Glass is beautiful, from amazing sculptures and vases to window displays! As a beautiful thing, you likely want to be able to capture it in-camera. However, the difficulty for glass is its reflective nature – often causing unsightly reflections and glares to take place and ruin your photograph. At this point, it seems near impossible …
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Candid photography captures people in their most natural state. Unposed, real, and unknowing that a camera is there. Candid photography shows people in their natural habitats doing everyday things. This type of photography is fun, emotional, and storytelling, and tugs on our heartstrings. Improve With These Candid Photography Tips Candid photography is far more reliant on …
Sunsets are some of the greatest wonders of the world. From beautiful skies painted in color to a warm glow across the horizon, sunsets have inspired photographers for decades. However, capturing the glory of the color ray is a bit more difficult than one would expect because you have to contend with limited light. Here …
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Wedding photography has the honor of capturing one of the most important days in someone’s life. Wedding photographers specialize in that craft exclusively because of how much time, dedication, and skill wedding photography requires. But there are universal tips and tricks to make stepping into this romantic endeavor much easier. Here is our list of …
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Nothing is more frustrating than checking your photographs after an exciting shoot only to see they are blurry! Blur is really hard to remove in photo editing, if not completely impossible. So what are you supposed to do? Here is our tip list for reducing camera shake, ensuring that all your images come out clear …
For a very long time, night photography was deemed an extremely daunting (albeit near impossible) photography endeavor. Cameras function on light – what do you do if the light is minimal?! Thankfully, technology has gotten so advanced in recent years that photographing at night is no longer just a dream! Awe, and mesmerize your friends …
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Food is the spice of life- when you have a beautifully prepared and deliciously tasting meal, you want to share it with the world. Food presentation in and of itself is an art form! With the rise of sharing on social media, food photography has become a prevalent subject matter in our day-to-day lives. This …
You would think you could just grab a camera right out of the box and use it, but that’s not always the case! With so many cameras and lenses being large, bulky, and heavy – how you hold them makes a big difference. The proper technique for handheld photography helps distribute the weight of the …
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Action photography is most definitely the most eye-catching of the photography types. From leaping pups to incredible acts of human ability, the action freezes movement that we otherwise miss when watching. However, action photography isn’t as easy as clicking the shutter at the right time – here is our ultimate guide to photographing moving subjects! …
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Photography is more than just clicking a button or playing with exposure settings. Photography is a way to show your personal view of the world, capture a memory, and create art. All of which require properly composing your shot! Composition has rules; the biggest rule every photographer must know is the Rule of Thirds. Composition …
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Buying a new camera and diving into photography may feel like a daunting task- but it’s really not when you break everything all down! Here is a quick and snippy guide to settings, techniques, and rules that all new camera owners should know. By implementing these, you can jump right into photography without hesitation! The …
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If you’ve tried to capture photographs with a shallow depth of field, you may wonder if there is a way to keep the soft background but get more of the subject in focus… other photographers seem able to do that. How can you? Let me tell you a little secret – they use focus stacking! …
To create awe-inspiring images, you want to capture super clear and sharp photographs! Especially at night or in low light, something that cell phone cameras fall flat at. However, if you’ve tried capturing photographs with limited lighting, you may have found your images looking a bit murky. This is caused by noise, a problem all …
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One of the main challenges of landscape photography is to produce a representation of a three-dimensional scene, in a flat two-dimensional medium. There are some technical and artistic choices to consider. Setting the scene 1. Select your focal point Spend time examining your location for a clear, strong focal point. This will be your frame’s …
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Taking photos that are nicely in focus is really the difference between a great photograph and one that is subpar. As such, every photographer strives to capture nice and sharp photographs. But what is sharpness, and how do you achieve the prestige of having the sharpest image?! What Is Sharpness? Sharpness is one of those …
There are two different methods of achieving focus in an image, by hand or allowing an electronic motor to do the work for you. Although it sounds like the electronic motor is a better choice, sometimes doing things by hand is better. Let’s explore the concepts of manual focus and autofocus! What is Focus and …
If you’ve ever done a quick Google search to buy a camera, you may have seen those cameras come in different types. As such, deciding which type of camera is best for you has become a bit more complicated with all of these new options. Luckily, most only need to decide between a point-and-shoot, DSLR, …
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Cameras are divided in various ways. From being categorized by its camera type (mirrorless, DSLR, point and shoot, etc.) to further narrowed down by its features, the primary characteristic that separates the models is their sensor sizes. Sensors can be full-frame or APS-C / Crop sensors. But what does this all mean, and what is …
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When the average person thinks of photographs, JPEG is the only format they know. JPEG is commonly used for everything, from sharing pictures online to storing them on our computers. But for photographers, another format exists. RAW is often a major selling point for cameras. The ability to capture in RAW is quite sought after! …
As much as you’d expect photography to be a camera and a lens, photography is also full of charts and graphs! One is a histogram, a commonly overlooked feature that can prove very useful. Whether you’re a hobbyist just starting or a professional that has not taken advantage of this novelty yet – here is …
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The camera features a variety of modes that are meant to help the photo-taking process! One such is metering, which helps you achieve proper exposure. Metering modes are commonly overlooked and left on default, and as such, you may not be getting the most out of your camera! Here is our guide to metering modes. …
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