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Tintype Photography at New York's Penumbra Foundation
Tim Grey

19m 43s 2,783 Views
GoPro HERO and Session Fundamentals
Richard Harrington

4h 48m 44,197 Views
DSLR Video Tips: Gadgets & Gear
Richard Harrington

3h 57m 20,570 Views
Learn Lightroom Mobile: The Basics
Chris Orwig

1h 45m 25,209 Views
Shooting Effective Business Portraits
Vanelli

1h 59m 142,648 Views
Learn Photography: Autofocus
Tim Grey

1h 2m 31,580 Views
DSLR Video Tips: Audio
Richard Harrington

2h 36m 23,511 Views
Customize Photoshop: A Practical Approach
Taz Tally

2h 32m 18,671 Views

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Mobile Photography Weekly
Seán Duggan
From apps and accessories to Instagram, get a weekly dose of instruction and inspiration to take your mobile photography to the next level.

1h 37m Intermediate 12,257 Views
Pixel Playground
Bert Monroy
Take a 10-minute recess every week and join Bert Monroy for a fun, self-contained project in Photoshop or Illustrator.

25h 26m Intermediate 566,139 Views
Photo Gear Weekly
Tim Grey
Master your gear and get the scoop on hot new cameras and accessories. Get a new Photo Gear Weekly tip every Friday.

42m 49s Intermediate 15,018 Views
The Practicing Photographer
Ben Long
Get a weekly serving of photographic insight, instruction, and inspiration from photographer, teacher, and author Ben Long.

18h 46m Beginner 1,874,468 Views
Photo Tools Weekly
Chris Orwig
Get photo editing techniques to help make your photos look better in just a few minutes. Chris Orwig shares insider tips for Photoshop, Lightroom, and more.

6h 46m Intermediate 111,386 Views
Ricoh Theta: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
Ben Long
Learn how to use Ricoh's inexpensive Theta camera to shoot 360-degree virtual reality stills and video.

1h 16m Intermediate 3,315 Views
VR Photography and Video: The Basics
Ben Long
Explore the exciting new worlds of virtual reality photography and video: what to watch, how to watch, and how to make your own VR videos and images.

42m 17s Beginner 6,224 Views
Dropbox for Photographers
Derrick Story
Learn how to use the Dropbox cloud-storage service for photo storage and sharing. Find out how to access images on the go and back up important work.

2h 31m Intermediate 6,192 Views
Chris Crisman: Subjects in Their Spaces
Chris Crisman
How does a photographer grow his business while staying true to his passion? Internationally recognized photographer Chris Crisman explains how he balances his commercial work with more personal, environmental portraits, like his Women's Work series.

15m 30s Appropriate for all 933 Views
Landscape Photography: Autumn
Justin Reznick
Capture the beauty of the most colorful season with this collection of shooting and post-processing tips from landscape photographer Justin Reznick.

57m 37s Intermediate 13,314 Views
Real Estate Photography: Exterior at Twilight
Scott Hargis
Architectural photographer Scott Hargis shows how shoot an exterior view at twilight, mixing natural and interior lighting to make a house look its best.

1h 1m Intermediate 8,706 Views
Photoshop Restoration Techniques: Scanning Oversized Photos
Neil Rhodes
Learn how to scan oversized photos in multiple passes and stitch the results together in Photoshop.

51m 45s Advanced 5,972 Views
Real Estate Photography: Kitchens
Scott Hargis
Scott Hargis demonstrates how to photograph a kitchen. He shows you how to handle challenging conditions, including shiny, reflective surfaces and tight confines. He demonstrates how to light a kitchen, style the room, test different compositions, and edit the final photos.

1h 12m Intermediate 8,281 Views
Tintype Photography at New York's Penumbra Foundation
Tim Grey
See how contemporary photographers are using the tintype historical photo process to create photos with a beautiful vintage appearance. Tim Grey visits the studios at Penumbra Foundation, the nonprofit dedicated to historical and emulsion-based photography.

19m 43s Beginner 2,783 Views
Lightroom: Customizing Tips and Techniques
Taz Tally
Streamline and optimize your image processing workflow by applying Lightroom customization tips and techniques. Taz Tally takes you on a tour of options in Adobe Lightroom, explaining potential uses for each option along the way. Learn how to cater Lightroom to meet your needs. Discover custom settings you can use during import, in the Library module, in the Develop module, and during export.

