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Photography Equipment

Do you know your way around your camera? Are you feeling comfortable with the basics and can take some pretty good photographs? Well then, congratulations you are now an intermediate photographer!

Here, you will find everything you need to be inspired and start creating better images.

intermediate photography student laying on the ground to get the shotTake your photography from beginner to intermediate with our guides including:

  • Tips for editing in Lightroom
  • Improving your images with focal points
  • How to overcome fear in photography
  • Using shadows in your images
  • How to take more interesting pictures
  • Examples, tips, and practice to improve your photographs

In this intermediate photography section, you will find everything you need to improve your photography and start taking more professional looking photographs.

Not only will I help you to overcome some of your photography fears, but I’m going to guide you through framing, building composition and how to choose the perfect time of day to photograph outdoors.

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How to Use Extension Tubes for Macro Photography

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 7, 2020

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In this third macro photography tips article Darlene goes over using extension tubes as another option. What are they, how to use them, how close can you get, pros and cons, purchasing considerations, and lots of sample images included to help make it all clear and easy to understand.

Macro Photography – How to Use a Macro Lens

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: November 5, 2019

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Using a Macro Lens: Pros and cons of a dedicated macro lens, what to buy, when to buy, and other less expensive options are all explored in this article.

The Ultimate Guide Macro Photography

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: August 14, 2022

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Learn everything you need to get started doing macro photography with this in-depth guide. Equipment, lighting, focus, camera settings, and more are all covered with example images and behind the scenes shots showing setups.

Quick Tip About Circular Polarizing Filters, Wide Angle Lenses and the Sun

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: August 19, 2017

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In this quick tip about circular polarizing filters, my good friend and Landscape photographer Jay Patel shares what he learned about using it on his wide angle lens. By making some simple assumptions, and not fully understanding how the filter worked, it cost him dearly on a trip to photograph the sand dunes in Death Valley California.

2014 Gear – A Year in Review

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: August 19, 2017

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TWiP All about the gear hosts Frederick Van Johnson and Doug Kaye do a review of all the new stuff that came out in 2014, predictions for 2015, and some of their thoughts on all of it.

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