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Shooting in Manual Mode

Over the last year, I have had several students ask me about learning to shoot using manual mode. When I explored it further, most were saying “I don’t want to use automatic. I want to learn the other settings on my camera.” A recent student said, “I want to be… Read More »Shooting in Manual Mode

Camera Check List

How many times have you picked up your camera, taken a photo and viewed it on the LCD, and then said, “OOPS#*?”. If you’re anything like most amateur photographers, it happens more times than you would like to remember or admit. The following checklist will help you to prepare your… Read More »Camera Check List

Sharper Photos

Recently, talking with some photographer friends, we discussed the prope in Karen’s home for breakfast little nowr use of a tripod and image stabilization. This got me thinking about how to get the sharpest photographs under different circumstances. Today’s digital cameras come with image stabilization. It’s a great feature when… Read More »Sharper Photos

High-Dynamic-Range Photography

What is High-dynamic-range (HDR) photography? HDR is a photography technique where you use Exposure Bracketing (EB) and then combine the photos using special software to obtain a single photo. Why would you do this? Think about photos where you had extreme lighting conditions: a photo with bright sunlight and dark… Read More »High-Dynamic-Range Photography

AE Bracketing

In a previous blog on Histograms, I included photos where I had used Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB).   So why and when would you use AEB?  I see a couple of times when it really makes sense: 1) when you are not sure what is the best exposure set-up under changing light conditions,… Read More »AE Bracketing

Photographing Children

Recently I conducted a private lesson with a student who has an 18-month-old and was struggling to get good pictures.  Several of my students over the past year have had the same issue.  I thought maybe it was time for advice on what I’d learned. I recalled a question I’ve gotten several… Read More »Photographing Children