CPC Blog : Photo Tips & Techniques

Street Photography-Learning to See the Moment

September 29, 2026   |  Category: Photo Tips & Techniques

Editing can turn a good photo into a great one but how much you edit is entirely up to you.
Whether you use Lightroom, your phone’s built-in tools or another editing app, understanding what’s possible can help you get more from your images. See how adjustments to exposure, color, cropping and more can bring your photos to life.

The Power of Editing - Bringing Your Photos to Life

September 10, 2026   |  Category: Photo Tips & Techniques   |  Category: | Gear & Tech

Editing can turn a good photo into a great one but how much you edit is entirely up to you.
Whether you use Lightroom, your phone’s built-in tools or another editing app, understanding what’s possible can help you get more from your images. See how adjustments to exposure, color, cropping and more can bring your photos to life.

10 Tips To Perfect Your Panning

April 7, 2026   |  Category: Photo Tips & Techniques

Panning is a fun way to imply speed and movement and give a totally different look to an otherwise plain and ordinary scene. As your subject moves across an area, you follow it with your camera using a slow, steady, sweeping motion and fire a shot (or several) to capture them against a blurred background.

Try these 10 tips to perfect your panning.

Snow Photography Tips and How to Capture White Snow

January 21, 2026   |  Category: Photo Tips & Techniques

Learn how to expose for snow correctly and capture bright, clean winter images using simple camera settings.

9 Tips for Exciting Night Photography

September 10, 2025   |  Category: Photo Tips & Techniques

It’s exciting to photograph at night and now that the days are getting shorter it's easier to shoot and still get home at a reasonable hour.

Downtown areas provide some of the best opportunities for night photography because they include colorful lights and funky neon signs that beg to be photographed. Memorials and Monuments also provide beautifully lit scenes that can convey powerful emotions or make dramatic statements when captured at night.

10 Tips for Stronger Spring Compositions

March 13, 2025   |  Category: Photo Tips & Techniques

With spring just around the corner, we're all eager to get outdoors with our cameras. If we haven't been photographing much over the winter, we may be a bit rusty and need some inspiration to get our creative juices flowing again.

From composition techniques to creative approaches, here are some fun ideas to help you capture spring's beauty in fresh new ways.