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.

How to Use Bounce Flash for Better Photos

February 19, 2020 by Darlene Hildebrandt

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.

How to Use Your Flash – What all the Buttons and Settings Mean

February 5, 2020 by Darlene Hildebrandt

In this article, you’ll learn about the following flash settings and tools: high-speed sync, flash zoom, wide-angle panel, and the white card. See what they each do and learn how to use them for better flash photography.

How to do Stunning Milky Way Photography

January 29, 2020 by Matt Chesebrough

In this article, you will learn how to do Milky Way photography. Tips for how to choose a location, when to plan to head out, minimum equipment requirements, and how to compose astrophotography scenes that will wow your friends and family.

8 Things You Need to Know When You Get Your First Camera

January 15, 2020 by Darlene Hildebrandt

In this beginner photography tutorial, we’ll cover 8 of the most important things you need to know now that you have your first camera. Things like setting it up properly, which options to choose, what accessories you should also get, and more.

How to Use a Flash – Tips for Total Beginners

December 18, 2019 by Darlene Hildebrandt

Flash photography doesn’t have to be scary or complicated. In this beginner photography tutorial you’ll learn some tips, for total beginners, to help you get started using flash.