Beginner camera settings (important info used in subsequent lectures)
  • Use the Exposure Triangle to understand exposure and get out of the Auto mode
  • The ISO setting, what is it and what's it for?
  • Exposure Compensation, why you sometimes need to darken or lighten your images
  • Lens apertures, learn about one of the most important camera settings
More advanced camera settings
  • 5 Tips for tack sharp focussing
  • Choose the right shutter speeds to avoid camera shake & get sharper photos
  • Use your histogram to nail the exposure for those important images.
  • Aperture & depth of field - start getting creative (DSLRs)
  • Scene modes & depth of field (Compact cameras)
Improve your images with natural lighting
  • Top Shade, the professional's portrait lighting secret
  • Dealing with the sun when taking a portrait
  • Direction of light and the effect it has on your photos
  • Get nice blue skies in your photos and avoid white skies
  • How to retain the ambient light of a nicely lit room
  • Better indoor portraits using window light - pt 1 of 2
  • Better indoor portraits using window light - pt 2 of 2
  • Create a great look using backlighting
  • How to improve your natural light portraits using a reflector
Improve your images using better composition
  • Use the rule of thirds for improved composition
  • Better composition using diagonal lines
  • Use 'Leading Lines' to create more dramatic images
  • Use repeating patterns for more impact
  • Improve your composition using the 'frame within a frame' trick
  • Blur the background for more impact (DSLRs)
  • Blur the background to isolate your subject (Compact Cameras)
  • Don't let cluttered backgrounds ruin your portraits
  • Improve your portraits using unusual backgrounds
  • Improve your portraits using nature's own abstract backgrounds
Tips on posing for portraits
  • Flatter your individual subject with these full length posing tips
  • Family or small group poses - Pt I Standing poses
  • Family or small group poses - Pt II Seated poses
  • Individual natural and relaxed female poses
  • Ideas for photographing children, 4-6 months old
  • Ideas for photographing children, 9-12 months old
Landscapes and scenery
  • Landscape photography tips, a walkthough with Barbara
  • How to take better photos in the snow
Flash photography
  • Better results using an external flashgun, Pt I - Bouncing the flash
  • Better flash portraits using an external flashgun, Pt II - More creative portraits
  • Better results using your cameras' built-in flash - soften the shadows
  • Better results using on-board flash - get a more pleasing background
Information and tips on using lenses
  • General tips on camera lenses, variable/fixed apertures, fast/slow, what are prime lenses?
  • Lens focal length, Pt I - Perspective
  • Lens focal length, Pt II - 'Field of View'
  • Lens focal length, Pt III - 'Depth of Field'
Other general techniques
  • A neat idea for a fun, dramatic portrait
  • How the 'half press of the shutter' technique can improve your picture taking
  • How to easily create a stunning online slide show in minutes
  • How to take photos of fireworks
  • Use the fashion photographer’s perspective trick for longer legs
How to take a really flattering Profile or PR photo
  • Take a more flattering PR or Profile photo - Basic technique using using 'Top Shade'
  • Take a more flattering Profile or PR photo - Refining the basic profile or PR image
Which digital camera to buy next, megapixels is not the answer.
  • The myth of megapixels - image resolution and quality
  • Which camera should I buy next - there's so many to choose from!