Photo Guides

Imagine you’ve just put a pie in the oven. Now, the back of the packet said it needed 20 minutes at 120 degrees, but you haven’t defrosted your pie yet and the guide on the pack is for a fully thawed out pie. How hot do you want it? How long should you leave it in for and at what temperature? Welcome everyone to the world of photography.

PhotoGuides now has a Flickr group, and it’s all yours! Now you can join and share your own photography or photoshop creations with the whole PhotoGuides community.

No matter how many times I see them, Tiny Planets still astound me. Here I’ve compiled 27 of the coolest Tiny Planets from the web. I’ve only chosen the best of the best. Each one made me go wow, and hopefully they’ll do the same to you.

If you’ve ever seen the show Heroes then you’ll no doubt remember the stunning eclipse intro. It really is an incredible piece of design. In this tutorial, we learn how to recreate that solar eclipse image in a slightly retro style using nothing but photoshop.

With Christmas just days away and with a new year in the loom, fireworks displays are going to be seen all around the world. Here are 10 great tips to help you photograph fireworks.

Any photographer will understand the difficulties of dealing with camera shake. Whether lighting is dim or you’re zoomed in, a slight movement while the shutter is open could ruin your whole photo. Here are a few quick tips to help you avoid camera shake.

Aurora Borealis, also known as Northern Lights, are incredible natural light displays seen in the sky. Here I’ve compiled 33 of the best photographs of these breathtaking events. It really is clear to see why they’ve been nicknamed “The Dance of the Spirits”.

In photography, bokeh is one of the most incredible implementations of Aperture. The shallow depth of field causes any light in the background to blur into a floating orb. In this tutorial, we go through how to create bokeh using Photoshop, with simply beautiful results.

Yep, thanks for noticing. As you can probably see, PhotoGuides has been completely redesigned from the ground up. Whilst the colours and iconic style of PhotoGuides has remained fairly close to the original, the whole structure is evidently different. Here’s why we’ve redesigned.

Here are the 30 best Tilt Shift photographs on the internet which demonstrate just what can be done with the effect. These unique miniature fakes will certainly inspire your own tilt shift creations.