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Reviews of Photography Software and 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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Review of Sigma’s 56mm F/1.4 Lens – Is It Worth It?

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: February 15, 2023

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Find out why I give this 4.5 out of 5 stars. It’s well made, tack sharp, really silent, lightweight (as compared to the Fuji 56mm), and is great value for your dollar. So much so in fact that I chose the Sigma 56mm over the Fuji one!

Review of the SIRUI Traveler 7C Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: November 5, 2022

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If you’re looking for a new tripod that is lightweight and great for traveling or hiking, then you’ll want to consider the Sirui Traveler 7C Carbon Fiber tripod.

Luminar Neo Review (2023) Now With GenErase and GenSwap

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: July 28, 2024

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Luminar Neo has been available for several months now. It does a number of things very well, but has a few shortcoming yet too. Updates and improvements continue to be released and it’s definitely a piece of software any beginner should be considering. I’ll let you know who I think it’s for and who it’s not for, and give you my overall rating of Luminar Neo.

ON1 Photo RAW 2022 Review – The PROS and CONS

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: May 19, 2023

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In this review of ON1 Photo Raw 2022 I will give you the pros and cons, and tell you if I recommend this photo editing software for you.

How to do Noise Reduction – Software Comparison and Recommendations

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: May 18, 2021

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In this article, you will how easy it is to do noise reduction on high ISO images. See the comparison of 4 popular photo editing programs and which comes out on top.

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