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5 Tips to avoid grain in your photos

5 Tips to Avoid Grainy Photos

February 23, 2022

Are you ready for 5 tips to avoid grainy pho­tos? We’ve all had it…the dread­ed grainy pho­to. Whether you call it grain, noise or pix­e­la­tion, we’ve all been there, and it is no fun! It can make a great pho­to go bad quick­ly. But I have some good news. It is avoid­able! I am going …

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Filed Under: DSLR, Info, Light, Technical

Understand the 3 Parts Of The Exposure Triangle With This Photography Cheat Sheet!

January 31, 2022

Let me help you learn about the expo­sure tri­an­gle with this pho­tog­ra­phy cheat sheet! Are you con­fused about the expo­sure tri­an­gle? Does the thought of ISO, Aper­ture and Shut­ter Speed make you want to put down your cam­era and give up? Wor­ry no longer…I am here to help you learn about the expo­sure tri­an­gle with …

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5 Simple Tips For Composing Your Photographs

7 Easy Composition Tips for Beginners

January 24, 2022

I believe that good com­po­si­tion can take a pho­to from look­ing like a snap­shot to a look­ing pro­fes­sion­al. That’s why I’ve put togeth­er 7 easy com­po­si­tion tips for begin­ners. Com­po­si­tion is just the arrange­ment of ele­ments used in an image. Com­po­si­tion is used through­out the Art world…in paint­ings, tele­vi­sion and pho­tog­ra­phy. A well-com­­posed image makes …

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Photography Cheat Sheet

What Is ISO And 3 Ways To Make It Work For You

January 21, 2022

What is ISO? Today I am going to explain what ISO is. ISO is one of the three ele­ments that make up the expo­sure tri­an­gle, the oth­er two being Shut­ter Speed and Aper­ture. But today, I am going to give you the basics on what is ISO and 3 ways to make it work for you. ISO …

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Filed Under: DSLR, Info, Light, Technical, Uncategorized

Understanding Aperture

January 20, 2022

Under­stand­ing Aper­ture Aper­ture is defined as “a hole or an open­ing through which light trav­els”. Under­stand­ing aper­ture is key in help­ing you take bet­ter pho­tographs and in under­stand­ing the expo­sure tri­an­gle. Under­stand­ing aper­ture will also help you get that fab­u­lous blur­ry back­ground that many pho­tog­ra­phers strive for, or that crisp, clear land­scape shot you may …

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10 Tips To Get Sharp Focus In Your Photographs

10 Tips To Get Sharp Focus In Your Photographs

January 18, 2022

Are you ready to get sharp focus in your phtographs? Well, I’ve put togeth­er 10 tips to get sharp focus in your pho­tographs. Do you ever take a pic­ture only to upload it and see that it’s out of focus? Soft focus has to be one of the most frus­trat­ing aspects of pho­tog­ra­phy. That’s why …

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50 Things to Photograph For Beginners

50 Things to Photograph For Beginners

January 14, 2022

Ever run out of things to pho­to­graph? Today I am giv­ing you 50 Things To Pho­to­graph For Begin­ners! I get it! It’s hard to come up with ideas of what to shoot. I tell my stu­dents in The Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials Class­es all of the time that you should have your cam­era in your hand …

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Filed Under: DSLR, Info, Projects, Uncategorized

5 Easy Ways To Display Your Photos

5 Easy Ways To Display Your Photos

January 6, 2022

Do you ever look at the pho­tos you’ve tak­en and think, now what do I do with them all? Well, we’ve already talked about how to orga­nize your pho­tos, now it’s time to show them off! I’ve put togeth­er 5 easy ways to dis­play your pho­tos! Let’s jump right in! #1 Gallery Wall This one is …

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10 Photography Goals for 2022

10 Photography Goals for 2022!

January 2, 2022

It’s the time of the year that I sit down, reflect and do a bit of plan­ning to set the right tone for the new year. I have been busy com­ing up with my goals for 2022, and while doing so, I’ve put togeth­er 10 pho­tog­ra­phy goals for 2022, just for you! Set­ting goals in your …

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2022 Project 52 Photography Challenge

2022 Project 52 Photography Challenge

December 7, 2021

One thing that I often hear from my stu­dents is that they run out of things to pho­to­graph! Their fam­i­lies and even the fam­i­ly pets are sick of hav­ing their pic­tures taken…that’s why I start­ed the Project 52 Pho­tog­ra­phy Chal­lenge for the Learn Pho­tog­ra­phy with Dena Face­book Group…I want to help you remain moti­vat­ed, have some­thing to …

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I am a nat­ur­al light, lifestyle pho­tog­ra­ph­er with over 20 years of expe­ri­ence. I will teach you exact­ly what you need to do to start tak­ing amaz­ing photos!

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Do you want to trans­form your pho­tos from snap­shots to beau­ti­ful pho­tos? You have the fan­cy cam­era all ready to go… you start­ed to take a pic­ture and then got stuck try­ing to fig­ure out the settings…The truth is that mas­ter­ing your cam­er­a’s set­tings and cap­tur­ing amaz­ing pho­tos feels com­pli­cat­ed! But it does­n’t have to be so hard…

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