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I will teach you exactly what you need to do to start taking amazing photos!

My easy-to-follow, step-by-step programs will help you learn to use your camera in manual mode and improve your photos in just 5 easy steps.

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5 Days to Better Photos Challenge

You have a great camera and a good lens, but you still aren't getting the photos you want to get -- the photos that truly WOW you! My 5-day challenge will help you improve your photos, master your camera settings, and capture beautiful lighting with daily videos and homework sent straight to your inbox.

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Are you committed to improving your photography by looking at all the different aspects of photography? This bundle covers absolutely EVERYTHING - Shooting in Manual, Shooting in perfect Focus, Creating beautiful compositions, Using natural Light to its full advantage and posing your subjects in natural and interesting ways. If you want to learn it ALL, then this is the right bundle of classes for you.

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 Beginner's Photography Essentials

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Know exactly what you need to do to start taking amazing photos! This easy-to-follow program will help you learn to use your camera in manual mode and improve your photos in just 5 easy steps.

Posing Essentials!

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Do you feel confident using your camera but posing frustrates you? Do your clients look and feel awkward during sessions? When it comes to posing your subjects there's no right or wrong way and in this self-paced course, I teach you the secrets to getting the confidence that will give you photos that your clients rave about. Secrets so you can both relax and achieve that perfect shot.

 Let in the Light Essentials!

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Do you want to take the next step to get amazing photos in any light? Let in the Light Essentials will teach you how professionals work with light, and how to make light work for you!

With Let in the Light Essentials, you'll finally learn the secret to light, and it will change everything. You'll go from taking bland, unremarkable snapshots to creating beautiful photos that will have your friends and family begging you to take their pictures!

All the Classes in One Bundle!

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Are you committed to improving your photography by looking at all the different aspects of photography? This bundle covers absolutely EVERYTHING - Shooting in Manual, Shooting in perfect Focus, Creating beautiful compositions, Using natural Light to its full advantage and posing your subjects in natural and interesting ways. If you want to learn it ALL, then this is the right bundle of classes for you.

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You got a new camera…Now what? Get­ting a new cam­era is excit­ing, but it can also be over­whelm­ing. There are so many but­tons, dials and menus that you’re sure to get frus­trat­ed at some point. That’s okay!…

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Are you won­der­ing how to mas­ter sum­mer light to get great pho­tos? My mot­to is “shoot for the light and not the loca­tion.” I say it all of the time. I tell my clients when I…

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15 Fantastic Summer Photography Ideas

Are you run­ning out of things to pho­to­graph? Are you look­ing for sum­mer pho­tog­ra­phy ideas? Some­thing to push your pho­tog­ra­phy and get your cam­era in your hands every day! I teach my stu­dents all of the time…

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6 Hot Weather Camera Care Tips

Sum­mer is in full swing. Long, hot days spent at the beach, pool, and lake, tak­ing your cam­era every­where, and cap­tur­ing all of those sum­mer mem­o­ries. These 6 hot weath­er cam­era care tips are going to…

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5 Simple Tips For Composing Your Photographs

5 Simple Tips For Composing Your Photographs

Good com­po­si­tion can take a pho­to from look­ing like a snap­shot to a pro­fes­sion­al-look­ing pho­to, that’s why I am shar­ing 5 tips for com­pos­ing your pho­tographs. Under­stand­ing aper­ture, shut­ter speed and ISO is an impor­tant part…

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Beginners Guide To Understanding Manual Mode

Why is under­stand­ing man­u­al mode impor­tant in your pho­tog­ra­phy? Under­stand­ing man­u­al mode will imme­di­ate­ly help you become more cre­ative in your photography. When your cam­era is in Auto mode, AV mode or any mode oth­er than…

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About Dena Barrie

I am a natural light, lifestyle photographer with over 20 years of experience. I specialize in families, children, and business photography, shooting on location, or in your home. I am all about the client who isn't afraid to get a bit messy, have a little fun, and embrace authentic moments. I believe in capturing the art of the every day in my images. I love taking the time to learn who you are and to learn your story so that I can create images that speak to you. My photographic journey began with a camera and an amazing photography class.

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