Phlearn Pro ‘Epic Burger’ Food Photography Tutorial Review
Tanya’s review of Phlearn’s ‘Epic Burger’ food photography tutorial.
Tanya Goodall Smith
The Most Versatile Camera Bag I’ve Found Yet: Aide De Camp Valencia Camera Bag Review
Aide de Camp designs bags to assist and empower women. Check out my full review of the ADC Valencia Travel Tote, the most versatile camera bag I’ve found yet.
Standardizing Skin Tone: Angelica Dass Mapping the World’s Human Colors
Angelica Dass is mapping the world’s skin tones, one Pantone color at a time, showing that labels such as red, white, brown and yellow are pretty inaccurate ways to define human skin.
No Studio? No Problem! Part 4: Photography Lighting Tips for Shooting in Tight Spaces
Photography lighting tips for shooting in tight spaces. Don’t be at the mercy of bad lighting just because you can’t fit your giant soft box in the space.
Create a Mobile Photography Studio
Creative set ups for taking portraits without a dedicated studio space, using natural and artificial light. In part 1, I simply show you what I have in my mobile photography kit and why I chose it.
How to Create a Cameo Silhouette Using Adobe Lightroom
Didn’t quite get your cameo silhouette exposed correctly in camera? No problem, you can fix it in Lightroom with these easy steps.
Camera Gear Organization Tips
Once upon a time, all my little photography accessories were a jumbled mess in the top of my Lowepro Camera Backpack. Since I don’t have a dedicated studio space, I have to carry all this stuff to on-location shoots and it was always frustrating and embarrassing to be digging around in my bag for 10 …
Do’s & Don’ts of Introducing Kids to Photography
Welcome to Time Out with Tanya, where I’ve put my fast paced graphic design career on hold in favor of adventures in motherhood. I’m capturing every moment on camera and you can come along, if you’d like. Sign up for my weekly email here so you’ll never miss a Time Out. My poor kids have …
How to Make a Keepsake Photo Ornament, Coaster or Magnet
Colorful lights twinkled happily, carols played in the background and the earthy scents of pine and cinnamon filled the air. Â Memories of Christmas’ past flooded through my mind as each handmade ornament was carefully unwrapped and placed on the tree. Baby’s First Christmas, 3rd grade class photo, a Yellowstone souvenir, wooden shoes from my college …
How to Use a Christmas Bokeh Overlay in Photoshop
Christmas Bokeh Tutorial This time of year I like to take a Christmas themed photo of my kids just for fun. We got a real tree for the first time this year and it practically takes up our entire living room. I wanted to create a photo with some large colorful bokeh effects in the …
How To Create a Textured Still Life Fine Art Photograph
Some photographers might shun the whole texture overlay thing, but I have a lot of fun experimenting with them. SLR Lounge has recently released a really useful set of handmade textures that can be used royalty free by photographers and I was really excited to try them out. I consider myself to be pretty Photoshop …
How to Make a Modern Photogram Using a Flatbed Scanner
During my very first digital photography class (ok, it was my only digital photography class) at art school, I learned about a camera-less photography technique which produces an image called a Photogram. Artists like Man Ray and Pablo Picasso experimented with the technique, which is traditionally made by placing objects on photographic paper and then …
