30 Days of Photography Tips… Day 7
DAY #7! TIP #7: Focus on the eyes. When shooting pictures of people I find that I love it most when the focus point is on the eyes. So put that red dot right on those eyeballs. They draw in so much emotion. Even if your subject isn’t looking directly at you it’s still very…
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DAY #6! TIP #6: Set your focus points on one center focus point. Look through your viewfinder and get ready to snap a picture. When you press the shutter button half way down what do you see? Do you see 9 or 16 or 52 red dots trying to tell the camera where to focus? (The…
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DAY #5! TIP #5: Use auto focus on your lenses. You have the option to choose manual focus (MF) or auto focus (AF) on each of your lenses. I choose to shoot using manual camera settings, but auto focus on my lenses. The lenses do a fantastic job of focusing on their own 99% of…
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DAY #4! TIP #4: Give little kids a chair to sit in. When photographing little wiggly children, give them a chair to sit in. It helps to give them a focused spot and keeps them from running away from you (at least for a few moments). Often little ones are fascinated by a new special chair and it…
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DAY #3! TIP #3: When setting up your manual camera settings, set your shutter speed third. The shutter speed is how fast or slow the shutter on your camera opens. The shutter is in your camera body, not your lens. It opens and closes when you press down the button/shutter and allows light to come…
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DAY #2! TIP #2: When setting up your manual camera settings, set your aperture second. When you have your camera on manual [M], and after setting your ISO first, I would recommend setting your aperture second. Aperture is the hole or opening in your lens that lets in light. The size of the opening determines…
Read More30 Days of Photography Tips… Day 1
I’m so excited! I’m about to start a new short adventure with you. I’m ready to start 30 days of Photography Tips! The month of November has 30 days. And I will be sharing 30 tips during this month. So I hope you’re ready to learn, practice, play and get better with your camera. Ready?…
Read Morehalloween costume pics
So I took some halloween pics of my boys this year just for fun and I’d love to show you how I did it. :) You can see the blog post with all of the pics over on my photography blog. I chose a location inside my home near a window. I used a roll…
Read Moremore pretty evening light
Oh how I love pretty evening light. I love the warm, creamy light as the sun gets lower in the day. Just wanted to share a pic of some beautiful little girls and the manual camera settings for you. Try it out! Try shooting on a sunny day in the late evening light. Try using…
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