Tutorials

Black Friday Sales - save up to 40%

Featured Wednesday, 25 November 2015 19:56

Sale ends Cyber Monday - 30 November.

Rooftop Photography in New York

Featured Monday, 02 November 2015 15:03

Rooftopping can be great fun - but it can be dangerous. Put safety #1 on your list - the photos come second.

Workflow, Editing & Storage + Studio Tour

Wednesday, 14 October 2015 11:26

Check out the gear & software I use to back up, store and edit my photos and images, as well as checking out my new studio space.

Ask Matt Anything #askmatt

Featured Tuesday, 06 October 2015 01:27

No holds barred Q&A

Travel Photography with an Ultra Wide Angle Lens

Featured Wednesday, 23 September 2015 08:46

Want interesting Travel Photos? GO WIDE!

DIY $50 budget - Conceptual Portrait Shoot (4K)

Featured Monday, 31 August 2015 02:44

Collaboration is fun and can open you up to creative possibilities.

Low Key single light portraits AT MIDDAY

Featured Monday, 31 August 2015 02:42

Once you Take Control of The Light, you can create dramatically lit portraits anywhere and anytime.

How to shoot a concert: Part 1 - planning and tips

Featured Monday, 24 August 2015 01:05

In this series I will show you all you need to know to get started in concert and event photography.

Art Nude Portraiture on The Streets

Featured Monday, 17 August 2015 16:54

Spotting the scene, shooting, and editing an art nude in public.

LIVE Photoshoot - Single light portraiture with Irina

Featured Wednesday, 05 August 2015 13:18

One light, lots of options.

Facebook Image Compression - how to get the best results

Featured Wednesday, 29 July 2015 13:11

JPG or PNG? What dimensions? What compression to use??

Itwas great fun joining Tony & Chelsea for a live chat.

Educating Tina - Directors Cut

Featured Monday, 22 June 2015 11:18

Introductory Sale - Save 25% and win one of $1,000 in prizes!

Travel Photography HACKS

Featured Monday, 08 June 2015 16:56

Make the most of your travel with these tips.

It is great to collaborate - a source of richer ideas and results.

Wide Angle Environmental Portraiture tips

Featured Wednesday, 27 May 2015 09:51

4 tips for using an ULTRA Wide Angle Lens to shoot environmental portraiture

The value of "Exposure"

Featured Monday, 25 May 2015 21:19

Every been offered a job for "Exposure"? Does it have ANY value? Should you even consider it??

Lightroom Tutorial & Season Finale - Educating Tina

Featured Wednesday, 13 May 2015 10:31

Season Finale - Tina takes on Lightroom - and season recap.

Nude Portraiture - Educating Tina

Featured Wednesday, 06 May 2015 11:43

Time for Tina's biggest challenge yet - a full nude portrait shoot. Her results are outstanding!

Pole Dance Photography - Educating Tina

Featured Wednesday, 29 April 2015 08:25

Let's put Tina to the test with a solo challenge at DANCE FILTHY!

Street Photography - Educating Tina

Featured Wednesday, 22 April 2015 13:09

Let's take it to the streets!

Corporate Headshot Photography - Educating Tina

Featured Monday, 20 April 2015 03:03

Headshots is something many photographers will do at one time or another - here are tips to create a range of looks.

Parkour & Free Running Photography - Educating Tina

Featured Wednesday, 08 April 2015 12:22

Wicked Parkour shoot in Sydney CBD.

Which colour space should you set your camera to, and what should you output your edited work to?

Photography & Business - Your questions answered

Featured Saturday, 28 March 2015 08:17

Your business questions answered! 

Nerd Talk - Inverse Square Law explained

Saturday, 28 March 2015 06:43

What is the Inverse Square Law? How does it work? How can you use it in your shooting?

City and waterscapes - peaceful? Not exactly - Tina was Frantic!

Copyright in Art - negotiating the blurred lines

Featured Monday, 23 March 2015 15:38

Copyright is tricky, and it is about to get even more difficult.

Fitness Photography - Educating Tina

Featured Wednesday, 18 March 2015 13:19

2 models, lots of gear and a sunny Sydney Beach. Let's go!

How to Photograph an Eclipse

Featured Sunday, 15 March 2015 10:16

Top 5 tips for photographing an eclipse.

Macro Photography - Educating Tina

Featured Wednesday, 11 March 2015 09:41

Let's get up close and personal with some MACRO!

Educating Tina - Travel Photography Challenge

Featured Wednesday, 04 March 2015 10:36

Episode 3 and we are to Tokyo for a Travel Photography Challenge!

Get Perfect Focus using a FOCUS TRAP

Featured Monday, 02 March 2015 10:14

Really handy technique that most DSLRs have - that few people know about!

THAT DRESS! 2 important lessons for Photographers!

Featured Sunday, 01 March 2015 04:53

Two important lessons to be learnt from the DRESSGATE phenomena.

