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7 Tips for Corporate Event Photography Success Whether you do event photography for your company or as a business, this is for you. NYC corporate event photographer James Maher brings you 7 tips to help you improve your event photos. Read More
How to Use Bounce Flash for Better Photos It's time to learn how to use bounce flash. In this article, you'll see that it's not as hard as it looks, and how much better it makes your photos. I'll demystify bouncing the flash for you step by step. Read More
How to Use Your Flash – What all the Buttons and Settings Mean In this article, you'll learn about the following flash settings and tools: high-speed sync, flash zoom, wide-angle panel, and the white card. See what they each do and learn how to use them for better flash photography. Read More
camera settings for your first camera 8 Things You Need to Know When You Get Your First Camera In this article, we'll cover 8 of the most important things you need to know now that you have your first camera. Things like setting it up properly, which options to choose, what accessories you should also get, and more.  Read More
beginner flash photography tips for how to use your on-camera flash How to Use Your Flash – Tips for Total Beginners Flash photography doesn't have to be scary or complicated. Here are some tips for total beginners to help you get started using flash. Read More
What to do When Your Camera Won’t Focus A frustrating problem that many new photographers experience is when the camera won't focus. In this article, I'll cover 6 things that may cause that and what you can to fix this issue if it happens to you.  Read More
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How to Improve Your Street Photography with Style

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Consistency and creating a cohesive vision and style is one of the most difficult aspects to master in street photography. In this article, you’ll get some solid tips to help you create your own style of street photography.