DSLR Lens Selection
A quick look at available lenses shows that there are far more lenses to chose from than DSLR cameras, yet there is a lot less information about them. Most people know by now that kit lenses only get you so far, if anywhere at all. Here we discuss how to create a personalized set of lens. Remember, those are not the only possibilities, so feel free to adapt those to your needs.

Fashion Photography Guide
Fashion photography to many entails dreams of huge paychecks and a glamorous lifestyle, but it is very difficult to attain this level of success in fashion houses and magazines.

Photoshop and Nature Photography: How Far is Too Far?
Text and photography copyright © Darwin Wiggett and Samantha Chrysanthou. All rights reserved. The nature photography world is locked in an unwinnable and pointless debate: how far should you process your nature images before you stray from photography into art?

Comparing Traditional and Digital Photography
By Jill Kane When it comes to photography, the digital wave is very much in evidence and yet, both operate on the same principles. Both have a lens, an aperture and a shutter. The difference lies in how the image is formed.

How to promote a photoblog
Let’s take a closer look at why you might need a photoblog and how you could make it get noticed in the field which is pretty much crowded today (one of the major photoblog directories Photoblogs.org lists over 32,000 photoblogs!).

How to be a great glamour photographer
By Phil Pivnick Glamour photography is an ever growing industry. More and more magazines seem to be hitting the shelves and websites are being created everyday and each is filled with glamour shots of all kinds.

How To Take Better Travel Photographs
by Karen Joslin Most travelers like to bring home pictures to remember their trip. If you're looking for a way to turn so-so snapshots to fabulous photos, take a moment to review these tips.

Winter Landscapes: Make the most of winter weather for unusual photographs
By William Sawalich Winter is the perfect time to stay inside. It’s cold outside, there might be snow on the ground, or at least gray, rainy days. Winter sure seems like the perfect season to avoid outdoor photography. In truth, though, winter weather affords you the opportunity to make interesting landscape photos that aren't available the rest of the year. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Warmer Winter Photos: Top tips for warming up photo color
By William Sawalich Want to stay warm this winter? Wear a sweater and double up on the socks. Want to keep your photos warm in these cold months? Follow these simple tips to add pleasing warmth to even the coolest photographs.

Turning Photos Into Art: Painting photos with the Art History Brush
By William Sawalich I’m always looking for fun and easy ways to make photographs look like paintings, and I recently learned another great one. Photoshop’s Art History Brush is a variant of the History Brush, with which the previous action (from Photoshop’s history palette) is painted away. The Art History Brush adds a twist to the recreation of this history by adding artful effects as the previous history state is returned to the photo.

Composition
In our modern world of automatic cameras, which focus for us and adjust the exposure in an ever more perfect way (most of the time), the biggest difference between a good photograph and a mediocre one is the composition.

Working with models
Photography is all about shapes, textures and lighting. Sooner or later you might start thinking that there are some interesting shapes and textures to be found in the human form, if so then you need to persuade people to model for you.

Choosing a Camera Lens Filter
Camera lens filters still have many uses in digital photography, and should be an important part of any photographer's camera bag. These can include polarizing filters to reduce glare and improve saturation, or simple UV/haze filters to provide extra protection for the front of your lens. This article aims to familiarize one with these and other filter options that cannot be reproduced using digital editing techniques. Common problems/disadvantages and filter sizes are discussed towards the end.

Lenses and Focal Length Photography Tutorial
In Photography, your lens is often your most important purchase. This photography tutorial outlines some important qualities of different lenses, and how each performs in identical situations.

Depth of Field in Photography
Depth of field (DOF) is the distance in front and beyond the object that is in focus. This tutorial will teach you about how to use Depth of Field in your own photography.

Before you Buy: Choosing a Camera Bag
Camera bags can be one of the most difficult pieces of equipment to choose. No camera bag is made to fit every occasion so I will here talk about some different types of bags and cover a few points to consider.

Wildlife Photography Tips: Take Better Wildlife Photos
This post describes some basic tips to improve the quality of wildlife photography. Anyone interested in capturing more compelling images of animals will find it useful in furthering the development of their skills.

Understanding RAW File Format
RAW file format is the uncompressed, unprocessed data file captured by the camera's image sensor, before any in-camera processing has been applied (though, in practice, depending on the camera manufacturer, some minimal in-camera processing may have been applied to the RAW data). In this sense, an image saved in the RAW file format is the digital equivalent to the (exposed but as yet unprocessed) film negative.

Studio Portraits at Home
Elaborate studios are not necessary for portraiture. In fact, very little room is required for head and shoulder portraits, and a corner of the home living room is usually more than enough space for a simple lighting and backdrop set-up.