Photography 101
If you’re here, most probably you want to improve your photography skills and learn new cool tricks about shooting, processing and getting inspired.
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Photodoto is a very large resource on photography, so you might get confused by looking through hundreds of articles.
Here are the most useful learning articles:
Cameras: First Steps
- The big 3 basics
- The perfect choice for your first camera
- Holding your camera properly
- Camera care guide
- How do DSLR lenses work
- How to choose the right lens
- History of Cameras: Illustrated Timeline
- Focusing: how to get it right
- Clearing up depth of field
- What is HDR and Aperture and Stuff? 30 Photo Terms You Must Know Letter-Perfect
- From snapshots to artistic portraits
- Are photography classes worth it?
- What is bokeh?
- Shooting in manual mode
- Shoot in RAW or JPEG?
- Ultimate guide to depth of field
Understanding Exposure
Learning Composition
Post Processing
- 5 Pillars of Post-Processing: Explaining The Basic Tools
- Free photo editors for Linux, Mac, and Windows
- Photoshop basics: working with layers
- Photo and video tools for beginners
- Lightroom vs Photoshop
- Anatomy of a photo edit
- Color Correction Tools
- Retouching with Cloning Tools: Part 1
- Retouching with Cloning Tools: Part 2
- Retouching with Cloning Tools: Part 3
- Hack your post-processing with Lightroom Presets
- How to Digitally Add Shallow Depth of Field
- Photoshop tricks for photographers
- Unsharp Mask
Lighting
- Basic lighting looks
- Using fill flash to enhance natural lighting
- Indoor flash tip
- How to photograph in bars and nightclubs
- How to shoot fireworks
- How to shoot sports at night
- Creating eye catching silhouettes
- Introducing darkness
- Creative lighting techniques
- Light painting for beginners
- The importance of light in a studio
Photo Gear
Creative Photography Tips and Tricks
- Studio Lighting Setups for Portrait Photography
- Studio Lighting Setups for Portrait Photography: Part II
- 10 Best Photography Books for Beginners + 20 More to Consider
- Shoot Like Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Quick Guide To Becoming An Amazing Photojournalist
- How To Photograph People You Meet While Traveling
- How To Become A Better Photographer By Watching Movies
- 6 Tricks for Shooting Steady Shots Without a Tripod
- Things to learn after manual mode
How to Take Pictures of...
Portrait Photography
- 8 Steps from Snapshots to Artistic Portraits
- Abstract Photos of Children
- I’m ready for my closeup: 6 methods for perfectly focused self-portraits
- Take better flash photos in one easy step
- Four Basic Tips for Photographing the Moon
- 101 Extraordinary Self-Portrait Ideas to Spice Up Your Facebook Profile
Wedding Photography
Iphoneography
Inspiration and Showcases
For MANY MORE photography technique articles, head on to the ARTICLE INDEX button in the main menu above.
