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Creativity Exercise: Photograph A Day In Your Life
Want a creativity exercise that not only helps improve your photography skills but also helps you capture memories that you'll treasure? Then you'll love doing a "Day in Your Life" Project!
Before I get into how to carry out this creativity exercise, I want to let you know that this is the first of a series of "challenges" that I'll be sharing right here on the blog, every month for 2017. So, if you like the idea of a monthly short project, make sure you come back at the start of every month for your assignment. (Read on the end of the post to see what to do for this one for January!)
How to Make Time for Learning Photography
A few days ago I asked a question in my Facebook group about what was the number one thing that was holding them back from learning photography. Several of the answers that came up said an issue was they simply did not have enough time.
Now, that is something I can totally relate to!
Time is definitely my most precious commodity these days, so I have to try to work smarter in the hours that I've got. I can't add any more hours into the day (although that would be nice!) - all I can do is make sure that I am being productive in the hours that I do have, and that I using the time to get the things that matter most done.
That's what I am going to at least attempt to help you with today - make more time for learning photography, and how to work smarter with the limited time that you do have.
8 Reasons to Love Lightroom (even as a hobbyist)
I have to say, it took me a looonnnng time to wake up to the benefits of using LIghtroom, but now it's an integral part of my workflow and I freakin' love it. It is one of those programs that you don't really appreciate until you have been using it for a while and get to know all of the features, but once you do, you are golden!
I know many people think of Lightroom as only being useful for professional photographers, but I can tell you that it is just as useful for a hobbyist. Today we are going to have a little chat about the eight reasons to love Lightroom, even if you only take pictures for yourself.
Oh, and you can also snag yourself a free Lightroom editing checklist!
How to Choose A DSLR Camera (+ FREE worksheet!)
There are a few questions I see time and time again, and one of these is about which camera to buy. It doesn't matter whether it is for buying your first DSLR, or you are looking to upgrade and getting the next "step up" up: buying a new camera is a big commitment so it can get a little nerve wrecking to know which one to get! It's also damned confusing out there, with so many options, and all having different prices and benefits, to know which is going to be best for YOU.
A 10 Minute Aperture Exercise
It can be hard sometimes to make enough time for ourselves in our daily life to improve our photography skills, but one of THE best things you can do is simply practice - getting into the habit of picking up your camera every day for even just ten minutes can have an big affect on how well you understand a particular concept, or just building in some muscle memory so you start to instinctively know where all your buttons and dials are on your camera. No more fumbling around for you!
With this in mind, I'm sharing an exercise today for beginners that will help you understand the affect aperture and depth of field has on your images, but one that will take you just ten minutes to complete. Short, sweet and straight to the point :)
8 Reasons Why the 85mm is My Favourite Lens for Child Photography
One of my absolute favourite lenses for child photography is the Canon 85mm F1.8 Lens. It's definitely my go-to lens for portraits, but what many people don't realise is that the 85mm is useful for so much more than portrait photography! I love to use this lens for capturing candid shots outdoors with my child at the park or garden, for taking detail shots, and even for indoor documentary photographs. In short, this lens can be a great all-rounder.
There are several other reasons why I love this lens, so today I want to go over WHY this lens is so freakin' awesome, and why you might want to consider it for your own camera bag!
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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…