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Photo Tips

Learn how to take better photos with tips and tutorials. From learning how to use manual mode to understanding the different types of portrait photography, you'll get advice to take your photos to the next level.

Sun with slightly cloudy blue skies.

November 30, 2020 By David Em

The sunny 16 rule

The sunny 16 rule is also known as the sunny f/16 rule. It’s a method of determining the right camera settings for daylight exposure.

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Silhouette of a person looking to the left during a sunset.

November 16, 2020 By David Em

How to use figure-to-ground in photography

Figure-to-ground is a compositional technique, which focuses on the contrast between the subject and the background.

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Photographer looking into the viewfinder of a Nikon camera with off-camera flash.

November 9, 2020 By David Em

What causes red eyes in photos?

Have you taken a photo with a flash and noticed that your subject’s eyes are red? Learn why red eyes happen and how to fix it.

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Family of four walking in front of a tree.

October 5, 2020 By David Em

5 tips for capturing family pictures

Family pictures are an excellent way to cherish memories and share with future generations their ancestors who came before them.

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Person wearing a hat and carrying fruit with a stick over their back.

September 7, 2020 By David Em

How to take environmental portraits

Environmental portraits are all about your subject in a situation or location that says a lot about them. It’s an image full of personality.

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Backlit night portrait of a person wearing glasses.

August 31, 2020 By David Em

Understanding ISO in digital photography

ISO stands for the International Organization for Standardization. It measures your camera’s ability to capture light.

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Person sitting down with their camera and laptop.

August 17, 2020 By David Em

How to learn photography on your own

You don’t need a formal education to learn photography. In addition to practice, there are many free and paid resources you can use.

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Silhouette of two people riding horses during a sunset.

August 10, 2020 By David Em

What is lens flare?

Lens flare refers to an event when a bright light enters your camera lens, hits the sensor, then is scattered or flared.

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Selective focus on a person in a field.

August 3, 2020 By David Em

What is selective focus and how do you use it?

Selective focus is a technique where the photographer chooses a subject to focus on while blurring out the rest of the scene.

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Diagram showing how chromatic aberration occurs.

July 13, 2020 By David Em

What is chromatic aberration?

In your photos, have you noticed blurring on the edges or colors that aren’t natural? That’s chromatic aberration, and it’s important to minimize it.

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