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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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Off Camera Flash Techniques For Dramatic Portrait Lighting

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: September 21, 2022

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Article by guest author Ron Clifford on taking the mystery out of using off camera flash and show you that with a simply one light set up you can achieve dramatic results without buying a lot of expensive equipment. I’ll interject and give you a few other alternatives if you want to try this at…

5 Beach Photography Tips for a Glamour Shoot

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: November 16, 2022

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Planning a beach photography shoot soon? You’ll want to know a few things about equipment, lenses, the sun and maybe even perspective. Photographer Brian Fischer share 5 tips for a flawless beach photography glamor shoot.

Top 9 Settings to Reset on your Camera After Every Use

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: September 26, 2022

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Nine settings you want to check on your camera before you put it away, to prevent disappointment next time you do any photography.

25 Famous Photographers in History

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: August 8, 2024

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All the greats have heroes, get yourself one. Having a hero is a great motivator and gives you something to work towards. This is a list of some iconic photographers throughout history to get you started. This list is not exhaustive by any means, but rather the ones that have meant something to me. If you have other favourites, please list them in the comments section below and tell me why they are your heroes.

Top 10 Reasons Lightroom Rocks!

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: November 16, 2022

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There are a number of good image processing software options available for photographers including free and paid ones. Each have their advantages and disadvantages but often Photoshop is the choice of many. I’d like to encourage you to choose Adobe Lightroom instead as it was made for photographers, by photographers and quite simply.. Lightroom rocks!

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