Are you wondering how to use the summer light to get amazing photos? My motto has always been “shoot for the light and not the location.” I say it all of the time. I tell my clients when I am photographing their sessions, and I tell my students when I am teaching them…I even tell …
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How To Get Great Photos At The Beach
Wonder How To Get Great Photos At The Beach? Summer means long days at the beach. Playing in the sand and surf, building sandcastles and sunkissed noses. If you want to capture Instagram-worthy photos of your family enjoying the beach this summer, It’s not too late, and I’ve put together some great tips to help make …
10 Tips to Take Better Family Vacation Photos
Summertime means family vacation time. And family vacation means family photos! Creating memories is magical, and capturing them so that the entire family can always look back on those memories is so important. To help you capture those memories, I’ve put together 10 tips to help you take better family vacation photos this year. It doesn’t …
10 Ways to Take Better Photos of Fireworks
The Perfect Firework Photo Checklist Do you want to take better photos of fireworks? Make sure you capture the best fireworks shot every time? Click here to get your copy of the checklist I use to take the perfect firework photo every time! How to Take Better Photos of Fireworks… July 4th is not too far …
How I Learned to Take Better Photos With The Photography Essentials Program!
I love to see the Ah-Ha moments in students when they start to see that they can take better photos. You know, those moments when it just “clicks” …when it all starts to come together for a student, and I can see it in their photos. Gone are the days of out-of-focus snapshots…they are now …
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What is White Balance?
Do you ever wonder…what is white balance? And how do I set it? We’ve talked all about getting tack-sharp photos, and how to choose your aperture, but what about white balance? We have a fantastic group over at the Learn Photography with Dena Facebook group, and one member who is always there to help is …
5 Easy Steps to Organize Your Photos
I am all about organization, especially at this time of year, and today I am sharing my 5 steps to organize your photos! Every spring, I tackle some organizational projects, and last year, one of my big spring cleaning projects was organizing my photos. You’ve got the camera and equipment, you’ve used the hacks to …
How To Find Your Photography Style
Don’t Compare Yourself Have you ever looked at a photo on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest and felt a twinge of envy? We are saturated with images from every direction ALL day long, and it’s easy to begin to compare your photography style to others and even easier to let their photos start to define your …
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 …
3 Photography Hacks That Will Help You Take Better Pictures
Ask anyone in my family… I am not a patient person. I am always looking for life hacks (including photography hacks!). I think that 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. Today, I am going to give …
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