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Basic Photography Tips for Beginners

Basic photography tips for beginner and intermediate photographers. Whether you're shooting with a DSLR or mirrorless camera, you'll find tips on ISO, exposure, composition and basic photography techniques you'll find interesting as well as informative.

I write articles on topics as diverse as night photography, travel photography, portrait photography, street and even macro photography, or curate the highest quality content from photographers I know personally.

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Other readers such as yourself find my monthly photography challenges gets them out using their camera and practicing the tips their learning, or my free basic photography course for beginners gives them structure while they learn photography.

You'll learn to get better and better shots each month.

These photography tips will get you closer to getting those "WOW" moments from your friends and family when you show them your photos.

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Any one of these photography tips could help you take your shots to the next level. From how to use your lens, off camera flash tips or taking better waterfall pictures through post-processing with Lightroom or good photo backup procedures.

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6 Tips for Taking Stunning Close-Up Photos

by Peter Dam | Last Updated: April 14, 2021

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In this article, you’ll get six valuable tips on how to do create and execute stunning close-up photos that will impress your friends.

Photography Challenge – Create an Image that Represents a Song

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: April 9, 2021

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This photography challenge is meant to get you out to try new things and to have fun creating an image that represents a song!

8 Photography Myths Debunked

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: April 1, 2021

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In this article, I’ll debunk several popular photography myths. Some are opinion-related and are subjective, but others are just plain factual.

Tips to Avoid 10 Painful Mistakes Made by Beginner Photographers

by Eduardo Fuster | Last Updated: March 1, 2021

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In this article, you’ll learn about the most common mistakes beginner photographers make and how to avoid them.

Getting Started with GIMP Photo Editing Software

by Chris Parker | Last Updated: February 18, 2021

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Getting started with GIMP, the free Photoshop alternative, in this step by step introduction on how to install and use this photo editing software. Great for beginners.Step-by-step instructions on how to install and get started with GIMP, a free photo editing software alternative to Photoshop.

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