I love dancing shots at weddings! Nothing like getting stuck into the middle of a party and capturing everyone having an awesome time. But invariably the lighting for the party isn’t great, what’s fantastic for a party atmosphere isn’t always good for a photographer. So if you want to capture some incredible dancing shots, you’re going to need to add your own light. My approach My approach I like to capture a bit of movement in the dancing, I feel it adds to the atmosphere and captures the sense of the party....

When it comes to making high-quality shots with affordable gear, Dustin Dolby is full of ideas. This time, he guides you through a workflow of shooting classic high-key shots of cosmetic products and getting almost everything done in-camera. He made these photos for Spela’s catalog. When you shoot a great number of photos, you want to make them as good as they can get in-camera, so you don’t spend an eternity in post....

Those questions aren’t as uncommon as might be guessed or considered at any given moment. After all, both the Google Home and Nest app are a wealth of menus and submenus users must navigate in order to get to any of the available options. And Nest Aware, while not as deeply buried, is still among those. Fortunately, that’s also exactly what this guide sets out to explain. So if you’re looking for a how-to guide to set up Nest Aware, the following walkthrough should point you down the right path....

Hey, guys! I’ve been working on 4K for the last year, and as such, I have to zoom in quite considerably more than resolutions such as 1080 and 1440 to get to the same level of “zoomed in” view. This extreme zoom-in adds a grid to the view. As a photographer and a retoucher, it can make life very difficult if you’re not aware that you can turn this grid off....

Photography is all about light. But just as much as that, it’s also about a lack of it. Shadows are just as important to your scene as the well lit areas, and they can really help to sell your story and add a lot of drama. In this video, the guys of Aputure’s A Team walk us through using negative fill to help create that contrast and drama in your scene....