Almost everyone who’s spent more than a little time with a camera shoots to RAW. After all, RAW lets you make bad photos average, average photos excellent, and excellent photos even better. That’s because it offers significantly more image data than, for example, JPG. And thanks to this it gives you room for much better edits. So let’s take a look at how to work with it.

The color of your photography background can work wonders. It doesn’t just set the mood of the photo, but can also influence the appearance of your model’s complexion. Which backgrounds complement natural skin tones and which ones should you avoid? To find out, we tested 10 differently-colored backgrounds, ranging from neutral gray to bright yellow. The results reveal that even subtle changes to your photos‘ background can significantly impact the overall feel of your photo.

The color yellow is primarily seen as the warm color of the sun in art and photography. But yellow also has negative psychological and physiological connotations.

Red is one of the most prominent colors in the spectrum. It can evoke a range of contradictory emotions. For some, it symbolizes romance, love, and passion. For others, it symbolizes aggression, violence, and war. But one thing is certain, this color makes you feel something.

The color blue can have an impact on viewers that is varied and multifaceted. Blue is primarily known as a cool color in photography. We most commonly associate blue with the sky. Let's delve deeper into how to work with blues in photography.

It's hard to find a color with a more positive connotation than green. We use green to decorate our homes and it plays a major role in city planning. And it doesn't end there. We are willing to leave the comfort of our cities and hike through wind and rain to high hills for views of endless greenery. Whether it is consciously or subconsciously, people like to surround themselves with green.

The color black is formed by mixing all three primary colors together, as if it absorbs these colors. Since ancient times, the use of black in art has evoked feelings of darkness, emptiness, and even death. At the same time, it is a source of fascination because it can create indispensable contrast and depth. These qualities are among the reasons why black and white photography remains so popular after so many years.

This is the first article in our new series on colors in photography. We’ll delve into the role of colors and their significance in photography. We'll also explore the psychology of colors, how they’re used for marketing, and take a look at their historical context. Let's get started with a somewhat controversial color, one that is technically not even a color— white.

Presets make photo editing go faster. Because they can apply several of your frequently used operations at once. Presets keep you from having to set the same sliders to the same values again and again; it all just takes one click. The built-in presets aren’t a good fit for you? No problem. Zoner Photo Studio offers an easy way to create your own. It will save you work, and you’ll get to keep your own original editing style. 

Lights and light bulbs are mainly chosen based on their light intensity or color temperature. There are many types of lights on the market. For creative professions, color fidelity is very important. If you haven’t paid much attention to color fidelity until now, you may be surprised to learn that there is a visible difference between different lights and how people and objects look under them.