Photography Basics

The Photography basics category of our site will give you a foundation for your photography education.  While many of these are considered beginner or 101 tips and tutorials, they are essential to your understanding of photography.

Astrophotography Editing Tips SLR Lounge

Tips For Editing Your Astrophotography Images With Adobe Lightroom

Alice Houstons

As Matthew explained in his post on Friday, this week is the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower – ...

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2020 | Five Tips For The Best Meteor Photos!

Matthew Saville

If you're looking for something exciting to do this weekend, then you should check out this year's Perseid Meteor Shower! One of the strongest, most impressive meteor showers every year, the Perseids always deliver at least a handful of truly stunning, giant meteors streaking across the sky.

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3 Ways to Level Up Your Creativity Without Buying Additional Gear

Pye

You can use these simple techniques and the gear you already have (a camera, a lens, and maybe a tripod) to level up your creativity. Check it out!

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Three Photo Tips & Tricks To Take Your Portraits To New Heights With Mango Street

David Crewe

In this video, the Mango Street team take some Vanity Fair inspired socially-distanced portraits of their model Kyra with a DJI Mavic Mini 2.

Build a Traveling Portrait Studio for 1000 Westcott SLR Lounge

Build A Portrait Studio for $1,000

David Crewe

In this write up we’ll go over how you can create amazing portraits anywhere with a lighting kit that can fit into a suitcase, and costs just around $1000

Debunking Viral DIY Photography Hacks with Jessica Kobeissi SLR Lounge

Debunking Viral “DIY” Photography Hacks with Jessica Kobeissi

David Crewe

I’m sure we’ve all seen them on Instagram, Facebook, youtube, or whatever other platforms you can think of – The ...

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Why You Should Rent Camera Gear | How To Never Regret A Camera Or Lens Purchase!

Matthew Saville

I've lost count of how many photographers I've talked to who regretted at least one camera or lens purchase. Here's how I've avoided that feeling for 15+ years...

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Recreating a Cinematic Tech Commercial Like Apple

David Crewe

Over the last few years, the technology used in video and animation has improved by leaps and bounds making it ...

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Elevate Your Wedding & Engagement Photography in 7 Steps | Foreground Elements & Special FX

Sean Lewis

In this article, we're going to look at different ways to use foreground elements and special effects to make the most of your location and boost visual interest in your photos

Mango Street Models Teach Us Posing For Better Self Portraits SLR Lounge

Professional Models Teach You How To Pose for Better Self-Portraits

David Crewe

Given that we’re all under a lockdown currently, it’s likely most of us “don’t have any models laying around the ...

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3 Simple Photography Composition Rules for Using Depth of Field

Pye

Here are three photography composition rules for controlling depth of field!

Five Ways to Batch Process Your Images In Lightroom

Shivani Reddy

If you find yourself spending hours in front of your screen, fine-tuning each image, wondering how the time passes you ...