Is It You Or Your Camera? While getting my hair cut, the stylist mentioned he dreamed of learning photography but that he couldn’t afford a fancy camera right now. I about fell out of my chair. Wait. WUT? Why do you need a fancy camera to learn how to take pictures and have fun doing it? Most of us get …

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I asked the members of the I Love Photography group to help me out by sharing some of their favorite photography tips. As always, they have never let me down. The response was so overwhelming that I couldn’t include them all in just one blog post so I used the age old selection method of eenie, meenie, miney, moe… If …

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1. Trial and Error This has been my primary source of learning for a few years now. When I bought my first DSLR I set it up on a tripod and took a gazillion shots of the exact same scene trying out every possible setting. The more you experiment the more you will learn what does and doesn’t work. 2. …

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There will come a time when you will hit the proverbial brick wall. You will be certain that you will never take another good shot. Your inspiration will be at an all-time low. I don’t know a whole lot about a lot of things but one thing I know for sure is that it will pass if you just keep …

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When I first started taking pictures I would shoot anything and everything. It didn’t matter where I was or if it was the right time of day or not. I was just plain having fun and capturing memories. As I began learning more I noticed that I started shooting less. At the time it made perfect sense to me because …

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With only a few days left of 2012 it is time to start thinking about 2013. Look at where you are with your photography right at this moment. Are you where you want to be? What improvements would you like to make? Are there specific photography skills you would like to learn? What steps can you take to accomplish your …

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