1h 57m Beginner 12,721 Views
Photography 101
Joseph "PhotoJoseph" Linaschke
Understand what's going in your camera—one setting at a time. Learn how to control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO and improve your photography skills in Photography 101.

2h 10m Beginner 94,786 Views
Shooting and Processing Panoramas
Richard Harrington
From holding the camera to stitching the shots, learn how to turn a series of separate shots into beautiful seamless panoramic photos.

4h 18m Intermediate 17,890 Views
Creating 360-Degree Panoramas and Interactive Tours
Richard Harrington
Learn how to shoot and develop stunning 360-degree panoramas and interactive virtual tours. Get shooting tips and post-processing tricks for Lightroom and Photoshop.

5h 46m Intermediate 20,838 Views
Photoshop CC 2015 One-on-One: Advanced
Deke McClelland
Take your Photoshop skills to the next level. This installment of Deke's flagship Photoshop training series covers more advanced features and techniques: refining selections and masks, transforming and distorting subjects, working with blend modes, and more.

18h 2m Advanced 443,895 Views
Tethered Shooting Fundamentals
Richard Harrington
Connect your DSLR camera to a computer, an external monitor, and even an iPad or mobile device, and open up a brand-new world of image-making opportunities.

2h 30m Beginner 14,634 Views
Photos for OS X: Extensions for Local Adjustments
Derrick Story
Expand Apple's Photos for Mac OS X software with editing extensions that add new photo-enhancement capabilities.

1h 52m Intermediate 4,552 Views
Photoshop CC 2015 One-on-One: Fundamentals
Deke McClelland
Learn everything you need to know about Photoshop, in the order you need to know it, in this top-to-bottom overview of the world's most powerful image editing software, Adobe Photoshop CC.

14h 54m Beginner 2,008,683 Views
Lightroom CC Essential Training (2015)
Chris Orwig
Take your Lightroom skills to the next level. Learn how to manage, enhance, and creatively manipulate your photography with Lightroom CC.

5h 59m Beginner 1,296,327 Views
Photoshop CC: Creative Color for Photographers
Chris Orwig
Learn how to enhance color and create special color effects in Photoshop and Camera Raw. Find out how to change color of objects in a scene, convert photos to black and white, and much more.

3h 12m Advanced 44,256 Views
Advanced Photoshop: Lookup Tables and Gradient Maps
Richard Harrington
Learn how to use lookup tables (LUTs) and gradient maps to color correct and style images and video in programs such as Photoshop and Lightroom.

1h 47m Advanced 12,449 Views
Nikon D500: Tips and Techniques
Steve Simon
Go beyond the factory settings and make shooting with your Nikon D500 camera faster and more responsive with this collection of settings and customizing tips.

1h 45m Intermediate 8,532 Views
Organizing and Storing Digital Photos and Videos
Suzanna Kaye
Drowning in digital media? Learn a smart system for keeping your photos and video organized and accessible, from professional organizer Suzanna Kaye.

1h Beginner 16,468 Views
Mirrorless Camera Fundamentals
Richard Harrington
Get an introduction to the micro four-thirds format and other mirrorless cameras, including strengths, drawbacks, and shooting tips.

2h 37m Beginner 27,162 Views
Photoshop: 2015 Creative Cloud Updates
Deke McClelland
Get the most out of the new features and enhancements in Photoshop CC 2015.

4h 52m Intermediate 236,491 Views
Photoshop CC Essential Training (2015)
Julieanne Kost
Master the essentials of Photoshop CC and Camera Raw to make your images look their best. These tutorials cover photo editing, retouching, compositing, and much more.

12h 27m Beginner 2,814,493 Views
Photoshop CC 2015 for Photographers: Fundamentals
Chris Orwig
Learn to leverage the photographer's toolset in Photoshop and enhance your images while retaining their natural character.

5h 36m Beginner 821,475 Views
Adobe Camera Raw Essential Training
Julieanne Kost
Adobe evangelist Julieanne Kost takes you through all of Camera Raw's capabilities, from fixing common but vexing problems to finding more creative uses for the program's rich and nondestructive editing tools.