Educating Tina - Beauty Portraiture Challenge

Featured Wednesday, 25 February 2015 11:29

Episode 2 and we are into the challenges - create a beauty portfolio!

Educating Tina - Season 2 Premiere

Featured Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:26

Join us for another season of photography fun!

Native VS Extended ISO range

Featured Monday, 16 February 2015 15:49

What is the difference? Should you EVER use the extended range?

Focus & recompose - how, why and Risks?

Featured Tuesday, 10 February 2015 00:23

What is focus and recompose? How do you do it? And do you risk getting it out of focus??

Educating Tina - Season 2 coming soon!

Featured Monday, 19 January 2015 05:29

Tell us, what topics and challenges would you like to see Tina undertake??

Underwater portrait photography - first time tips

Featured Sunday, 11 January 2015 06:39

Check it out - so much fun learning this new skill.

Photography Editing and Workflow

Featured Monday, 05 January 2015 18:00

Workflow, crowdfunding, editing for print and Photoshop vs lightroom.

Find YOUR UNIQUE Photography Style - Take on a project

Featured Wednesday, 31 December 2014 15:09

Challenge yourself, develop your skills and your own distinct style.

Exposure - Metering Modes vs Exposure Compensation

Featured Tuesday, 23 December 2014 18:53

There is more than one way to get the exposure you want - and there are times you will want to take over from letting the camera make all the decisions.

Photo Storage & Backup - Studio and Travel set ups

Featured Tuesday, 02 December 2014 01:06

How to manage thousands of RAW files taken in a foreign country?

What's in my bag - 10 day travel shoot

Featured Sunday, 23 November 2014 15:15

Believe it or not, I am packing light to rest my shoulder.

Creating a successful Photography Business

Featured Friday, 14 November 2014 21:59

Purchase before December 31 to enter the prize draw!

Best Lens for Portraiture - 85 v 105 v 135mm

Featured Wednesday, 12 November 2014 20:13

Distortion, compression, bokeh and working distance - which lens is best for portraiture? In studio and outdoor tests included.

How to make a triptych or photo collage

Featured Tuesday, 28 October 2014 10:55

Step by step instruction, using photoshop and a free web based option.

10 iphone photography tips

Featured Wednesday, 22 October 2014 20:20

10 tips tips to improve your mobile phone photographs

The best $10 accessory I ever bought

Featured Monday, 20 October 2014 21:32

Cheap, useful,.... and a little bit left field.

Simple Tip for Perfect Exposure

Featured Monday, 13 October 2014 10:13

Exposure is a personal choice - with this tip you can easily monitor your highlights and shadows at a glance.

Photographing a reluctant subject - Quick Tip.

Featured Friday, 19 September 2014 21:20

 

Ever had to shoot someone who really didn't want to be shot? Or wasn't comfortable?

How to take Astro Selfies!

Featured Saturday, 23 August 2014 12:15

 Step by step instructions!

How to take UFO & Bigfoot Paranormal Photos!

Featured Wednesday, 13 August 2014 06:14

Step into the exciting world of Paranormal photograply!

How to find a model - and should you pay?

Featured Wednesday, 06 August 2014 23:40

 

Some advice for getting started.

The Rules of Photography... and a bird attack

Featured Friday, 19 October 2012 12:18

What are the common 'rules of photography'. Where did they come from? Are they meant to be followed precisely?

Create the business / life of your dreams

Featured Saturday, 12 July 2014 08:33

 

Time management for success. How to set goals, order your work and set up systems to get results in the areas that are most important to you - whatever they are.

What Aperture should you use?

Featured Thursday, 26 June 2014 15:51

 It is not as simple as 'wide open for portraits' and closed down for landscapes' - give it some thought and make sure you get the best results.

Create pools of light with home made modifiers

Featured Friday, 20 June 2014 17:02

 

Clean up your shot with beautiful pools of light using cheap & simple home made modifiers.

Find the Best Portrait Angle - Your Good Side

Featured Monday, 09 June 2014 16:55

 

Faces are not symmetrical - angles matter - here I show you how to find the best angle for flattering portraits.

The Truth about HIGH ISO

Featured Saturday, 31 May 2014 17:43

 

So your camera can go up to ISO 100 million now - so what? Should you use it?

Zoom with your feet... NONSENSE!!

Featured Tuesday, 27 May 2014 03:41

 

Ever been told 'zoom with your feet'?

5 Steps to Great Portraits

Featured Wednesday, 21 May 2014 03:10

 

My 5 tips for dramatically improving your portrait photography.

