Nov 6, 2011

It’s really, really easy to make eyes pop in Photoshop – it can literally take 10 seconds! There are lots of different ways of doing it, but this is the process that works best for me, and all it involves is a bit of use of the ‘Dodge’ tool. By the way, I did this post because someone actually contacted me and asked for it (thanks,...

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 12, 2011

 SimpleSLR: Hands-On Photography Training, is a fantastic book from Andy Lim – well known in the photography world for his photography classes and tutorials (as well as great images, of course!). His new book (which is available to buy here) is an extension of his classes; fitting in lots of practical lessons and examples to get the new DSLR-owner up to...

Jul 5, 2011

The following is a guest post by Expansys. Do you have some photography tips or tricks that you’d like to share with our readers? Contact us and we’ll look to get your article up on the site! When summer arrives the world is full of colour, daylight hours are longer and many people head off on holiday. It is this time of year, along with Christmas,...

Apr 12, 2011

Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF-S 17 – 55mm f/2.8 IS USM Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec ISO: 800 Flash: Bounced from wall on left, using a Canon 430 EX II Focal Length: 55 mm Shooting Mode: Aperture Priority Exposure Compensation: -1 step Photoshop: Lightroom 3; converted to black and white, increased contrast, cropped, and added vignette. Sorry...

Mar 17, 2011

If you’ve been wondering how the pros get those lovely blurred background in their photos of people, then wonder no more, because I’ve found a nice little video that runs through just exactly how you can get those blurred backgrounds too. By the way, I did a whole tutorial on how to blur the background in your photos a little while...

Feb 14, 2011

Yep, that’s right, it’s LearningTheLight.com’s first anniversary today – I don’t really know why I started the site on Valentine’s Day 2010 (not the most romantic thing I’ve ever done…!), but at least I’ll always remember the site’s anniversary date now! I’d like to thank everyone for taking the...

Apr 11, 2010

If there’s possibly one thing that makes a photo stand out as being ‘pro’-like, its the fact that the subject of the photo  – whether this be a person, a dog, a football or whatever – is in focus, whilst the background is a blur. This ‘blurred background’ is probably the major difference between pro-quality photos and most people’s holiday...

Apr 6, 2010

If you’re into your photography (and the odds of that are pretty high since you’re reading this!) then you have probably heard about this book by now, as, apparently, it is the best-selling digital photography book of all time.  This is a statement which is proudly displayed on the book’s cover, and, to be honest, it’s pretty easy to see why it has...