
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
