
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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How to photograph a meteor shower

Tips for photographing fireworks

How To: Make a Simple Time Lapse Sequence

10 Tips For Getting Kids Interested In Photography

How To Light a Car Photoshoot Through Three Feet of Ice

Are You Ready To Shoot Tonight’s Red Lunar Eclipse and Bright Mars Confluence?

How to shoot epic landscape photos of the night sky

This Clever Software Can Automatically Identify The Birds In Your Photos

How To: Use A Marble To Find Catchlights

How To: Create Dramatic Light Painting Photos

Anatomy of a Studio Fashion Shoot

Beyond the snapshots: How to tell a story with your travel photography

Shoot an in-camera double exposure photo

Setting Up a Backboard Camera To Shoot NCAA Basketball Games

How To: Backlighting Portfolio Subjects

Photography Apps for Every Traveling Photographer

Traveling Photographer: Sanibel and Captiva

Photography Travel Guide: Namibia

How to safely use smoke bombs in portraits

Travel Photography Guide: Savannah, GA

The 50 Best Places in the World to Photograph

Tips From a Pro: Shoot in the Rain

Tips from a Pro: Action Sports Photographer, Fraser Britton

How photographers take self-portraits

Tips From a Pro: The Enchanting Wave Photography of Ray Collins

Gear Trend: The Gold Standards For Street Photography

How To: Shoot Better Cat Portrait Photos

How-To: Bring Out Freckles In a Portrait Photo Using Photoshop or Lightroom

Tips From a Pro: Damian Strohmeyer On Shooting Better Sports Photos

90 Minute Tutorial Shows You How To Make 40s Style Glamor Portraits

Photog Could Face Jailtime, $100,000 Fine For Disturbing Protected Bird Nests

Dream Photography Assignment: Annie Leibovitz Shoots the Game of Thrones Cast for Vanity Fair

Behind the Photo: Dustin Snipes’s Portrait of a Sumo Champion

You Can Do It: Tips for Better Up-Close Flower Photography

How To: High-Speed Action Photos Using Flash

Tips for shooting a wedding when you’re not a wedding photographer

Mentor Series Travel Photo Contest: The Finalists

Pick the Keeper Photo: The Five Minute Tattooist Portrait

You Can Do It: Shoot Action Photos With Beautiful Backgrounds

Photography Tips: Shooting Photos of the Stars

Irena Werning’s Time Traveling Portraits

Mentor Series: Mike Kerouac’s Ghost Town Haunts

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

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

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

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
