Useful Photoshop Shortcuts

Simple Photoshop Shortcut Commands H (Hand Tool) — When zoomed in to a portion of your photo, this command brings up the hand tool which allows for quick panning. Also, if the hand tool is active and you hold down the Ctrl key, you can zoom in without changing to the zoom tool. Likewise, if you hold down the Alt key, you can zoom out without changing tools. Z (Zoom Tool) — This command just brings up the zoom tool, which allows you to zoom in. Like with the hand tool, if you hold down the Alt key, it temporarily switches to the zoom...

Hints & Tips on doing Group Photoshot

Tell the group that the session will go more smoothly, quickly, and get better results with their co-operation. Get the whole group to look in the same direction by giving them a point to look at. The maker's name of your camera is a good one. Make the session as light-hearted as you can without resorting to telling long and rambling stories. Informal groups often look good when shout from about thirty degrees above their eye-line, so consider bringing...

67 ESSENTIAL Wedding Photography Tips

68 ESSENTIAL Wedding Photography Tips It's wedding time! This is the largest collection of wedding photography tips to ever be assembled on one page of the Internet.  My hands hurt from typing it, but you can help to ease my pain by sharing this on Facebook and Pinterest after you’re done gorging yourself on these wedding photography tips. Wedding...

Photography Basics #5: Capture clear photos

Photography Basics #5: Capture clear photos In the previous installment of this photography basics series, I taught about composition.  In this installment, I’ll teach you all about focus and why your photos may not be as sharp as you’d like them to be. This morning, I got an email from one of the students in my online beginner photography class who said she spent $2,000 on an expensive camera and another $1,500 on a high-end lens.  Still,...

Photography Basics #4: Creative Composition

Photography Basics #4: Creative Composition Later in part 3 of this photography basics series, I taught you how to shoot in aperture priority and manual mode on your camera.  In this installment, I’m going to teach you how to develop strong compositions in your photos. Here’s the thing about composition.  There are a few basic rules of composition that you’ll easily understand from this article, but you’ll soon see as you get out...

Photography Basics #3: Master Your Camera’s Shooting Modes

Photography Basics #3: Master Your Camera’s Shooting Modes Later in part 2 of this photography basics series, we learned about aperture, ISO, and shutter speed.  Now, you need to learn how to apply these settings on your camera to take advantage of your new-found nuggets of knowledge.  I’ll try to struggle through writing this, but my wife has me on a vegetarian diet right now, and just the mention of nuggets makes me hungry.  Anyway… The...

Photography Basics #2: Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO

Photography Basics #2: Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO From the example of the sunset picture in installment #1 of this photography basics series, you have learned the importance of taking full control over the exposure on your camera.  Now, it’s time to dig into your camera and learn the three most basic tools available to you in controlling the exposure. Those tools are shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.  After I explain what each...