How to Find Wedding Photography Assistant Jobs
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How to Find Wedding Photography Assistant Jobs

Wedding photography is not rocket science, although it’s certainly not easy and comes with a lot of responsibility. So in my opinion, if you’re looking to get a job as a second shooter, you should actually work as a wedding photography assistant first and get your foot in the door that way. It lets you…

Why Wedding Photographers Use Two Cameras
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Why Wedding Photographers Use Two Cameras

If you’ve been to a wedding as a guest, you might have noticed the wedding photographer using two cameras. So why do wedding photographers use two cameras? I’m sure there are plenty of photographers out there who have other reasons for shooting with two cameras, but my two main ones are: -1. Focal length versatilityAnd-2….

Should You Go Full Frame?
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Should You Go Full Frame?

There’s a lot to like about cameras with full frame sensors: they have excellent image quality, work well in low light situations and are capable of producing shallower a depth of field than digital cameras with smaller sensors. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that a full frame camera is the optimal choice for photographers across…

What Are DSLR Cameras Good For?
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What Are DSLR Cameras Good For?

At one point, DSLR cameras had all the advantages in their favor. But as of this writing in November 2017, the advantages that DSLRs once had over mirrorless cameras has dwindled significantly. But regardless of how mirrorless camera technology has improved in recent years, DSLR cameras still have a lot going for them in terms…

The Blurred Background Effect in Photography
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The Blurred Background Effect in Photography

If you’ve paid close attention to pictures before, you’ve probably noticed that some have a lot in focus whereas others it’s the opposite, resulting in a blurred background effect. This blurred background effect, also known as “bokeh” among photographers, named after the Japanese word for “blur” can be done in a very tasteful way that…

What is a Candid Picture?
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What is a Candid Picture?

If you’re new to photography, you may be asking yourself, “what is a candid picture?” Many of us have known inherently what a candid picture is for most of our lives because we’ve heard the expression before but that’s not the case for everyone.

Depth of Field Camera Settings
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Depth of Field Camera Settings

Choosing a depth of field and a corresponding aperture may not be so apparent when first starting out in photography but ultimately it’s fairly straightforward. This article is broken up into two sections on how to choose depth of field camera settings.

5 Tips for Indoor Photography: Making Bland Light Look Great
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5 Tips for Indoor Photography: Making Bland Light Look Great

If you’ve ever photographed indoors, you’ve probably noticed that your photos don’t turn out as good as when you photograph in nice bright outdoor light, especially at the golden hour. The reason being is that there’s less light indoors than outdoors—a lot less. The results can be disappointing, as things like underexposure, grain, and unappealing…

How to Make Images Sharper
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How to Make Images Sharper

If you’re new to photography, making images sharper may seem like a daunting task. However, it’s actually really easy and once you learn how to consistently make images sharper, your photography can improve dramatically. There are generally two ways of making images sharper, and that’s what we’ll discuss in this article. How to Make Images…

5 Indoor Photography Tips Without Flash
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5 Indoor Photography Tips Without Flash

Doing photography indoors without a flash can be tricky. You may not have a flash handy or just want a natural light look. However, shooting without a flash indoors presents us with some issues as photographers because there’s less light present than when you’re out in open sunlight but we’re not using flash to help…

2 Simple Steps to Blur the Background of a Picture Using Just Your Camera
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2 Simple Steps to Blur the Background of a Picture Using Just Your Camera

I think it’s safe to say that pictures with blurred backgrounds can be extremely impressive and inspiring. I know that a lot of photographers just starting out assume that it’s done in post-processing in Photoshop or whatever. But there’s a far better way to achieve a blurred background than by editing it in. The best…

3 Reasons Why Your Pictures are Blurry
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3 Reasons Why Your Pictures are Blurry

It can be annoying to have your pictures turn out blurry and not know the reason why. The good news is that there are only a few reasons why photos turn out blurry, so it’s easy to correct course by by adjusting some aspect of how you’re using your camera.

The Ultimate Guide to Wedding Photography: What You Should Know Before Taking that First Wedding Job
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The Ultimate Guide to Wedding Photography: What You Should Know Before Taking that First Wedding Job

Are you just getting started in wedding photography and looking for a resource to walk you through the ins and outs of shooting an entire wedding day? Or perhaps you’ve been shooting or second shooting wedding photography and want to fill in some of those gaps in your overall strategy. There’s always more to learn…

A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Depth of Field
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A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Depth of Field

Understanding depth of field is an important part of being able to control the outcome of your images in photography. The look of any given image will be strongly influenced by the depth of field of that image. So in order to be able to consistently have control over your pictures, it’s important to be…

A Guide to Understanding Shutter Priority Mode
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A Guide to Understanding Shutter Priority Mode

Shutter priority mode is a semi-automatic camera mode in which the photographer chooses one component of the exposure triangle (shutter speed), the camera takes a meter reading when pointed at a given scene and does the rest of the work for you by choosing the aperture value that it thinks will get the most accurate…