Photography tips to shoot like a pro

Lightroom Cropping and Image Resolution

Video Tutorial By Nathan Lomas

A common question we get here at The Image Flow is—How big can I print my photo? The answer to that question is always different, but it will most certainly always comes down to image resolution or dpi for printing photos. Watch our short video tutorial or read on for our guide to understanding resolution for printing and Cropping in Lightroom Classic.

How to Edit Black and White Photos in Lightroom Classic

Video Tutorial By Nathan Lomas

Black and White editing in Lightroom is more than just switching to monochrome—Watch our video tutorial for editing black and white photos in Lightroom Classic.

Photography Studio Equipment: Getting Started with Studio Lighting Setup

By Stuart Schwartz

Photographer Stuart Schwartz gives photography tips for a home photo studio setup with suggestions for photography lighting equipment for beginners.

Light in the Dark: Gum Bichromate Printing Explored

By Francis Baker

As I am preparing to teach another Gum Bichromate Workshop at The Image Flow, I think of one topic I did not delve too deeply into the first time around. This is the importance of black to the multi-color gum bichromate print.

How to Photograph Fireworks: Our Ultimate Guide

The fourth of July is a perfect time to test your skills as a photographer and see how well you can take control of your camera with shooting fireworks displays. Nighttime fireworks photography is a form of night photography and comes with its own tricks of the trade. Read on for our complete guide to firework photography.

The Ins & Outs of Photographing Auto Racing

February 13, 2017

Tip: You’ve got to know where the action is going to happen, says pro race photographer Dennis Gray. Dennis Gray was introduced to photography right about the same time his father started sneaking him into the Stockton sport races in the trunk of his car—he was 14. “I got a Nikon F, one of the first ones they made in 1959, and at the same time, my father bought a go-kart that he and I raced. We were both gear heads,” recalled Dennis. “He snuck me into the races so he didn’t have to pay the $2 entry fee.”