7 Best Photography Tutorials for Beginners

I was going through all of the “Through the Lens” blog posts here at Images by Dena recent­ly, and I real­ized just how large the library of pho­tog­ra­phy tuto­ri­als, tips, and tricks has got­ten here on the blog.

I’ve decid­ed to put the best of the best all in one place for you. It does­n’t mat­ter if you’re new to pho­tog­ra­phy or just brush­ing up on your skills; take a minute and check out our top Through the Lens Blog Posts and best pho­tog­ra­phy tuto­ri­als for beginners!

1. Photography Must-Haves

The first thing peo­ple ask me when they find out that I’m a pho­tog­ra­ph­er is, “what type of cam­era should I buy?” So the num­ber one blog on the list today cov­ers all of that! Won­der­ing what cam­era to buy, what lens, or even what cam­era strap I have? Check out my “Pho­tog­ra­phy Must-Haves” to help you get start­ed with the right equipment.

2. Camera Lenses Explained

Along the same lines of “What cam­era should I buy?” is the next most com­mon ques­tion that I am asked…“What does this type of lens do?” Num­ber two on my list of the best blog posts is “Cam­era Lens­es Explained.” If you are won­der­ing what lens to buy for por­traits or what a macro lens is, you will find your answer here.

3. Getting the Photos You Want

Do you ever won­der why you aren’t get­ting the pho­tos you want or think you should be get­ting? Then “3 Rea­sons You Are Not Get­ting the Pho­tos You Want” is for you. This blog post talks about the three things that hold you back in your pho­tog­ra­phy and even gives you a Quick Start Pho­tog­ra­phy Guide.

4. Learn How to Get a Blurry Background in Photos with Aperture

Won­der­ing how to get that blur­ry back­ground that you see in pho­tos? It’s all about your lens, and we dive into all of that in the “Aper­ture: How to Achieve a Blur­ry Back­ground.” Not only do I talk about what aper­ture is, but I also give some guide­lines on what Fstop to use when.

5. Embracing Winter Light in Photography

Are you won­der­ing how to deal with win­ter light? In “How to Embrace Win­ter Light in Pho­tog­ra­phy” I cov­er the tips to help you not only work with the light of win­ter but how to find it and embrace it!

6. How to Use Natural Light Indoors

One more blog post that helps you uti­lize and LOVE light is “5 Steps to Amaz­ing Pho­tos Using Nat­ur­al Light Indoors.” As you all know, I am a nat­ur­al light pho­tog­ra­ph­er. I nev­er use strobes, flash­es, or lights. I only use nat­ur­al light sources, and in this blog, I teach you how to find the light in your home~yes; it’s there!~ and how to work with that light, and even bet­ter, how to make that light work for you!

7. 5 Photography Projects

Last on our list of best pho­tog­ra­phy tuto­ri­als real­ly lets you put your new found knowl­edge to work! Who does­n’t want a pho­tog­ra­phy project to push their cre­ativ­i­ty? “5 Pho­tog­ra­phy Projects” gives you some great ideas to push you out of your com­fort zone. Pho­tog­ra­phy projects are great for that. If you feel like you need a project to keep you going, head over to my Face­book Group and join us for the Project 52, that’s going on now!

I hope this helps you on your pho­tog­ra­phy jour­ney, but if you feel that you want to learn how to use your cam­era and take bet­ter pic­tures even faster, join us in my Let Go of Auto Pho­tog­ra­phy Course. You will see a dif­fer­ence in your pho­tos in just the first week…I guar­an­tee it! And, as always, you’ll be able to find great con­tent and pho­tog­ra­phy tuto­ri­als on the Through the Lens Blog to sup­port you along your pho­tog­ra­phy journey.

I hope to see you inside!
Dena