Learning Tools and Reference for Photographers
Photo thesaurus, keyboard shortcuts, light modifiers, pose card and street photography assignments. Deepen your knowledge and improve your photography.
Understanding photography terminology
Photography has its own vocabulary. Bokeh, bracketing, hyperfocal distance, guide number, stops of light. If you do not know these terms, it is difficult to learn from instructions or talk with other photographers. The photo thesaurus explains more than 75 terms in plain language, with practical context and related concepts.
Faster post-processing
Lightroom, Photoshop and Capture One are full of shortcuts that significantly speed up your workflow. The keyboard shortcuts tool collects the most useful combinations for all three programmes on one page. Useful to keep open next to your screen when learning a new application, or when you want to look up a combination without searching.
Choosing light modifiers
A softbox, an octabox, a beauty dish, a strip box, an umbrella. Each one does something different with light. The light modifiers guide explains the characteristics of each type, the effect you can expect and when a particular modifier is the obvious choice. A solid starting point if you are not yet sure which equipment suits your working method.
Posing for portrait photography
Not everyone knows how to stand in front of a camera. The pose card offers a reference of 16 proven poses: standing, seated, lying down and for couples. Useful to have on your phone during a shoot when you want to try a different direction, or when guiding a model who finds posing difficult.
Street photography assignments
Street photography is learned fastest by doing it, day after day. The street photography tool gives you 365 assignments, one for each day of the year. Each one has a focus: a colour, a lighting condition, an emotion, a moment. When you are not sure where to start, it gives you a direction without pinning you down.