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3 Photography Hacks That Will Help You Take Better Pictures

January 25, 2021

I am not a patient per­son. I am always look­ing for life hacks. Hacks are a part of our lives, and you can find hacks on every­thing, even pho­tog­ra­phy hacks.

Most of us want to see quick results when try­ing new things, and I am cer­tain­ly no dif­fer­ent. I want things done yes­ter­day, if not before. 

That’s why I have put togeth­er these 3 Pho­tog­ra­phy Hacks. I want to help you reach your pho­tog­ra­phy goal even faster! All you need to do is fol­low these hacks and watch your pho­tog­ra­phy begin to improve!

1. Take it in small steps. 

Before my stu­dents join my Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials Class, I often see them jump­ing all over the place and want­i­ng to learn EVERYTHING imme­di­ate­ly. They search the inter­net, not know­ing what to look for. They ask for advice from numer­ous sources, and they have no real learn­ing path. 

Tak­ing the learn­ing of pho­tog­ra­phy and break­ing it into small steps makes it so much more man­age­able, mak­ing it doable and mak­ing you more successful. 

There is a log­i­cal path to fol­low when learn­ing any­thing and pho­tog­ra­phy is no excep­tion. Learn­ing in the cor­rect order means you are doing things cor­rect­ly. Devot­ing a small amount of time upfront to cre­at­ing that learn­ing path is a great way to make sure you are off to the right start and don’t miss any­thing. That’s why I put togeth­er my Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials Class, to help new pho­tog­ra­phers find a learn­ing cur­ricu­lum and stick with it.

2. Utilize powerful online resources to learn all you can. 

The sec­ond pho­tog­ra­phy hack that I want to talk to you about is uti­liz­ing pow­er­ful online resources. Your first step should be learn­ing but in the cor­rect way, and real­ize that edu­ca­tion is the most impor­tant step. 

Every time I want to learn some­thing, my kids tell me to google it or “go on YouTube.” NO!!! I don’t want to spend end­less hours search­ing for things or watch­ing a YouTube video that does not help me learn what I want to learn! 

I want to have some­one tell me step by step how to do some­thing, that’s why I love online cours­es. They are put togeth­er in a pur­pose­ful way to help you learn and learn quick­ly~ ( I have a great one here. 😉) My Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials Class will walk you through learn­ing your cam­era in a step-by-step, pur­pose­ful man­ner, and what’s even bet­ter, you can get feed­back from me. I guar­an­tee you will be shoot­ing bet­ter pic­tures in no time. 

3. Commit!

The most important of photography hacks!

I can’t stress this pho­tog­ra­phy hack enough…Commit to hav­ing your cam­era in your hands dai­ly. This is by far the most impor­tant thing you can do to improve your pho­tog­ra­phy, and it does­n’t take that much time each day. 

Pho­tog­ra­phy is just like any oth­er hob­by or sport, for that mat­ter. You don’t go out to play your week­ly ten­nis game with­out hav­ing prac­ticed. You can’t expect to get amaz­ing pho­tographs if you only pick up your cam­era once in a while. 

Pho­tog­ra­phy takes mus­cle and brain mem­o­ry to solid­i­fy all of the things you are learn­ing, so prac­tice is vital! Keep your cam­era where you can just grab it and go. Take it on walks, to the park with your kids, and just take pho­tos inside. Keep­ing your cam­era in your hands for even 15 to 20 min­utes every day, and mak­ing it part of your day will help solid­i­fy all of the new things that you are learning!

Take advan­tage of these easy-to-fol­low pho­tog­ra­phy hacks, check out my Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials Class and watch your pho­tog­ra­phy improve today!

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