DIGITAL PHOTO MENTOR

Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers.

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, tutorials and guides

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.

Popular photography tips & tutorials

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.

Learn how to take better pictures and get closer to the "Wow!"

Correct Your Images in Under 2 Minutes Using Lightroom

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Lightroom 5 tutorial – how to correct images in under 2 minutes. This week I’m leading my photo tour in Cuba so just did a quick Lightroom video for you. I walk through how I do basic processing of my images in Lightroom. I usually don’t spend more than a minute or two on most of my images by using the basic sliders and some LR presets.

In this video I walk you through correcting for two common issues – lens corrections and too much contrast. I hope you pick up a few good tips from this Lightroom 5 tutorial – enjoy!

Why is the snow gray in my winter photos?

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Ever photographed the snow and it turned out grey instead of white? Want to know why that is and how to fix it? You’re camera’s not broken, and yes, you’re probably following your camera’s suggestions properly… but here’ how you can really get your white’s white, and not grey.

How to Avoid Travel Photography Failure

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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!