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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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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? 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 I’ve put together …

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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 Pro­gram all of the time that you should have your cam­era in your hand …

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10 Holiday Photo Ideas

10 Holiday Photo Ideas

December 2, 2021

I want to talk about Hol­i­day Pho­to Ideas! Christ­mas is my favorite hol­i­day! I love the way my house twin­kles with the lights and can­dles, the mem­o­ries made, and the tra­di­tions of the sea­son. Cap­tur­ing pho­tos at this time of year is mag­i­cal and I am going to share 10-hol­i­­day pho­tog­ra­phy tips with all of you. …

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Case Study…Haz Fairweather

October 18, 2021

I have a great case study for you this week…Haz Fair­weath­er! Haz has tak­en three of the Begin­ners Essen­tials class­es. Her pho­tos have gone from snap­shots to amaz­ing pho­tographs in a super short amount of time. Haz push­es her­self, prac­tices and her pho­tos prove that.  Stu­dents like Haz are one of the rea­sons that I love …

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Let Me Introduce Myself

October 3, 2021

Are you new to the Behind the Lens Blog? Or has it just been a while since you’ve popped in? Well, then let mein­tro­duce or re-intro­­duce myself to you all! That’s me up there…I’m Dena, own­er and the girl behind Images by Dena. I am a nat­ur­al light lifestyle pho­tog­ra­ph­er with over 20 years of expe­ri­ence. I …

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How To Use Summer Light To Get Amazing Photos!

August 16, 2021

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

August 9, 2021

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 …

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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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