Advanced Photography with William Carnahan

Explore five core principles to improve photography: seek emotion, place your camera at eye level or lower, push exposure for drama, practice patience, and embrace deliberate failure to learn.

William Carnahan shares five gear tips to elevate photography, from prime lenses and compact mirrorless bodies to high megapixels and dual camera straps for discreet, effective image capture.

Practice daily to improve photography by carrying your camera everywhere, shooting regularly, and drawing inspiration from other arts; use both professional cameras and phones to refine composition, lighting, and exposure.

Advance headshot photography by mastering lighting options, including big natural light and strobe setups, and selecting prime lenses like 85mm for natural, flattering portraits that convey personality.

Learn advanced family portrait photography techniques: shade with sun behind lighting, keep all faces on the same plane for sharp focus, and use action and posing to capture emotion.

Learn five tips to elevate creative portraits: get to know your subject, choose specific locations, tell a story, vary composition for emotion, and get closer to reveal intimacy.

Advance street photography by shooting covertly with incognito gear, using prime or long lenses, and capturing candid emotions and single moments in time that reveal reality with a photojournalistic vibe.

Learn to tell a travel story by applying street photography to landscapes and events, staying present, using a small camera or phone, and prioritizing wide shots to capture the moment.

Plan epic locations and timing with the sun to shape landscape light. Master composition and horizon balance to convey vastness, using a tripod, wide lens, and filters, with patience.

Develop a personal wedding photography style by blending viewer and participant approaches, connect with couples, and master gear, quiet mirrorless cameras and long lenses, for discreet, emotive wedding portraits.

Tell the story of musicians at concerts with on-stage access and close-ups, using long lenses, gear, iso control, and exposure techniques.

Plan and practice patience in night and astrophotography to capture Milky Way shots despite light pollution. Use ISO creatively and apply the rule of 500 to minimize star trails.

Explore advanced techniques with William Carnahan and a sectioned, goal-driven approach to photographing specific subjects, and discover the master photography class, wedding photography class, and the photo and friends community.