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Gift Ideas For Photographers: The Ultimate List
It’s getting to be that most magical time of the year: the time when you might be allowed to get your hands on some new photography loot!
To help you with some ideas of what to put on your own wish list, or what to give a photographer friend or family member, here are some ideas that I know you would love to receive in your stocking this year.
Pin it or share it with your family so they know what they can get you!
Creativity Exercise: Produce a Photo Series
Welcome back for another creative challenge! If you are new to the blog, every month for 2017 I have been posting a photography project / creative exercise for you to do. There is only a couple of months left , but come back again on the first Tuesday of December for your FINAL assignment of 2017! You can of course do these projects / creativity exercises at ANY time, so at the bottom of this post you will find links to the previous challenges too :)
For this month's challenge we are going to be creating a photo series.
What is a photo series I hear you ask? Well, it's simply a group of photos that come together to create a common theme or story.
Ready? Let's dive in!
Should I use Lightroom CC or Lightroom Classic CC?
Adobe recently announced that there is now TWO different versions of Lightroom available on its subscription plan, and naturally, that has lead to some confusion about what the differences between the two are, and which one you should use.
These two different versions are called Lightroom CC and LIghtroom Classic, and they are each aimed at entirely different sets of people, so you do want to make sure you are using the best one for your needs.
You might also be wondering what the heck happened to Lightroom 6, the only version of LIghtroom available as a download version for a one time fee, so we’ll cover that today too!
Phew, that’s a lot to get through - best crack on...
4 Tips For Photographing Halloween
With Halloween just around the corner, I thought I'd pop in to give you some tips for getting the best pictures you can during this fun holiday!
This is one time where I think I have as much fun capturing the event as other people have in taking part :)
Why do my images look blurry?
We've all had it, images where our subject looks soft, and out of focus and we wonder where the heck it has all gone wrong!
There can be several reasons why your images aren't looking as tack sharp as we want them to be, and (luckily!) few things we can do to make it better.
So here are THREE things to check if you feel you are constantly getting soft or out of focus images. Of course, there are a other involved in getting a tack sharp images, but chances are if your images aren't as sharp as you want them to be, it's one of these :)
When should I use Photoshop instead of Lightroom?
One of the most common questions I hear about Lightroom is "When should I take my images into Photoshop when I've been working in Lightroom?"
Following closely on it's heels is this question: "I'm not getting the images I want in Lightroom, do I need to learn Photoshop?"
The good news is I can answer both questions in one blog post!
So if you are currently using LIghtroom, and are wondering about when and why you should sometimes use Photoshop, OR if you feel like you are not getting the images you want in Lightroom, and are wondering if doing more in Photoshop is the answer to your prayers. then this is the blog post for you :)
Sound good? Then read on...
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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…