Portrait Photography How To

The concept of depth of field describes one of the most important determinants of how your outdoor photographs will appear. If you've ever captured the identical scene with two different f/stop settings, you at least have an inkling of how this works.

Before getting started on a project do you carefully select the most appropriate Adobe Camera Profile for the specific image at hand? If not, that's a shame, as you'll see in the following quick primer from instructor Mitch Lally. In fact, watching his video could be the most productive five minutes you spend today.

Last week we featured an interesting video from one of favorite wildlife and landscape photographers who insists that your camera's Aperture Priority mode is preferable to shooting in Manual for certain situations. We're following up on that today with a quick tutorial from Vanessa Joy who demonstrates how to use shutter speed to capture images with a variety of creative effects.

If you want to make the most of your iPhone camera you've come to the right place for achieving the highest possible image quality and a faster workflow. Today's tutorial from the Reeflex Camera YouTube channel demonstrates everything you need to know for getting the job done to perfection

Photoshop offers a vast array of features, some more effective and easier to apply that others. Today's quick tutorial from the globally popular PiXimperfect YouTube channel discusses two tools that are frequently ignored because some users dismiss them as useless or even destructive. Applied properly, however, they are very powerful and effective.

Boudoir imagery is a unique subset of portraiture that's growing in popularity as more and more photographers learn how easy it is to pursue with the equipment they already own in the comfort of their home. There's no need for a decked-out studio or complex-and-expensive lighting gear if you understand how to take advantage of natural illumination streaming through a window.

Photographers love their affordable, fast, and easy-to-carry "nifty fifty" lenses that can be used to capture a wide range of scenes from landscapes and portraits to nature photos and more. When your images fail to meet expectations, and you're not sure why, it's likely because you're making one or more common mistakes when shooting with a 50mm prime.