PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO EDITING TIPS
Spring Photography: Try a long exposure
Are you looking to try something new with your outdoor photos this spring? Try a drag landscape: Pan the camera upwards during a long exposure and it will give you a totally new, Impressionist effect! Photo...
What is macro photography?
The term “macro photography” is used to describe photography of small objects (ex. insects, beads, flowers) at larger than life sizes, usually five times or more....
Spring Colors: Lose the Horizon
If you have found a field of flowers ready for shooting, try eliminating the horizon for a slightly unrealistic effect....
Spring Photography: More than Flowers!
Springtime is a great time for photos of the new flowers coming out, but do not forget that there’s a whole wide world! Look for budding trees, dogs playing outside, people enjoying the first bits of...
Spring Colors: Use a Polarizing Filter
Use a polarizing filter to capture all the great colors for those springtime landscape shots!...
Spring Colors: Pay Attention to Your White Balance!
When trying to capture great colors, make sure you adjust your white balance so what you see on your screen matches what you see with your eye! Trying to match a lighter color closely is a great way to gauge...
Spring Colors: Adjust to the Outdoors!
When heading outside for the first time after long months of indoor photography, make sure you take a few minutes to adjust the settings on your camera to account for the change in lighting....
Double Your Stability
You already know that using a tripod is best way to take steady photos. Try doubling up by using your timer or remote as well....
iPhone Photography Tip: Your Phone’s Hidden Storage
The next time you need to take a photo and don’t have time to frantically delete old photos and videos, open up your text messaging app and take the photo from there. Your phone will save the photo to...
Rainbows
Rainbows change rapidly, so one must move fast to get the best shot. This photo was taken in Newfoundland on an Airstream Caravan. As our group of 60 headed to dinner it was pouring rain, and most members did...
iPhone Photography Tip: Use the grid
The rule of thirds is a fundamental concept in photograph. As Rob Patterson explains, it really is key to taking better photos. And the iPhone makes it easy. So use it! Keep the grid on until you have trained...
iPhone Photography Tip: Use your legs, not the zoom!
Digital zoom decreases the quality of your photo. It is as simple as that. Use your legs to get close, or crop your full-sized shots in post-production....
iPhone Photography Tip: Wear headphones
If you are trying to capture candid photos or do a little street photography, then throw on your headphones with the music off. You will remain aware of your surroundings, but everyone will assume you are...
iPhone Photography Tip: Play it cool
The one truly unique part about iPhone photography is that no-one really knows if you are taking a photo. After all, many of us stand around playing with our phones all the time, checking Facebook or reading...
iPhone Photography Tip: Get close
iPhone photography opens up amazing possibilities for getting close to your subject because it is so portable. And that’s a good thing, since it lacks the powerful zoom lens of a tradition SLR camera. So take...
Spring Break: Bright Sunny Day
If you’re lucky enough to be in a sunny place for spring break, then you have a great opportunity to take some photos outdoors or on the beach. Just remember to use fill flash. The bright sun creates harsh...
Beach Photography: Find a Focal Point
The beach can be a beautiful place. But it can also be a flat, empty, boring place. The key to great beach photography is to find interesting focal points. People having fun, sunbathing or swimming, are an...
Family Photography Tip: Take the formal photos first
Let’s be honest – kids hate standing still. And frankly, those aren’t the most interesting photographs either. If you need to get a set of formal profiles out of a family shoot, do it first. Then you can...
Bursts of Activity
Kids move quickly – and adorably. Set your camera to burst mode to get some rapid-fire shots of kinds in action. You’re more likely to capture the perfect moment, and keep an eye out for sequences which can be...
Let Your Personality Show
If you’re running a photo shoot, part of your job is making sure that everyone is having a good time – that’s the only way you’re going to get people smiling, feeling natural, and looking great. So figure out...
