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.

Real Estate Photography Lighting Guide

Matthew Saville

In this tutorial, we’ll teach you how to work quickly and effectively with flash to get beautiful real estate photos...

Photographing the Northern Lights: The Ultimate Background

Tony Prower

Photographing the Aurora Borealis can be pretty tricky. In this article we consider 2 techniques to make more of the foreground in your Northern Lights scene.

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Photography Is Not About Gear, It’s About Your Subject.

Josh Line

Take some time to focus on the person in front of your camera and you may be surprised at what you find out about them and how your images can transform.

10 Incredible Images and How They Were Shot

Pye

Get behind the lens with these photographers as they tell you how they conceptualized a recent favorite image.

Must-Have Apps and Websites For Nightscape and Milky Way Photography

Matthew Saville

So, Milky Way photo season is upon us, and you'd love to go out and shoot, but where do you start?

The Story Behind the Photographs, with Marius Igas | SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature

Andy & Amii Kauth

For Marius Igas, when it comes to photography advice, "find your niche, do what you love, do it with passion, and never stop learning!"

6 Tips On How To Shoot A Fashion Campaign

Anita Sadowska

Here are six tips to help you organize and direct a successful fashion photo campaign without the client being present.

11 Pros Tell Us About The Gear They Regret Buying

Shivani Reddy

What works for you may not work for someone else.

Boudoir Lighting for a Moody Look

Olga Tenyanin

Learning to see light is essential, if not the most important thing, for a photographer.

This Is What Advanced Landscape Photography Should Look Like

Christopher

If you’re a photographer who wants to step up the quality of your landscape images, then the Photographing The World series may be just what you've been looking for.

One Secret to Great Photography Compositions

Christopher

If you look for tutorials on photography composition, you’ll find hundreds of articles that teach concepts like the rule of ...

Shooting Tip | Controlling Your Color Accuracy In Camera

Wendell Weithers

As you progress in photography, you become increasingly aware of the importance of focusing on the details. These are the ...