Aug 25, 2011

If you’re a regular reader of LearningTheLight.com, you’ll have noticed that I like wedding photography – a lot. I’ve written a piece on why you can learn lots from wedding photography, for instance, and have recently been lucky enough to interview two top wedding photographers, Emma Case and David Charlwood. Anyways, I was lucky enough...

Aug 19, 2011

I imagine you’ve come across this more than once: a strong lightsource behind your chosen subject causes your camera to severely underexpose your subject’s face, leaving it far too dark. Well, with Adobe Lightroom, you can fix this little problem in a few seconds. Yep, it’s that quick, that simple, and that effective. And I’ll show you...

Aug 10, 2011

For a while now, I’ve been featuring a ‘how to’ photography video at the top-left corner of this site. Judging by various feedback left on our facebook page and twitter, some of the most popular videos have been Ethan Wilding’s ‘Photography in 90 seconds’ tutorials. They really are great little videos, especially for the...

Jul 24, 2011

It may seem strange to say that using flash outside, where there is plenty of light, can sometimes be a good idea – but it definitely can. One of the most common situations where you’ll find it useful to lighten up your subject with a bit of flash, is when you’re positioning your subject with a strong backlight behind them – if you...

Jun 14, 2011

If you’re anything like me, then you might really be interested in giving street photography a go, but are perhaps a little bit nervous at the thought. Well, I’ve compiled 10 great street photography tutorial videos below, so why not take in their advice, and then go out and give it a bash? I’ll be following my own advice soon – photos to...

Jun 4, 2011

Welcome to the second post of my ‘Photography Terms Explained’ series, where I try to explain some of the technical-sounding photography terms so that anyone can understand them – well, that’s the plan, anyway! By the way, the first one I did was all about demystifying focal length, which you may find useful too. So what is ISO,...

May 18, 2011

I’m going to be shooting some weddings soon (gulp), which means I’ll have to take some dreaded group photographs – double gulp. So I thought I’d collate some good video tips on just how to get those great group shots – from choosing a simple background, to shooting in the shade, using your flash as fill if harsh sunlight is your...

May 2, 2011

This is going to be a pretty short ‘How To’, but it’s a tip that I think can be really, really useful – and one that should make you think twice before deleting any of your photos. Basically, I think we should all be aware of just how much detail our fancy DSLRs record; all those megapixels at our disposal shouldn’t go to waste. So,...

Apr 9, 2011

This is a great video from Joe McNally, fantastic photographer and author of the bestselling photography book, ‘The Moment It Clicks’ (available from Amazon US and UK). In this video, Joe shows us just exactly how he holds and supports his camera so that he can take sharp photos, even in situations where he needs a really slow shutter speed. Try it...