Photography Basics
The Photography basics category of our site will give you a foundation for your photography education. While many of these are considered beginner or 101 tips and tutorials, they are essential to your understanding of photography.
10 Christmas Photography Ideas and Tips (Updated)
Photography and Christmas seem to go hand in hand. With all of your family and friends together, you have a ...
Cold Weather Photography Tips | How to Defrost and Save a Frozen Camera
In this first video tutorial, we're going to talk about what to do when you get frost on your camera when you shoot at night in extremely cold weather.
Optical Zoom VS Digital Zoom – What’s The Difference?
These days, almost every camera with a built-in lens has some sort of a “zoom” label on it. However, not ...
Learn How to Photograph Lightning with These 7 Essential Tips
Trying to photograph lightning can be a challenge, but the images you get will be very rewarding. No two lightning ...
The Ultimate Guide to Long Exposure Portraits
Long exposure portraits capture ethereal, dreamlike portraits that blur the lines between movement and stillness. While the advanced technique requires ...
Grainy Photos 101 | Causes, Fixes and Artistry
It’s the end of the day and the sun has set. As the light fades, the night sky catches your ...
5 Tips on How to Hold a Camera
This may be a topic that seems basic and easy to gloss over, but have you ever thought about to properly hold your camera? In this article we will be discussing 5 tips and tricks to help you get better and more stable shots while hand holding your camera.
The Reason Why The Camera Adds 10 Pounds
It’s a phrase as familiar to anyone who’s ever stepped in front of a lens: ‘The camera adds ten pounds.’ ...
10 Tips for Better Water Reflection Photography
This is one technique you should absolutely keep in your toolbox to boost your creativity.
Essential Tips for Using Diagonal Lines in Photography
Shapes help create structure and visual interest in compositions. They guide the viewer’s eye, establish balance or tension, and convey ...
Diffraction, Aperture, and Starburst Effects
Starburst effects can add an interesting element to a photograph. In a dark scene, it can add a dreamy, peaceful twinkle to the lights. In a daytime scene, a starburst sun can add drama and interest to the skies.
Photography Basics | Beginner’s Complete Guide To Photography
Everybody knows how to click a photo these days, but, do you really know photography? Whether you know just a little bit, or nothing at all, here is your complete introduction to photography!
