Portrait Photography How To

Inexperienced photographers typically strive for maximum sharpness from foreground to background in every image they shoot. A more sophisticated approach often involves strategically adding lens blur to accentuate a key subject within frame. And you'll learn an effective way to do exactly that in this tutorial from the Park Cameras YouTube channel.

You've likely heard a million times that you should forget about Jpegs and always shoot in the Raw file format. But is this really true? According to this tutorial from the Photography Explained YouTube channel, the answer isn't is clear or definitive as you've been led to believe.

Experienced landscape photographers understand the power of negative space when composing an expansive scene. This technique will also deliver dynamic urban imagery when shooting on the street, as you'll see in this eye-opening tutorial from the folks at New Ways of Seeing.

Getting the light right is an essential task whether you're shooting indoors or out, and sometimes this means adding supplemental light to achieve perfect exposures. One choice is using a flash, but some photographers are intimidated by the techniques and settings that are required.

The handheld light meter is an extremely powerful accessory that was far more popular in the days of 35mm photography. But this versatile and precise tool is just as valuable when shooting with modern digital cameras, and this tutorial explains why, when, and how.

We often strive to shoot photos with out-of-focus backgrounds to draw more attention to a key subject within the frame. But what do you do when an entire shot is in focus? This quick tutorial from the Adobe Live YouTube channel demonstrates a simple solution for processing the image in Lightroom for a realistic look..

Do you want to give boudoir photography a try but don't know where to start? If so, this three-minute beginners guide from the Patrick's Boudoir YouTube channel will set you on the path for success. And if you've ever made conventional full-body portrait you're already halfway there.