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How to Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode (+ Free Aperture Cheat Sheet!)
It can be a really daunting experience to move away from the AUTO modes on your camera, but you really must if you want to get great photos!
And the first step is to move to something called Aperture Priority Mode. This will help you get more control over how your images turn out, but as it still leaves you with the “safety net” of the camera balancing the exposure, so you don’t need to worry about that just yet 😉.
We’ve a lot to get through in this blog post, so let’s get crackin’!
What is Aperture? A guide for new photographers.
Have you heard the aperture when learning photography, and wondered what it is?
Or what that has to do with the term F-stop?
And just what the heck depth of field is?!
Then you’re in the perfect place! In this blog post we’re going to go over what Aperture is, what the term F-stop means, plus what depth of field is and how we can use it for creative photos!
Ready? Let’s dive in!
5 Exercises to Get You Out of A Creative Photography Rut
We’ve all felt it at one time or another - we’ve got no idea what we could even take photos of, every image we DO take seems boring and “snapshotty”, and we’re left wondering if our creativity has got up and gone.
For some, just putting down their camera works a treat, and for others, such as myself, a small but firm kick up the pants is needed.
These creativity exercises are those kick in the pants, so pick one, and get out there and start shooting!
5 Must-Read Tips to Improve Your Lifestyle Photography
Lifestyle photography is without doubt my favourite genre of photography - one where you can capture an everyday moment or scene beautifully, and freeze that moment in time.
On the whole, this is how I capture my family every single day, rather than waiting for milestone moments like birthdays or the one-a-year family photos (which I love too, but in a different way!)
But of course, lifestyle photography has it’s challenges too, so here’s my five top tips for getting better child and family lifestyle photos.
8 Ideas for Photographs of Your Children You Can Take At Home
I get it, we can all feel sometimes like it’s harder to take photos when we are stuck in at home, rather than in the great outdoors.
But there are loads of opportunities for capturing great photos of our kids indoors as well as out.
So today, I’ve come up with 8 ideas for photographs you take of your children at home, along with a few tips and tricks for each one.
Ready? Let’s go!
7 Deadly Lightroom Photo Editing Sins (and how to avoid them)
When I first started learning how to edit my photos, I followed a few different tutorials online, patched them together, and studiously applied them to each and every photo.
The result?
Eye blindingly bright, overly contrasty and saturated images, that looked like they had been edited by 10 different people.
(My eyes hurt just THINKING about those early edits 😎😵)
But you don’t have to make those mistakes too, because you’ve got me, and I’m not gonna let that happen!
So without further ado, here’s 7 deadly photo editing sins - and most importantly, how you can avoid them.
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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…