How to Shoot the Perfect Image

An image does not just appear in front of your lens and you press the shutter button and there it is. Neither is it luck or pure chance. The perfect image starts long before you press the shutter. It starts when you are far away from the scene you are about to photograph. How to start that process and what...

3 Steps to Fantastic Portraits

Most of the shots taken by the average person are family shots and of those the greater percentage are portraits. Why, because we want to remember the important things in life, our friends and family? Let’s take a look at three ways to create fantastic portraits. Portraits are traditionally taken in...

How to Shoot the Perfect Image

An image does not just appear in front of your lens and you just press the shutter button and there it is. Neither is it luck or pure chance. The perfect image starts long before your press the shutter. It starts when far away from the scene you are about to photograph. How to start that process and what route to take to the image is what I am going to help you discover on this exciting journey as you learn digital photography.

Photo Walk Your Way to More Creative Images

If you haven’t yet heard of a photo walk then it’s time you learnt about this wonderful way to learn digital photography. When I first tried it out, it immediately gave inspiration to my creativity. Creativity needs inspiration and ideas. Our brains need hooks to hang the ideas on. Photo walks...

How to Use Your Shutter Speed Effectively in 6 Easy Steps

Most new digital photography beginners use their cameras on automatic. Is it because they don’t know any better or just easier keeping it on automatic? Maybe it’s a combination of both. But, effective use of shutter speed can dramatically improve your images. Here’s how. Sometimes...

Using Aperture and Shutter Speed Together

In order to have complete control over your photography you need to understand how to effectively use shutter speed and aperture together. Because the one impacts the other you need know when to use aperture priority, the Av setting, and shutter priority which is the Tv setting on you camera. How it’s...