DIGITAL PHOTO MENTOR

Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers.

Darlene Hildebrandt - Photographer

Let Go – with Pat Flynn

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Ever wish you could leave your J.O.B. and be a photographer full time?
What if circumstances didn’t give you a choice, what would you do?

If you can relate to any of the following, there will be great nuggets for you in this interview with businessman, podcaster, and author of the new book Pat Flynn.

If you want to leave your job and do photography full time
If you’ve ever lost a job outside your control (laid off, fired, forced retirement)
If you’re on the verge of saying “oh what the hell” and going for it but you have reservations and fears
If you’ve dreamt about having your own business

Watch the video interview to get tips on how to handle these situations and prosper. (you may not be able to watch the video in your email, if not please click through to the article on the website to view it.)

What is your message? Storytelling photography

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Great photography is a balance of technical and artistic!

You need to develop both parts of that equation. The best in their field produce storytelling photography that is both technically sound, and interesting enough to draw the viewer in to their images. In this article we’ll explore a few ways you can start to add an artistic and storytelling element to your images so you can get more “wow” comments.

Start thinking about “why” and some other thought provoking questions to ask yourself while you are photographing. Finally an action plan for you to get out there and give it a try and share your results.

If you’ve ever wanted people to say “wow” when they see your images, you’ll want to read this article!

Balancing Flash and Natural Light for Portraits

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Step by step article on how to adjust your camera settings to balance and control both the natural light and flash exposure. Includes sample photos, a lighting diagram, before and after and a special bonus FREE PDF download FLASH CHEAT SHEET to help you understand settings for flash photography.

Collaboration helps improve your creativity

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The power of two and how you can use collaboration to help improve your creativity and photography. Some examples include: put words to your images; find a partner to attend or plan an event; do a project with someone else. Read about my collaborations and get your own ideas and share them with me in the comments section.

Photography and the Law: What Every Photographer Needs to Know

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Have you ever wondered about taking photos of people and posting them online, or maybe you want to sell your images at a craft fair and had questions about whether you can legally do so? I sat down and chatted with John Corcorcan who is a lawyer in California and he helped clarify a few things about photography and what we can and can’t do legally as photographers. Watch this 20 minute video to get a summary of how to protect yourself and your images.