Category Archives: tips and tricks

reasons you need a dslr camera

Are you one of those people that still aren’t on the dSLR band wagon? Today we are going to talk about 7 reasons you need to have one (if you need to convince the husband he should buy you one for Christmas you can use these in your plea). I realize that point-and-shoot and even...

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How to Get Neat Photos of Your Christmas Tree

Christmas trees are so fun to photograph, here are a couple of tips and things you can try. one // don’t use flash I’m not even going to expand on this one, just trust me on this. two // turn off most or all of the lights You want the tree to be the source...

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soar: a guide to shooting in manual

Over the years I have had many people tell me that they own a dSLR but they don’t really know how to use it. If you own one but you have been using it on automatic mode you really haven’t been getting the best results from your camera. I strongly believe that everyone who owns...

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easy way to make color pop

As things slow down a little over the winter I am going to be starting up a new photography series: I am hoping to do this as a weekly series and I have a number of different topics I want to cover but if you have something you would like me to go over feel...

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Finding the Light Inside

I know it is sometimes hard to find good lighting in a home and I just wanted to do a quick little post about finding the best light inside for photos. In my house I like to photograph in my dining room and living room. I get nice, even light from my windows and door....

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