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8 Tips To Help You Grow Your Photography

January 1, 2018   |  Category: Ideas & Inspiration

With a blank slate in front of us, 2018 is ours to shape and color. This is the perfect time to access where you are now and set some goals to grow your photography. Here are 8 tips we hope will help.

How To Capture Black Backgrounds

November 9, 2017

Capturing your subject set off against a dark background can create a striking image and provide a little mystery and drama as well.

It’s not hard to do and you don’t even need a lot of fancy gear to do it. Let’s look at two of the easiest ways to achieve this; one is using natural light the other is using an external flash.

The Right Lens For The Job

October 19, 2017

As your photography grows, you may find you need different or better lenses to give you more flexibility with exposure and composition.

Which lenses to use depends on what you photograph and there’s nothing better than having the right tool for the job! We hope this list based on the different types of photography will help you determine which new lens you might consider

Correct Exposures VS Creatively Correct Exposures by Bryan Peterson

September 29, 2017   |  Category: Photo Tips & Techniques

Did you know that most picture taking situations have at least six possible combinations of f/sops and shutters speeds that will ALL result in the ‘same’ correct exposure? Furthermore, did you also know that despite having six possible correct exposures only one, maybe two, would be the ‘creatively’ correct exposure?

Summer Camera Care

July 5, 2017

It’s summertime and we all want to photograph our family playtime, our vacations and our gatherings with friends.

Here are a few tips to keep your camera working well capturing all the fun throughout the season.

An 8 Step Photo Workflow

June 15, 2017

In terms of photography, a workflow is a way of working which encompasses setting up your camera, taking photos, downloading and saving them in a safe place, editing and exporting them for their final use. The idea behind a workflow is creating a simple and standardized way to work to minimize mistakes and utilize your time better.

This 8 step workflow list can help you create or improve your own workflow.