Photography Tips

You want to learn something about cameras? Is there a technical aspect related to photography that you do not fully comprehend? Well, open your eyes, pay attention, and we will explain everything there is to know about whatever boggles your mind, with the help of our insightful tutorials!

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10 Practical Tips for Posing Seniors for Portraits

Need help with posing seniors?  Check out the MCP™ Senior Posing Guides, filled with tips and tricks for photographing high school seniors. Flattering Posing for Senior Photography by guest blogger Sandi Bradshaw Hi ya’ll! Today I’m going to chat at you a little bit about posing. For most photographers, posing seems to be one of those love it…

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How to take photos at night – Part II: Enhancing the image

In Part I of this series, I explained the basics of achieving a well-balanced night photograph to maintain detail in the important highlights and shadow areas.  In this post, we are going one step further and discussing some techniques to embellish the night photo. Adding color traffic blurs: This technique requires a long exposure so…

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Using Foreground To Add depth To Your Photography

Life is rarely framed as neatly as we compose our photos. Sometimes that’s exactly what we love about photography – it lends a frame to a piece of life that we might otherwise miss, it elevates the moment. But sometimes, that neat framing removes us from the feeling of the moment all together. One way to…

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How to take photos at night – Part I

Nighttime always seems to add interest and excitement to photographs, particularly when photographing cities with interesting lights. One reason for this is that the darkness tends to hide what we don’t want to see, while the lights usually add emphasis to areas of importance. There are a few guidelines on how to take photos at…

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Capturing Candid Moments When Photographing Children

There’s nothing more unnatural than the crusty position of a child’s mouth while he groans “cheeeeese” for the 18th time in a row. The moments most worth capturing are ones that have a breath of reality, spontaneity, and whimsy to them. There are a couple simple techniques, way better than yelling cheese, for capturing that…

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How To Get Perfect Focus Every Time

Learn to nail your focus every time. You’ll get sharpener pictures one you learn how to apply these easy-to-follow techniques.

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5 Tips for Shooting Macro Water Droplets

Looking to mix things up with your photography? Try this fun macro photo activity that won’t break the bank!

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5 Tips to Keep Clients Smiling and Energetic Through the Photoshoot

Follow these tips to build a better rapport with your clients, be early, smile, keep things moving and more.

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5 Tips to Help Your Customers Feel More Confident In Front of the Camera

Use these simple tips to help customer stay loose and confident throughout their shoot.

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6 Steps For Better Macro Photography

Learn what you need to know in order to successfully shoot your first images of flowers in macro photography.

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How to Photograph the Northern Lights

If you want incredible images of the Northern Lights, follow along with this tutorials to capture beautiful photos.

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How to Get Uncooperative Children to Pose for Pictures

When working with children smiles and energy are key. Laugh, dance, let them play and enjoy their moments in order to capture them at their best.

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Editing Images Taken with a DIY Reflector

Here’s some editing we did to enhance these images we took after using the DIY reflector — to make them pop even more.

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When is Magic Hour, Really?

Don’t limit your shooting to the magic hour — learn how to get great images at any time of day with these quick tips.

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How to Get the Birthday Candles Photography Shot

Tips to get good pictures of your child blowing out birthday candles.

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5 Tips for Photographing Your Child in Front of a Christmas Tree

Step-by-step instruction for taking a beautiful picture of your child in front of the christmas tree

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A Fun DIY Menorah or Christmas Tree Photography Activity

Get custom shaped holiday bokeh from holiday lights — follow our DIY Do It Yourself tutorial now.

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3 Simple Steps to Get Shallow Depth of Field in Your Photos

Learn some beginner photography tips on how to achieve the shallow depth of field effect in your photos.

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Tap Into Your Strength and Passion to Create Stronger Photos

If you want to create stronger photos, dig deep into your passions and use that to drive your photography. Here’s how.

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How to Photograph the Upcoming Lunar Eclipse

Here’s some tips and insight on getting photos of the moon during the lunar eclipse.

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How to Edit Maternity Photos with Photoshop Actions

If you struggle to get the warm, sunlight images — try these steps next time you edit maternity photos.

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