3h 39m Beginner 151,044 Views
Photoshop for Photographers: 2015 Creative Cloud Updates
Chris Orwig
Get the most up-to-date information on the latest features for photographers in Photoshop CC 2015.

2h 4m Intermediate 104,928 Views
Photo Archiving Basics: Preserving Family Memories
Erika Thornes
Learn photo storage and archival techniques for preserving your best shots and sharing them with others—for today and for future generations.

52m 47s Intermediate 15,233 Views
Olympus OM-D Cameras: Tips and Techniques
Richard Harrington
Go beyond the factory settings and make shooting with your Olympus EM-D series camera faster and more responsive with this collection of settings and customizing tips.

3h 38m Intermediate 17,763 Views
DSLR Video Tips: Software
Richard Harrington
Get tips for importing, processing, editing, and color grading single- and multi-camera footage from a DSLR with software such as Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, and SpeedGrade.

3h 33m Appropriate for all 20,132 Views
Flickr Mobile: Photo Sharing Anywhere
Derrick Story
Learn how to use the Flickr app for iOS and Android to shoot and enhance photos, share them, and explore photos taken by other community members.

1h 53m Beginner 3,499 Views
Lightroom: 2015 Creative Cloud Updates
Chris Orwig
Learn about the latest features in Lightroom CC as soon as they are released. New movies added with every major update!

1h 48m Intermediate 100,130 Views
Photojournalism and Photo Essay Fundamentals
Paul Taggart
Photojournalist Paul Taggart outlines the fundamentals of shooting a photo essay, from how to think about telling a story photographically to how to present your final photo story.

1h 37m Intermediate 26,331 Views
DSLR Video Tips: Lighting
Richard Harrington
Get simple solutions to the most common video lighting challenges, such as controlling exposure in bright locations, using available light, working without power, and enhancing lighting in post.

1h 43m Appropriate for all 22,390 Views
DSLR Video Tips: Audio
Richard Harrington
Learn how to capture high-quality audio during your video productions. These DSLR video tips cover dedicated video recorders, adapters, micing techniques, and syncing.

2h 36m Beginner 23,511 Views
Cleaning Up Your Mess in Lightroom
Tim Grey
Get your Lightroom catalog in order with this collection of tips and best practices for managing and organizing photos in Lightroom.

1h 27m Intermediate 48,586 Views
Learn Photoshop Compositing: Ten-Minute Techniques
Seán Duggan
Sharpen your Photoshop compositing skills with this set of tutorials, each of which you can complete in about 10 minutes.

1h 4m Intermediate 36,953 Views
DSLR Video Tips: Technical Knowledge
Richard Harrington
Learn the technical aspects of shooting with DSLR cameras, including frame size and rate, compression, and exposure, and get tips on troubleshooting common technical problems and setting up multicamera shoots.

4h 7m Appropriate for all 41,208 Views
Prime Lenses for Photography and Video Production
Richard Harrington
Learn the pros and cons behind using a prime lens for photography and video production.

2h 46m Intermediate 17,969 Views
Photoshop and Lightroom Everywhere: Mobile, Desktop, Cloud
Bryan O'Neil Hughes
Learn how to use Adobe's mobile applications along with Photoshop and Lightroom CC to perform a variety of creative photography and design tasks on the go.

1h 53m Intermediate 27,775 Views
Learn Real Estate Photography: The Basics
Scott Hargis
Learn the essential techniques behind effective interior and exterior real estate photography.

3h 19m Beginner 53,953 Views
DSLR Video Tips: Gadgets & Gear
Richard Harrington
Learn the essential gear every video professional needs to capture better angles, control the camera remotely, stabilize shaky footage, check focus and exposure, and more.

3h 57m Appropriate for all 20,570 Views
Kids Photography: Newborns
Lauren Enright
Get started in kids photography. Learn techniques for capturing beautiful, expressive portraits of brand-new babies with these newborn photography tips.

30m 35s Intermediate 14,410 Views
Kids Photography: At Home
Lauren Enright
Learn techniques for taking intimate, natural portraits of kids in their home with these family photography tips.

1h 16m Intermediate 16,417 Views

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