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Beginner Photography Tutorials

Beginner photography tutorials for new or amateur photographers looking to improve their skills and learn the basics of digital photography.

beginner photography tutorials and guides

Learn camera basics and practice them with our monthly photography challenges, designed to get you out the door and applying what you’re learning.

You’ll start capturing better shots each month and move closer to achieving those "WOW" moments from your friends and family.

Here are a few hand-picked beginner tutorials that are popular on this site:

  • Choosing the Best Digital Camera for You
  • 9 Beginner Photography Mistakes to Avoid
  • How to Use Depth of Field
  • Learn about Lenses & What They Do

If you’re eager to learn more, check out our Photography Basics Course for Beginners, featuring a curated selection of articles and tutorials to guide you through the fundamentals. ... and it's completely free.

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How to Avoid Travel Photography Failure

November 7, 2013 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Wish you could get better travel photos, but feel frustrated when you get home and they don’t live up to your hopes? Me too believe it or not! In this article I give examples of some travel photography failures and tips on how to avoid it! See how both good and bad examples and why the unsuccessful ones failed. Learn some ways you can avoid travel photography failure for your next trip!

Generosity – 5 reasons and 4 ways to give back with photography

October 10, 2013 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Generosity, 5 reasons why to do it (what’s in it for you) and how to do it using your photography skills no matter what your level of experience. This article is a bit different but a topic near to my heart. I truly believe in the value of giving of yourself, your time, your skills and feel that everyone has something of value to offer. I give you some benefits of giving, and some ways you can use photography to give back, even if you don’t think you’re “good enough” yet.

How to turn your 50mm into a Macro lens for under $20

September 25, 2013 by Darlene Hildebrandt

using your 50mm lens as a macro

Tips and tricks on how to use your little 50mm lens as a macro and all you need will cost less than $20. Equipment needed, techniques and challenges and how to over come them are all included in this article as well as several example images.

Getting more WOW in your Photographs Webinar Replay

September 5, 2013 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Getting more WOW in your Photography Webinar replay – in this webinar Darlene covers three major factors that will help you get more wow! Through watching your background, simplifying, and doing something different she walks through before and after examples and provides practice exercises you can use to implement what you’ve learned right away. Stick around for the Q&A session at the end as well.

What is your message? Storytelling photography

June 5, 2013 by Darlene Hildebrandt

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!

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