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 that are both interesting and informative.

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

Photography tips for anyone who's looking to improve their skills in photography.

Other readers like yourself find that my monthly photography challenges help them get out using their camera and practicing the tips they’re learning. Or, they benefit from my free basic photography course for beginners, which provides structure while they learn photography.

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

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

6 Tips for Taking Stunning Close-Up Photos

April 15, 2021 by Peter Dam

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.

8 Photography Myths Debunked

April 1, 2021 by Darlene Hildebrandt

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

February 25, 2021 by Eduardo Fuster

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

February 11, 2021 by Chris Parker

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.

How to Achieve Your Vision Through Effective Photo Editing

January 22, 2021 by Matt Chesebrough

In this article, you’ll learn how to define a vision for your photographs, examine tools and techniques you can use to edit your photos to achieve your vision, and see an example edited from start to finish using Lightroom.