Light trails from passing cars are among the most striking nighttime subjects. But on busy roads and city intersections, a single long exposure is often not enough. In this article, I show you how to combine multiple shots into one impressive image in Zoner Studio, remove unwanted distractions, and gain full control over the final result.  

At first glance, a snowless winter city can look dull and dreary, especially with overcast skies and cold, rainy weather. But winter is actually one of the best times to take compelling photos. You just need attention and creativity to learn how to spot them among the gray streets.

You can easily create this striking two-tone background in Zoner Studio using simple masking. This technique works well for portrait and product photography and when preparing visual materials or profile photos for your website and social media.  

There’s often movement in photos—people walking, animals jumping, things falling, water splashing. Yet motion is also one of the things that causes photographers the most trouble. In this article, I show you how to recognize and capture the moments that make viewers stop and say, “Wow, that’s it!” 

Bringing out the main subject is the most common use of the Radial Gradient. But it can do much more—from editing a specific part of your photo to adding creative color effects. Let’s take a look at 5 ways the Radial Gradient can help you. 

A single photograph can be beautiful, but it often feels like a sentence taken out of context. A photo series, on the other hand, lets you develop an idea and draw the viewer into a narrative. The images begin to communicate with one another, and together they form a whole that is more compelling than any individual photograph. 

A photo exhibition can take many forms—from group and traveling  exhibitions to commercial shows or solo exhibitions. In this article, we focus on  solo exhibitions: a body of work with a unified purpose that expresses the photographer’s personal vision. An exhibition shouldn’t be just a visually pleasing display of “pretty pictures.” It should have  deeper meaning— it should have something to say. 

The night sky can be magical. You don’t need special equipment to photograph it, but you need to follow a few steps to get the most out of your night photos. Let’s take a look at the basics of astrophotography—whether that means photographing the Moon, the Milky Way, or a beautiful starry sky.  

Traffic on the Learn Photography website reveals more than just which articles received the most clicks. It also shows us what photographers struggle with, what holds them back, and what entices them to try new things. In this article, we take a look at the ten most-read articles of the past year.

Hard and soft light are a constant topic of discussion in photography. Yet despite how often they’re talked about, there’s still a lot of confusion around them. You’ll often hear that one type of light is “right” and the other is “wrong.” In this article, we’ll look at how hard and soft light really differ and how to use each one in practice. We’ll also debunk a few common myths along the way.