Photography Tips
What is the rule of thirds? How do you use the exposure triangle? Here are photography tips to help you shoot better, whether you’re a beginner or a pro.
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What’s Up With… Depth of Field
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Photo Printing Paper
How To: Capture Winter Sports Action Photos
PSA: Don’t try to take selfies with wild animals
“…I can’t believe you guys would stoop so low!”
How To: Shoot With Hard Light
Tips From a Pro: Use Strobes to Combat Cluttered Backgrounds In Portraits
How To: Use a Split Neutral Density Filter
Quick Tip: Get on the Same Level as your subject
Tips From a Pro: Adding an Element of Surprise to Your Image
How To: Make an Easy Abstract Photo
SLR: Setting Standards?
Tip of the Day: What is Lens Flare and What you can do about it
How To: Shoot an Unconventional Executive Portrait
‘Paint’ shapes in the dark with long-exposure photography
How To: Light an Outdoor Scene with Classical Lighting
Tips from a Pro: A New Perspective on Nature Photography
How To: Plan the Perfect Trek to Patagonia
How to: Shoot a fashion show like a pro
Tip of the Day: Photo Time Capsule
Tip of the Day: Color Solarization in Photoshop Elements
Tips From a Pro: Infrared Photography
Tip of the Day: Street Photography Pointers
How To: Make an Image in Spotty Lighting
How To: Take Photos of Sharks…and Survive
Quick Tip: How to Shoot a Starburst
Behind the Lens: Life as a Nature Photographer
How To: Use Perspective to Make Something Small Look Huge
How To: Make Your Own Photographic Luck
Quick Tip: Understanding ‘Flash Falloff’
How To: Make a Timeless Architecture Photo
How To: Use Remote Lighting to Add Depth
How To: Clean Up a Background Using Symmetry
Tip of the Day: Three Ways to Control Depth of Field
Tips From a Pro: Creating a Powerful Low-Light Landscape
Jesse Dittmar on the art of the celebrity portrait
How To: Plan the Perfect Subterranean Photo Adventure
NASA’s Guide to Photography with a Hasselblad Is Wonderfully Nerdy
Mentor Series: Botswana Photo Safari
Tip of the Day: How to shoot in the Mist
How to selfie responsibly, and other tips for not damaging wildlife while shooting
Tip of the Day: Adobe Lightroom Presets
Tip of the Day: How to Photograph Hands
How To: Use Backlighting for More Dramatic Still Lifes
Tip of the Day: Photo Projects for Kids
How to juggle tons of accounts in your favorite apps from one phone
Tip of the Day: use fill flash in midday sun
Tip of the Day: DIY Talking Photo Frame
Helping Pay for your Summer Photo Trip
Tips From a Pro: Pre-Visualizing Your Lighting Setup
How To: Maximize Color by Shooting at Twilight
Tip of the Day: Three Ways to Make Your Lens Work for You
Tip of the Day: All the Photo Contests You’ll Ever Need (and how to win them)
Become a portrait mode pro
Tip of the Day: Top Spring Photo Ops
The Best ISOs For Shooting Video Come In Multiples Of 160
Amateur Astrophotographer Captures Five Gigapixel View Of The Sky
How To: Plan the Perfect Photo Safari to Africa
Tip of the Day: 3 ways to void your Warranty
Mini-Tutorial: Focusing, Tilting and Shifting Your Way to Better Photos
Travel Photographer Alissa Everett on Making Photographs in Unfamiliar Places
Tip of the Day: Foreground Framing