Intermediate Photography Archives

Intermediate Photography

Do you know your way around your camera? Are you feeling comfortable with the basics and can take some pretty good photographs? Well then, congratulations you are now an intermediate photographer!

Here, you will find everything you need to be inspired and start creating better images.

intermediate photography student laying on the ground to get the shot

Take your photography from beginner to intermediate with our guides including:

Tips for editing in Lightroom

Improving your images with focal points

How to overcome fear in photography

Using shadows in your images

How to take more interesting pictures

Examples, tips, and practice to improve your photographs

In this intermediate photography section, you will find everything you need to improve your photography and start taking more professional looking photographs.

Not only will I help you to overcome some of your photography fears, but I’m going to guide you through framing, building composition and how to choose the perfect time of day to photograph outdoors.

How to Use Bounce Flash for Better Photos

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: March 5, 2020

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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.

7 People and Portrait Photography Myths Busted

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: June 19, 2019

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In this article, I’m going to do a little myth-busting. We’ll look at 8 common myths regarding portrait photography and people photography in general, and then smash them.

5 Benefits of Learning Portrait Photography Even if You Don’t Do Portraits

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: April 19, 2022

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Even if you have no intention of ever doing portraits, in this article, I’m going to show you a few reasons why you might want to consider learning about it, to help improve all your photography.

The Basics of Real Estate Photography for Interior Photos

by David Adshade | Last Updated: August 6, 2020

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In this article, whether you want to do real estate photography professionally or just take photos of your own home, you will get some tips to help you out. This article was graciously written by a member of the Digital Photo Mentor community, David Adshade. He shared some of his fantastic real estate images and I asked if he could give the rest of us some tips. Enjoy!