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6 Low-Cost Ways to Learn Photography
Photography can be a very expensive hobby - the gear alone can run pretty steep, and once you add on things like editing software and so on, there sometimes isn't a lot left over to use on learning how to use the darn things! However, at all ages and stages of your photography journey, you will want to keep learning! The good news is, there are lots of ways to learn photography that don't cost the earth, or even better, are free! Here's six of them:
Making the Switch From JPEG to RAW
When shooting with a DSLR, you have two choices of file formats in which to take your image - RAW or JPEG. Most amateurs shoot in JPEG. If you do, and are happy with the results you are getting, then of course by all means you can continue to do so! However, if you worry about not getting your settings right, or you want to improve the final look of your images, then I strongly suggest giving shooting in RAW a chance. Although it’s not a magic pill for getting good images, shooting in RAW can help enormously as it gives you another chance to get it right! You get much more leeway once you come to edit the photo in RAW, you will be able to bring up under exposed photos without introducing wonky color casts and grey skin, or bring back highlights and detail in images that you have over-exposed.
How to take a Self Portrait
I have to say, I find self portraits quite hard going! I'm much more comfortable being on the other side of the camera, for sure. There’s nothing really more complicated about self photography than ”normal” photography, the biggest problem is the logistics of getting yourself behind the camera, and making sure that you are in focus (and not feeling silly having a camera trained on you!) and actually pressing the shutter!
Here's a step by step guide to taking your own self portraits.
All You Need to Know About White Balance
White Balance can be a source of huge frustration in photography! I've written quite a few posts on white balance previously, showcasing some different ways to set it and so on, but I felt it might be useful if these were all together in one place, so you could learn all about white balance from start to finish in one single post. Let's start with a quick recap on white balance actually is.
8 Steps to Creating Your Photography Portfolio
A portfolio is simply a collection of images that you bring together to show a body of work. You can create a portfolio for several reasons, for example, to show to prospective clients your style on your photography business website, or to apply for work, or just to accepted into a body of professionals. If you are a hobbyist, don't for one second think that you can't have a portfolio! It's a great way of seeing patterns in your work both good and bad. It can show you what you need to work on, or whether you have a style that you didn't even know you had! In short, a portfolio is for any photographer, at any level.
Here's what to do to create a portfolio:
Step by Step Guide to Using Back Light
I love shooting with back light (where the light is behind your subject) as I think it helps create a much more dramatic picture. However, there can be some issues to getting this right, especially with exposure and focus, but by these following tips, along with practice, you will be shooting into the light in no time!
Here's my step-by-step guide to using back lighting in your images.
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It's been quite a few years now since I made the switch from Aperture Priority Mode to shooting in Manual Mode, and it was one of the BEST things I ever did to improve my photography skills.
It was like a whole new world opened up to me, and I started TRULY understanding exposure, and in turn, getting the images that I wanted.
Of course, there was a lot to learn, and there are some things I wish I had known before I started!
So, here are 10 things about shooting in Manual Mode that you might just wish you knew…