It’s a paradox of today’s photography that it’s easier than ever to produce perfect images, yet it’s harder than ever …
Why Bit Depth Matters
One reason that most photographers favor the Raw format is because of the extra bit depth contained in the file. …
Exposure Lesson #6: Exposing to the Right
Exposing to the right is a technique used by photographers to improve the quality of their photos. It minimizes the …
Exposure Lesson #5: How to Read a Camera Histogram
The camera histogram tells you whether your photo is underexposed, or overexposed, how much contrast it has and whether there …
Exposure Lesson #4: Manual Mode
In the previous lesson we learned that evaluative metering (also known as matrix or multi-segment metering) is the most advanced …
Exposure Lesson #3: Does the Metering Mode Matter?
If your camera is consistently getting exposure wrong it may be because of the metering mode you have selected. Before …
Exposure Lesson #2: Why Cameras Get Exposure Wrong
Your camera’s built in exposure meter is amazingly advanced and complex, but there are still lots of times when your …
Exposure Lesson #1: How to Choose an Exposure Mode
Many digital SLRs and mirrorless cameras have several fully automatic exposure modes. These are aimed at people who know very …
Mastering Exposure
My new ebook, Mastering Exposure, is published today. Have you ever wondered why your digital camera has so many exposure …
Phase Detection vs Contrast Detection Autofocus
The focusing system your camera uses makes a big difference to its effectiveness. If you want to get the most …
How to Focus at Wide Apertures
Back when I used EOS cameras my two favorite portrait lenses were the Canon 50mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.8. One …
My Lightroom Workflow (A Professional Portrait Photographer’s Perspective)
I’m a full-time family photographer in London, specialized in natural portraits. I photograph newborn babies, toddlers and families. I photograph …
Color or Black and White?
The question of whether to process photos in color or black and white (or even both) is an interesting topic …
How to Buy and Use Vintage Lenses
I first became interested in vintage lenses after reading about the Helios 58mm f2 lens in an article on Digital …
How to Use a Wide-angle Lens for Street and Travel Photography
Out of all the lenses it is possible to use for street and travel photography the wide-angle lens is the …
How to Upload Photos to Instagram With the LR/Instagram Plugin
Instagram seems to be growing in popularity for photographers who want to share and promote their work. So, considering all …
Why I Did An Infrared Conversion To My X-Pro 1 Camera
In 2014 I bought a Fujifilm X-Pro 1 camera. I was so impressed by it that I also bought an …
How to Create the Black & White Matte Look in Lightroom
You won’t have to look far to find Lightroom tutorials that state you should have both a pure black and …
Seven Ways to Improve the Composition of Your Black and White Landscape Photos
One of the biggest challenges you face when making black and white landscape photos is understanding how a scene you …
The Lightroom Landscape
My new ebook, The Lightroom Landscape, is published today. It completes the trilogy of books about black and white landscape …