After you’ve mastered our basic articles on photography, it’s time to dive into some higher-level topics. The advanced photography tips below cover everything from composition to the technical side of things, such as ISO invariance and choosing the mathematically sharpest aperture for a photo. None of this information is crucial for taking good photos, but if you’re an expert or professional photographer who wants to go another step further, this is the place to start.
Light and Visualization
- 15 Composition Tips for Powerful Photography
- A Journey with the Photographic Mind
- A Step-By-Step Guide to Artistic Travel Photography
- A Study in Light, Directionality and Mood
- A Study in Light, Shadows, and Landscapes
- A Study in Vision, Light and Shadows
- Construction of a Photograph: The Process of Visualization
- How Three Photographers Edited the Same RAW Files
- How to Correct White Balance in Photoshop
- Natural vs Artificial Light in Photography
- Of Light and Landscapes
- The Elements of Photography
- The Quality of Light
- Understanding Contrast in Photography
- Visual Echoes: The Threads of Personal Style in Photography
- Visualization and Film Photography
- Visualization: The Hunt for the Light
- What Makes a Good Photo?
- What’s Important in a Photograph, and What Isn’t
Lenses and Optics
- Comparison of 24-70mm Lenses for Nikon F Mount
- Equivalent Focal Length and Field of View
- How to Choose the Sharpest Aperture
- How to Quickly Test Your DSLR for Autofocus Issues
- How to Read MTF Charts
- How to Remove Dust From Nikon 24-70mm Lens
- How to Tell If Your Lens Is Decentered
- Lens Calibration Explained
- The Effect of Dust on Lens Bokeh
- Understanding Lens Flare
- Use Nikon Lenses on Canon DSLRs
- What is a Decentered Lens?
- What is Chromatic Aberration?
- What is Coma?
- What is Field Curvature?
- What is Focus Shift?
- What Is Lens Diffraction?
- What is Lens Distortion?
- What is Spherical Aberration?
- What is Vignetting?
Cameras and Sensors
- Adobe’s Silent Exposure Compensation
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Low vs High Resolution Cameras
- Averaged High Dynamic Range Technique (AHDR) Explained
- Benefits of a High Resolution Sensor
- Camera Color Calibration Explained
- Camera Lens Mounts Explained
- Camera Resolution Explained
- Dealing with Damaged RAW Files
- DIY: Reliable and Cheap Universal White Balance Reference Device
- Equivalence Also Includes Aperture and ISO
- Exposing to the Right Explained
- How to Maximize Image Quality in Photography
- How to Use the Full Dynamic Range of Your Camera
- Interview with Norman Koren of Imatest
- Is the DSLR Market Already Dead?
- ISO Invariance Explained
- Lens Stabilization vs In-camera Stabilization
- Mechanical vs Electronic Shutter vs EFCS
- On Comparing Cameras and Sensors
- Sensor Crop Factors and Equivalence
- sRAW Format Explained
- sRGB vs Adobe RGB vs ProPhoto RGB
- Technicolor Black and White
- The Red Dot Flare Issue
- The Riddle of Intermediate ISO Settings
- The Spot Metering Method for Precise ETTR
- What Are Megapixels and How Many Do You Need?
- What is a Low-Pass Filter?
- What is Moiré and How it Can Ruin Your Photos
- What Is Noise in Photography?
- When in Doubt, Bracket!
- Where Are My Mid-tones?
- Where Are My Mid-tones? Deriving Hidden Baseline Exposure Compensation
- Why Bother Shooting RAW If You Are Culling JPEGs?
- Why Downsampling an Image Reduces Noise
- Why Sensor Dust is More Visible at Small Apertures
- Why the Technical Stuff Matters
Photography Business
- 18 Surf Photography Tips
- 7 Things All Photographers Need to Know About Copyright
- How to Use Instagram for Your Photography Business
- Is YouTube for You?
- Professional Development: A Different “Rule of Thirds”
- The Importance of Choosing Clients Well
- Thoughts on Usage Rates, Depreciation and Cash Flow
- Zenfolio vs SmugMug