Photographer David Hobby captures the strength and grace of a dancer in motion, lighting her against a "blow-away white" background.
Get a weekly serving of photographic insight, instruction, and inspiration from photographer, teacher, and author Ben Long.
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.
Learn how to set up and master your Wacom tablet in ways that streamline your work, expand your creative options, and lighten the load on your wrists.
Do some trekking—photo trekking—with travel and lifestyle photographer Nick Onken.
Introduces creative professionals to the core concepts of location scouting for video and photo projects.
Follow photographer Brian Taylor as he combines Photoshop and other modern imaging tools with photographic processes that were invented in the 1800s.
Deke McClelland offers a comprehensive sneak peek at the new features in Photoshop CS6.
Learn how to shoot and edit green screen footage and images.
Learn how to shoot, edit, and post mobile photos online using the popular Instagram app for iOS and Android.
Follow Lauren Lemon, the online persona for Lauren Randolph, a photographer based in Los Angeles, as she plans and choreographs a photo shoot and talks about the importance of social networks and personal projects in establishing a photography career.
In the darkroom and on the desktop, two artists are inspired to push the boundaries of photography.
Renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland discusses the art of photographing kids ranging from toddlers to preteens, both alone and together with parents and siblings.
Bryan O'Neil Hughes, senior product manager for Photoshop, demonstrates a variety of techniques for car photography and shares how he guides his images through Lightroom and Photoshop.
Shares the keyboard shortcuts that make working with the different modules in Lightroom more intuitive and efficient.
Investigates the Lightroom properties as a digital asset management (DAM) system—specifically, its catalogs, which track the location, metadata, and keyword tags associated with your images.
Use SilverFast to scan photos, line art, film negatives, and other printed documents, while getting the highest quality scans possible from your scanner.
Demonstrates the art of iPhoneography—how to shoot, enhance, and share photos using an iPhone.
Chris travels to Texas to visit two artists and sculptors, David Cargill and Charles Stagg, taking their pictures and discussing the results.
Well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland discusses the importance of keeping your mind and eye open for photographic opportunities, regardless of the kind of camera on-hand.
Chris Orwig travels to New York to visit with photographer Rodney Smith, sharing insights into portraiture and the importance of creating photos that both tell stories and ask questions.
Richard Koci Hernandez shares his journey from becoming a prolific photographer to forming his own brand of storytelling and multimedia journalism.
Photographer Douglas Kirkland uses a large-format film camera to shoot portraits.
Shows how to create stunning imagery in Photoshop in the shortest time possible.
Douglas Kirkland talks with his friend and colleague, Gerd Ludwig, a photojournalist best known for his National Geographic coverage of the former Soviet Union and Chernobyl, about his work and career.
Photographer and teacher Chris Orwig shows how incorporate aspects of a location, such as architecture, natural light, and even passersby, to create authentic, story-filled portraits.
Well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland demonstrates studio portraiture techniques, from lighting to working with a model.
Renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland shows how to shoot photographs for publication.
Well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explains how he works with natural lighting and how to best take advantage of it for portraiture.
Understand how shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings relate to one another, and how these settings expand your artistic options with any photograph.
Introduces the diverse talents of one of the world's great award-winning journalistic photographers, Natalie Fobes.
Provides in-depth training on Camera Raw 6, the CS5 component that enables photographers to open and manipulate images more flexibly and efficiently.
Shows how to capture professional-looking photographs to showcase products and build buyers' trust.
A look inside Rick's latest production where he reveals his unique processes and describes his creative reinvention for each project.
Offers insight into Douglas Kirkland's photographs and inspirations.
Shows how to master digital cameras and their settings to create magazine-quality shots.
A pro photographer shares methods for building and maintaining a successful photography career.
Learn to craft great stories, and lasting memories, from the images you shoot and share with your digital camera.
Learn digital image fundamentals and principles, as well as how to select the right digital camera.
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