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Latest How To Stories
I, Photographer: Lisa Franceski’s Shore Birds
Mentor Series: Grand Tetons
The Story Behind How This Dreamy Magazine Cover Photo Was Shot
Mentor Series Travel Contest: Official Rules
Mentor Series: Costa Rica
Visualization Scientist Robert Hurt Takes NASA’s Space Images And Makes Them Beautiful
How to Make a Polaroid Scratch-Off Card for Valentine’s Day
Software Workshop: An Introduction to Digital Photo Editing
PSA: If You Do Photoshoots on Railroad Tracks You Might Actually Die
Congratulations To Our Mentor Series Travel Photo Contest Winner, Stephen Ippolito
Lighting: Use High Speed Flash Sync to Fake a Lake Portrait
You Can Do It: Using Long Exposure To Create Dreamy Water Photography
Software Workshop: Adding Contrast for More Dramatic Landscape Photos
What Is It Like to Be a Photographer At the Olympics? Jeff Cable Explains
Traveling Photographer: Bermuda
How To: Beautiful Photos From Refracted Light
How LED Streetlamps Could Change the Look of Night Photography Forever
Eight DIY lighting accessories you can make
Story of the Shot: Gregory Heisler’s Boston Marathon Tribute Cover Photo for Sports Illustrated
Video: Karl Taylor Explains The Inverse Square Law of Light In A Way Anyone Can Understand
Side by Side Comparisons Show The Real Differences in Beauty Lights
Photographing Fireworks: 24 Tips
Tips From a Pro: Peter Hurley on high-end headshot photography
Pro Tips For Shooting Better Photos at the Beach
Canon’s Handy How-To Guide on AF Microadjustments
Matt Alberts’ 19th Century Skate Portraits
You Can Do It: Shoot Evocative Still Life Photos
Masters of Intimate Portraiture
How to: Using Backlight to Photograph Glassware
Photographer Rich Clarkson Has Been Shooting March Madness For 60 Years
Tips From A Pro: Create Inspired Nature Photography
How To: Shoot Outdoor Portrait Photos in the Snow
How To: Master Avedon Lighting
Quick Tip: Use reflections to capture more of the world
Software Workshop: Creating a Composite Car Photo Like the Pros
The Spirit of Travel: Jake Stangel
The Spirit of Travel: Christopher Testani
Traveling Photographer: Viewing Vermont
Behind the Shot: Lighting a Car Through a Frozen Lake
My Project: Krista Long’s Photos of High Speed Water Slide Riders
My Project: Marisa Scheinfeld Photographs the Ruins of New York’s Borscht Belt
Traveling Photographer: Idaho’s Sun Valley
Tips from a Pro: Using Trees for Dramatic Landscape Photography
This Is How You Shoot a Photo of an Airplane Using 30 Strobes
In Focus: Tara Sellios’ Morbid Still Lifes
Tips from a Pro: Lynn Saville’s Tips For Photographing After Dark
Lindsay Adler’s Five Tips For Helping a Portrait Subject Relax
I, Photographer: Lori Nix, Print Pro
The Spirit of Travel: Jessica Sample
10 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Photography
Lighting Tip: Faking a Rainstorm
Polarizing Filter Fail: Protecting Your Lens
2013 Year In Review: Software Workshop
The Most Photographed (and Uploaded) Places in the World According to Google
Watch Street Photographer Markus Andersen At Work In Sydney
Tips From a Pro: Gregory Heisler on Portrait Photography
How To: Photograph Jellyfish In an Aquarium Setting
You Can Do It: Pinhole Photography
Mentor Series: Scott Kooken Captures A Grand Teton Sunrise
An Introduction to Macro Photography
Andrew Shum Learns to See
How To: Plan Your Night Photography For Perfect Star Trails
