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You know those photos – the couple wrapped in fairy lights, the baby surrounded by them – they’re stinking adorable. It’s the classic Pinterest holiday shot and everyone wants it. …
You know those photos – the couple wrapped in fairy lights, the baby surrounded by them…
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Seven easy tips on how to look better in photos: do the turtle to avoid a…
I love working with kids. Here are my tried and tested tricks for photographing them: be…
Bought a nice camera, but your photos are not coming out like you hoped? Here are…
A prime lens has one focal length. A zoom lens changes smoothly between them. Here is…
The secret to good composition is balance. Try repeating lines, leading lines, natural frames, and giving…
The rule of thirds divides your photo into nine sections with two vertical and two horizontal…
A megapixel is one million pixels, the tiny squares that make up your photo. Here is…
White balance defines how the colors in your photos come out: how warm (yellow-ish) or how…
RAW is a photograph with all the raw information that was saved when the picture was…
ISO is the sensitivity of your camera to available light. The higher the ISO, the brighter…
Shutter speed determines how long your camera’s shutter stays open to let light in. Here is…
A free iPhone photography course in three parts: before, during and after taking the photo. Updated…
Aperture is how large or small the lens opens. Low f-stop numbers let in lots of…
I photograph up close, inside the action. Here is why getting closer gives you the stolen…
Lighting indoors is tricky. My biggest hack: look for natural reflectors, like a big white wall,…
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Gloomy outside? Follow the light. Open the windows, sit your subject in that soft light, and…
Keep buildings going up and down and bridges going side to side. Here is why a…
“Good luck getting a photo of my kids that’s not blurry.” Here are 3 tricks for…
Kids are fearless tiny people who think they’re giants. To show how big they feel, get…
A catchlight is the reflection of your light source in your subject’s eyes. It makes eyes…