Category: Tips and Tricks

One Tip At A Time Tip 4 - Pay Attention to Depth of Field

One Tip At A Time Tip 4 – Pay Attention to Depth of Field

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What is Depth of Field?

Depth of field is the portion or distance in the image that is “in focus”. High Depth of field would show your entire image from foreground to background in focus. A lower depth of field would show blurry backgrounds and foregrounds.

Which is better – low or high DOF? It depends on what you are shooting and how you want it portrayed.

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One Tip at a Time Tip 3 - Change Your Viewpoint or Angle

One Tip at a Time Tip 3 – Change Your Viewpoint or Angle

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Do you ever struggle with how to make your photo more unique? Regardless of your subject, changing the viewpoint or angle of your shot can make a huge difference in the final image.

Most people tend to keep their camera pointing straight toward their subject. One of my favorite things to do is to try multiple angles until I get something that I love. Sometimes my fav will be the straight forward original, but more often than not I will prefer one of the unique viewpoints or angles.

How do you make this happen?

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One Tip at a Time Tip 2 - Get Closer

One Tip at a Time Tip 2 – Get Closer

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The number one piece of advice I give out when folks ask me how to take better pictures?  Get Closer.  Whether you do it by zooming in, using your feet or even cropping, this tip works with every camera from cell phone to top of the line DSLR.

Now I’m not suggesting that you walk out onto the football field with your iPhone in the middle of a play – I love my iPhone but it doesn’t work for everything!  I am suggesting however that if safety permits, do what you can to fill the frame with your subject (or a close up portion of your subject!).

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One Tip At A Time Tip 1 - You Don’t Need an Expensive Camera to take Great Photos

One Tip At A Time Tip 1 – You Don’t Need an Expensive Camera to take Great Photos

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“Your photos are amazing, you must have an expensive camera!” The first thing said to me as I sat down to relax at an end of season soccer party for my kid.

I can’t tell you how many times as a photographer I have heard that phrase or something similar.

Over the years I have taken terrible photos with an expensive camera. I have also learned how to take photos that I am pretty proud of with my cell phone. It all boils down to how well you know your gear, composition, lighting, posing, etc, and whether you do any editing. You don’t need an expensive camera to take great photos!

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