Photography Tutorials — Shut Your Aperture School

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Photography Learning Hub

Shut Your Aperture /learn/ section is a library of photography tutorials organized by topic. Whether you’re learning camera fundamentals, Lightroom editing, or building a photography business, pick a topic below to get started.

Choose a topic to see its current tips and guides.

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Featured Photography Spots Across the USA

GPS coordinates, gear recommendations, and golden-hour tips for the best photography locations across the United States.

Kuwohi Photography Guide: Tower, Mountain Layers, and Safe AccessGreat Smoky Mountains, TNWhite Sands Dunes Photography Guide: Light, Access and Safe FramingWhite Sands, NMGriffith Observatory Photography Guide: Hollywood Sign, Skyline & BuildingLos Angeles, CAMesa Arch Photography Guide: Light, Framing and Safe AccessCanyonlands, UTCrater Lake Rim Photography Guide: Light, Access and Safe FramingCrater Lake, ORCannon Beach Photography Guide: Haystack Rock, Tides and LightCannon Beach, ORHorseshoe Bend Photography Guide: Light, Lenses and Safe AccessPage, AZLincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Photography Guide: Access and Closure PlanningWashington, DCDelicate Arch Photography Guide: Light, Framing and Safe AccessArches, UTKerry Park Photography Guide: Seattle Skyline and Blue HourSeattle, WAMaroon Bells Photography Guide: Light, Reservations and Lake ViewsAspen, COTunnel View Photography Guide: Light, Framing and Yosemite AccessYosemite, CACarlsbad Caverns Entrance Photography: Natural Entrance and Big RoomCarlsbad, NMGlacier Point Yosemite Photography: Half Dome, Valley Light, and Safe AccessYosemite, CA