Everyone is a photographer nowadays! With the advent of affordable digital SLR cameras and the absence of film costs to worry about, everyone can easily pick up a camera and produce decent pictures. But to really make your photos shine, and to get the results you have in your mind, a little guidance is useful in order to make full use of that powerful tool in your hands.
This website provides simple explanations on how to maximize your photography experience with your DSLR and start taking better pictures. Here you’ll find photography tutorials for beginners, eg. aperture, shutter speed, ISO, depth of field, lens choice, to more advanced photography techniques like shooting RAW, tools for a wedding photographer, taking pictures of people and using speedlights or flash units. You will also find nuggets of good photography tips like how to take photos for your blogshop, how to take sunrise or sunset photos, and how to sell your photos online for money. Plus a directory of online camera shops where you’ll find cameras for photography beginners and all the way to advanced enthusiasts.
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Andy Lim runs a profitable photography business that spans wedding photography, commercial photography and conducting photography workshops.
The starter Portrait Lighting Guide covers foundation skills and technical details of portrait lighting. Portrait Recipes VOLUMES 1 and 2 are detailed lighting recipes for indoor portraits, complete with diagrams of lighting setups. Portrait Recipe VOLUME 3 are detailed lighting recipes for outdoor portraits, complete with diagrams of lighting setups. Combined, they will guide you from zero lighting knowledge all the way to experimenting with 24 different portrait lighting scenarios.