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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 …

You Got a New Camera, Now What? 5 Easy Steps to Mastering Your New Camera

You were so excit­ed when you opened the box to your new cam­era. You care­ful­ly laid out all of the includ­ed acces­sories, got it all charged up, ready to take pho­tos, and then got so stuck try­ing to fig­ure what to do next! I’ve put togeth­er some next steps for what you need to do now that …

6 Holiday Photography Tips to Capture Memories This Holiday Season

This week we are talk­ing all things Christ­mas! Christ­mas is my favorite hol­i­day! I love the way my house twin­kles with the lights and can­dles, the mem­o­ries being made, and the tra­di­tions of the dec­o­ra­tions that I put up. Today I was tak­ing some fun fes­tive pho­tos and thought, why not share these hol­i­day photography …

9 Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for Photographers

It’s that time of year again… time to start think­ing about your Christ­mas list! But don’t stress out! I am here to help you. I’ve put togeth­er some of my favorite pho­tog­ra­phy items, as well as a few things that I hope to see under my own tree this year…hint, hint San­ta!  So check out my …

5 Helpful Tips to Taking Tack Sharp Photos

“How do I get tack sharp pho­tos?” This is the num­ber one ques­tion I get asked in my Face­book Group and as a pho­tog­ra­phy teacher. I find that tak­ing tack sharp pho­tos is the one thing most begin­ning pho­tog­ra­phers strug­gle with! Are you strug­gling with the same thing? You aren’t alone…it’s chal­leng­ing to achieve perfect, …

What to Wear for Memorable Holiday Photos | 10 Tips

You prob­a­bly read that title and thought, is she seri­ous? “What to wear for Hol­i­day pho­tos? It’s not even Hal­loween.” Yes, I said it, and to be hon­est, it is time to start think­ing about what you will wear for those hol­i­day pho­tos you will make into your 2020 Hol­i­day cards! My busiest time of the …

20 Inspiring Fall Photoshoot Ideas

Ask, and you shall receive! Fall is the per­fect time to take pho­tos. The light is excel­lent, the leaves are beau­ti­ful, and you get to wear cute scarves, gloves, and mit­tens. I have had so many mes­sages ask­ing for fall pho­to­shoot ideas and sug­ges­tions, so here you go! And you don’t just get 5 or …

7 Halloween Photo Ideas: Photograph the Spirit of Halloween

. Wow, where has the year gone? It’s Octo­ber, which means Hal­loween is right around the cor­ner! Fall is one of my favorite times of the year: crisp cool days, the fall col­ors, and my favorite hol­i­day… Hal­loween! Hal­loween is an excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ty to have fun with your pho­tog­ra­phy, and these 7 Hal­loween pho­to ideas …

What is Camera Aperture? A Reliable Beginner’s Guide to Aperture

One ques­tion that I am always asked when talk­ing about pho­tog­ra­phy is what is cam­era aper­ture? And, what aper­ture do I use? And when? It’s not as dif­fi­cult as it may seem, and the aper­ture is actu­al­ly more about your lens than your cam­era. Aper­ture is one ele­ment of the expo­sure tri­an­gle and con­trols the …