Photography Tips of the Week – Eleven

Learn to Use Your Camera and Avoid the Need for Digital Enhancement Through Constant Practice.
The key to learning anything is to practice constantly but this does not mean endlessly running around snapping away at everything that moves... or doesn't move.
It means running through the exact steps that one would normally take when out getting shots.
Fast camera setup and familiarity with your equipment frees your attention on to what is around you.
This permits observation which is key to the...

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Photography Tips of the Week – Ten

Photography Literally Means Writing With Light or Light Writing. Look at the Light.
Take the time to step back occasionally and take your attention off the subject matter of your shoots. Instead look at the light in the scene. Look at where it is coming from and what effect it is having on the subject. Observe and learn the different effects that different light sources have on the overall image. Step into the light!
How to Avoid That Look in Your Subject's Eyes That Suggests You Are Holding a...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Nine

The Camera is a Tool Like Any Other. It Has to Be Learned So That You Can Use It Instinctively.
Camera manufacturers go to great lengths to produce manuals and guides for the use of their cameras. Take advantage of this and learn how to use the one you have. Don't ever fall into the trap of chasing that other great camera that will take brilliant photos. Cameras don't shoot photos, photographers shoot photos and a photographer is someone who know how to use their available tools without thinkin...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Eight

When Taking Portraits or General Shots of a Particular Person Try to Locate Them in Their Natural Environment.
Oftentimes the scene or setting of the shot can add greatly to it. Having you subject located in their natural environment can go a long way in communicating more about the person. Conversely having the same person in a totally unreal environment can at worst create confusion but at least add nothing.
People in Portraits Don't Necessarily Have to be Smiling. Nothing Says, "Amateur" Li...

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