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Ron Leach  |  Jul 08, 2025

There's a lot to digest if you're just getting started in photography, including camera-setting terms, basic concepts, and other important nomenclate that's essential to understand. The quick explainer below from photographer Ed Verosky clears up all the confusion so you can evolve your skills with confidence.

Ron Leach  |  May 25, 2023

If you’re thinking about giving wildlife photography a try, our feathered friends provide a great place to start. You don’t have to travel to exotic locations, and all you really need is a telephoto lens, along with the beginner tips you’ll learn in the tutorial below.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 07, 2025

Capturing sharp well-composed photos of fast-moving subjects can be a difficult task for seasoned photographers, and if you're new to the game this challenge may seem particularly daunting. But fear not because we'll greatly simplify the process with this succinct tutorial from the popular Photo Genius YouTube channel.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 22, 2024

This tutorial is for those of you who've marveled at spectacular star trail images of the nighttime sky but thought this unique style of landscape photography was beyond your skills. Today you'll learn how to get the job done with the gear you already own.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 14, 2023

Boudoir photography is an increasingly popular genre of portraiture, particularly among those who shoot people pictures with available light outdoors, or others with a home “studio” that doesn’t rely upon complicated artificial illumination—like when using light streaming through a widow to brighten the scene.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 12, 2024

Are you one of those photographers who always shoots Jpegs because you think editing Raw files is beyond your skills? If so you're not alone, even though there are significant image-quality benefits to shooting in Raw.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 25, 2024

One difference between a good landscape image and a great one is the depth and dimension conveyed throughout the frame, and this is particularly true with thoughtfully composed photos that include a compelling foreground element, an interesting midrange, and an eye-grabbing background.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 27, 2025

Inexperienced Lightroom and Photoshop users often concentrate on sharpening and exposure adjustments while ignoring the task of enhancing colors because they fail to understand how color grading works. If this describes the workflow you use, today's beginners guide is exactly what you need.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 29, 2025

Lightroom's Basic panel is often the first stop when photographers process their images. The idea to make several global adjustments to prepare a photo for the more involved enhancements that follow. When done right you're on the path to success, but an improper approach can compromise the effectiveness of your subsequent workflow.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 10, 2025

There's a notion going ground that photographers aren't serious about the craft unless the mode dial on their camera is set to "M." We strongly disagree, but if you want to experiment with Manual mode photography this tutorial explains everything necessary for getting started today.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 05, 2025

It's remarkable that b&w photography remains so powerful in a world bursting with color. And what is it about those stark white, black, and gray tones that grab our attention? Today's tutorial from Providence Photography DFW addresses all this and much more so you can get in on the monochrome magic.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 15, 2023

If you're not a regular user of Photoshop's versatile Brush tool, this complete beginners guide from The PIXimperfect YouTube channel is guaranteed to change your mind. You'll learn how to master everything from fundamental properties and "essential" tricks, to time-saving shortcuts and much more.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 23, 2022

Background removal used to be an arduous task requiring somewhat advanced editing skills. Thanks to recent developments in Photoshop, however, this task is now so easy that anyone can quickly get the job done.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 15, 2023

At some point along their journey most photographers think about leaving the comfort of shooting in Auto and experimenting with Manual mode—even if they decide to revert to Aperture or Shutter Priority after giving Manual a try. The beginners guide below explains all the basics for switching your camera's mode dial to "M."

Henry Anderson  |  Aug 25, 2021

If you're using the global vibrance and saturation tool to edit your photos in Lightroom, you should stop right away, according to landscape pro Mark Denney. While that color adjustment feature is ok when used in moderation, it affects the entire image and can damage the quality of your shot, he says.

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