is how to digitally restore old family photos that originated on film. We all have them: cherished vintag...
Facebook Photo Settings Have you ever uploaded an image to Facebook and noticed that somewhere between editing and the final uploaded image on Facebook, something was lost in translation? Maybe your image looked too ...
How to Calibrate Your Monitor There are many technical ins-and-outs to monitor calibration. Most of us have an average amount of tech-savvy, so I am writing this for people who simply want their images to look bette...
Monitor Calibration In this post, we will look at why monitor color calibration is so important, and how you can calibrate your screen in order to ensure the images you photographed look their very best, both when yo...
5 Holiday Marketing Ideas for Photographers As a photographer, the holiday season is a great time to market to and attract new clients, as well as reconnect with your existing clients. Here are 5 great marketing ide...
How to Photograph Christmas Decorations As photographers, we love the holidays because they provide us with plenty of amazing photo opportunities. A challenge that we face as photographers in any situation is captur...
How to Be a Perfect Second Shooter at a Wedding Before I photographed a wedding on my own, I worked as a second shooter for a couple of different photographers, just to get a feel for everything that wedding photogra...
Snow Photography For some of you, photographing in the snow may be easier because you are used to being around all that white stuff during the Winter months. I live in Georgia, and we rarely get more than a couple o...
How to Crop in Photoshop There are several ways you can crop an image in Photoshop, but the most straightforward method to get a precise crop is by using the Crop Tool. In this tutorial, I will walk you through how ...
How to Use Photoshop Levels The Levels Panel in Photoshop is a powerful tool that allows you to edit tonal range, as well as color. In this tutorial, we will look at how to use the Levels panel to edit tonal range -...
How to Master Silhouette Photography in 7 Easy Steps Silhouette Photography is an excellent way to add drama, mood and mystery to a photo. The dark mysterious shape/outline of a subject in front of a lighter backgro...