Take Control of the Light with Matt & Tina

Featured Sunday, 18 May 2014 00:37

 

Now live! Over 6 hours of full HD content - Introductory price of $60 until end of May - save 20% (rrp$75)

When to turn Pro? Turn your hobby into your Career

Featured Monday, 28 April 2014 08:43

 Matt, Tina and Benjamin Von Wong talk about going PRO, and share their insights to inspire you on your path

 

#ChallengeJade yourself at: mattgranger.com/challengejade

Challenge Jade! New Photography series

Featured Tuesday, 01 April 2014 11:07

 

This is your series - we want your direction to make it happen!

Single light street portrait tutorial

Featured Monday, 24 March 2014 21:30

 

Zeiss Otus 55mm + D800e + Elinchrom Quadras + Graffiti alley & Jade = Single light street portrait.

Clean backgrounds for Portraits

Featured Tuesday, 14 January 2014 23:22

How to find backgrounds and scenarios that make for nice portraits.

How much to charge for your photography?

Featured Friday, 03 January 2014 23:02

What to charge per hour, how much for prints?

Set meaningful goals & achieve them in 2014

Featured Wednesday, 01 January 2014 01:39

Here I share my 3 tips for goal setting, and time management.

Happy New Year - 2013 in Review

Featured Monday, 30 December 2013 21:20

A year in Review. Check out the featured videos here:

Intimate Portraiture Video Series

Featured Saturday, 23 November 2013 18:49

 

London Photo Walk - Saturday 23 November

Featured Friday, 15 November 2013 18:39

All welcome! Meet under the clock out front of Waterloo station at 2pm on Saturday 23 November.

How to take spooky halloween photos

Featured Saturday, 26 October 2013 00:50

Tina and I are back to show you some cool lighting & make up techniques to create spooky Halloween themed shots.

Understand your HISTOGRAM

Featured Wednesday, 23 October 2013 00:18

The Histogram is an incredibly useful tool - you should learn it back to front to ensure you are getting the exposure and final image that you are seeking to create.

Natalie Tran portrait shoot - Orbis Ring flash

Featured Friday, 04 October 2013 03:06

Today I shot with Nat for a beauty fashion look. We show a couple of techniques for using the orbis ring flash.

Separation light options

Friday, 04 October 2013 03:03

Hair light, rim light, rear lights... there are many options to create a distinct separation of your subject from the background in studio shooting.

How to direct your model

Featured Friday, 04 October 2013 02:58

Here are some simple tips on how to guide your models for posing.

Portrait lighting ratios

Featured Tuesday, 03 September 2013 11:51

Do you want contrasty shadows or flawless lighting? It is easy to control with just two lights.

Grunge fashion shoot

Featured Tuesday, 03 September 2013 11:50

Part two of my shoot with  Cass. Here we mess up the glamour and go grunge.

1 light studio portraits

Featured Tuesday, 03 September 2013 11:49

You don't need lots of equipment for lots of options.

Is Natural Light BEST for photography?

Featured Thursday, 22 August 2013 13:12

Are you a natural or 'available' light shooter?

High Fashion Photoshoot TUTORIAL

Featured Wednesday, 21 August 2013 02:59

Full set up, lighting diagrams, explanation and images.

Telephoto Lens Compression EXPLAINED

Featured Wednesday, 21 August 2013 02:57

There are 3 'forms of lens compression.

LIVE Photoshoot - Hair Flicks

Featured Wednesday, 21 August 2013 02:55

Catch dynamic hair flick portraits with these handy tips - filmed live - warts & all.

Setting up a Photo studio - size, cost & FAQs

Featured Wednesday, 21 August 2013 02:52

How big does it need to be? What costs are involved? What colour should you paint? What else needs consideration?

Setting up a Photo studio - size, cost & FAQs

Featured Monday, 05 August 2013 23:46

How big does it need to be? What costs are involved? What colour should you paint? What else needs consideration?

New HQ - Studio & Office set up

Featured Wednesday, 31 July 2013 00:04

Setting up the new studio space - cleaning, painting, assembling, more cleaning and the Chinese good luck ceremony.

What are your rights and responsibilities? When do you need a waiver? When are you free to shoot? Can you sell the images?

Welcome to the EPIC conclusion to Season 1.

Planning a fashion photoshoot - Educating Tina #11

Featured Wednesday, 03 July 2013 22:57

How to plan and organise a complex shoot - including creating a complete call sheet (runsheet).

How to use a reflector with no assistant

Featured Wednesday, 03 July 2013 22:56

Reflectors are great to balance light, especially outdoor. Here I show how to use them when you have no assistant to help you hold it.

In this weeks video we discuss images that Tina and I both love - why they work, how they were shot etc - with the view to inspiration and learning.

This is a big one - we run through lens technology - what lenses are best for what usage, and demystify the lens terminology jargon.

Rear Button Auto Focus - How and why

Featured Thursday, 20 June 2013 23:31

How does the rear AF button work - and why is it handy?

A 12 step guide to pricing, designing, editing and printing your own photography book or album.

This is a big one! Exposure Compensation, Metering Modes AND Bracketing!

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