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Photojournalist Paul Taggart discusses the art of photographic storytelling—how to shoot and sequence a series of photos that tell a story about a person, place, event, or trend.

Follow photojournalist Paul Taggart as he photographs an artist and creates a photo essay that tells the story of his art and working environment.

Photographer David Hobby employs multiple strobes to capture young soccer players in action and in portraits.

Travel to the desert wilderness of Death Valley National Park with author, teacher, and landscape photographer Ben Long to learn the unique considerations involved in shooting a desert environment.

Photographer David Hobby captures the strength and grace of a dancer in motion, lighting her against a "blow-away white" background.

Photographer David Hobby visits a conservation center and lights close-ups and portraits using a variety of strobes and light modifiers.

In a photo shoot with a model, photographer and Strobist blog publisher David Hobby demonstrates the basics of lighting with compact flash units.

Renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland explores the process of shooting a series of photos that connect to tell a story.

Experiment with a low-cost technique for macro and close-up photography.

Explore the world of the small with this guide to macro and close-up photography gear, lighting, and technique.

Expand your lighting options and get the most out of your flash by learning the concepts and theory behind flash exposure.

From ultra-wide angle to ultra-telephoto to macro, tilt-shift and more, discover the creative options that specialized lenses and attachments provide.

Learn how to use your Canon 5D Mark III digital SLR—and improve your photography in the process—with this guide to the camera's features, controls, and exposure options.

Learn how to use your Nikon D800 digital SLR—and improve your photography in the process—with this guide to the camera's features, controls, and exposure options.

Introduces the techniques behind lighting for portraiture.

Learn the art and craft of creating inkjet prints that do justice to your photos and get the most out of your printer.

Photographer, author, teacher, and frequent traveler Ben Long details the hardware, software, and workflow issues that photographers need to consider when shooting on the road, whether on vacation or on assignment.

Teaches you the basic skills you need to get most from your camera.

Details the features, controls, and options in the Canon Rebel T3i.

Details the features, controls, and options in the Nikon D5100.

Details the features, controls, and options in the Canon EOS D60.

Photographer and author Ben Long details the features, controls, and options in Nikon's popular D7000.

Covers advanced techniques for staging, lighting, and photographing your handmade crafts, as well as for sharing the images you create.

Discover how to stage, light, and photograph your handmade items in a way that maximizes their appeal to viewers and customers.

Photographer Douglas Kirkland uses a large-format film camera to shoot portraits.

Demonstrates the use of off-camera wireless strobes to light a product shot, and provides tips that apply to product shots of all kinds.

Photographer Douglas Kirkland uses a medium-format film camera to shoot a portrait for Kodak's "OnFilm" series, which features portraits of directors, cinematographers, and other major players in the film industry.

Renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland shows how to shoot photographs for publication.

Provides the essential foundation that photographers need to make the leap from still pictures to video.

Shows how to understand, choose, and properly use lenses.

Understand how shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings relate to one another, and how these settings expand your artistic options with any photograph.

Shows how to get dramatic lighting results by using just one or two detached strobes that are triggered remotely by a digital SLR.

Reveals the secrets to getting fantastic shots from compact cameras.

Designed for those shooting high-definition video with the Canon 5D Mark II and creating a finished product using Final Cut Pro.

Shows how to master digital cameras and their settings to create magazine-quality shots.