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Photography Q&A Session recordings #1 and #2

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: August 4, 2017

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Last week I invited you to join me in a Google Plus hangout to answer any of your photography questions. A few of you did and we had some great discussions. If you were not able to join us live, you can watch the recordings below.

Tips for Setting up your Lightroom Preferences

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: September 8, 2022

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In this article I’m going to go over some of the important things you need to know about your preference settings, how I set them up, and why. Lightroom is a powerful tool, but like any tool how you use it makes all the difference. Tweaking just a couple things can either make it lightning fast, or have you clock watching. Follow this tips and it should help you understand the options a bit better.

Tips on how to use Google Plus

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: August 8, 2017

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A video walk through of how to set up and use Google Plus, the most misunderstood social media network. Help to demystify the Google Plus site, how to use it, how to add photos, how to use circles and interact with people.

Tips for using Canon Speedlites

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: June 26, 2019

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How to use flash is something I get asked about a lot. I do cover it in some detail in my live workshop on Available Light and on my Photo Travel Tours, but if you can’t make it out to one of those here’s some links on some great how to tips, especially for Canon…

How to use Depth of Field

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 22, 2022

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This article will help you understand depth of field, what it is and how to create stunning out of focus backgrounds using your aperture setting.

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