Articles by Jeff Meyer

What is color temperature: free photography cheat sheet

By Jeff Meyer published 23 May 12

100 free Photoshop textures to download

By Jeff Meyer published 9 May 12

Below you can find a sampler of each of the 10 packs of free textures and direct link to download them today.

Free portrait lighting cheat sheet

By Jeff Meyer published 8 May 12

We've put together our latest photography cheat sheet, a visual guide taking you through several simple portrait lighting set-ups, and showing the different effects they create.

Free family portrait photography cheat sheet

By Jeff Meyer published 19 April 12

How to read a histogram: what you can learn from your camera's exposure graph

By Jeff Meyer published 18 April 12

Knowing how to read your camera's histogram is the most important thing you can do to ensure a good exposure.

Photographers Rights: the ultimate guide

By Jeff Meyer published 14 April 12

If you can't use your knowledge of composition and exposure to take pictures of people in public, landmarks, animals, art work, or whatever, then what good is having a camera?

The Rules of Photography (and how to break them)

By Jeff Meyer published 1 April 12

Tutorial This week's round-up of photography tutorials shows you some of the fundamentals of photographic convention... and how to get around them.

Free portrait photography cropping guide

By Jeff Meyer published 30 March 12

7 still life photography ideas you don't want to miss

7 still life photo ideas you don't want to miss

By Jeff Meyer published 25 March 12

Tutorial Learn how to compose, light and focus still life scenes in your home studio.

6 scintillating portrait photography ideas

By Jeff Meyer published 18 March 12

Tutorial Start taking better pictures of people with these 6 portrait photography tips and tutorials

13 ideas for creative camera work

By Jeff Meyer published 5 March 12

Tutorial You've read the camera reviews, but how do you actually use your new camera? Here are 13 ideas on how to get creative with your camera.

Famous Photographers: 225 tips to inspire you

By Jeff Meyer published 8 February 12

We have interviewed some of the best and most famous photographers in its time. Here, we gather together some insightful words of advice from more than 50 of our interviews.