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Basic Photography Tips for Beginners

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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Low Light Photography Tips

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: November 16, 2022

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Tips for Photography in Low Light Conditions – learn how to solve the frustrating issue of trying to take photos in low light situations. Provided are 4 tips to help you overcome this, and a list of resources to help as well.

Panning: How to Blur Photo Backgrounds and Add a Sense of Motion to Your Shots

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: September 26, 2022

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Panning Photography Tips – How to blur photos and add a sense of motion to your images- what is panning, how to do it, and example images included. A much-requested topic by you, my readers! So here it is. Using some great example images from Cuba again to show both blurred photos and frozen ones and when to use each technique.

How to turn your 50mm into a Macro lens for under $20

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 2, 2020

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Tips and tricks on how to use your little 50mm lens as a macro and all you need will cost less than $20. Equipment needed, techniques and challenges and how to over come them are all included in this article as well as several example images.

How to Use Off-Camera Flash for Outdoor Portraits

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 22, 2023

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If you’ve struggled with using flash, gotten results you are less than pleased with, or just aren’t sure when to use it and how, this article will be very helpful! I will cover: how and when to use off camera flash for outdoor portraits; quality of light; why off camera and more. Included are sample portraits, lighting diagrams, and exposure information as well as equipment suggestions. Don’t miss this epic article on this much requested topic!

Balancing Flash and Natural Light for Portraits

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: October 20, 2022

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Step by step article on how to adjust your camera settings to balance and control both the natural light and flash exposure. Includes sample photos, a lighting diagram, before and after and a special bonus FREE PDF download FLASH CHEAT SHEET to help you understand settings for flash photography.

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