Tips & Tricks

In the second part of this series on photographing ghost towns, I am going to continue discussing my trip to Northern Minnesota and North Hibbing (First part you can find here). One of the most interesting aspects of shooting this kind of environment is knowing that at one time, the […]

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When it comes to taking a great photo, it all comes down to the lighting and composition, rather than how expensive the camera equipment is. Today, we’re going to highlight a composition technique called Rule of Thirds. It’s a very simple rule to grasp and can instantly turn some of those boring photos into something much more interesting and visually pleasant.

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In the first part of this exploration on ghost towns, I want to introduce where I decided to shoot and what aspects of ghost town locations are important to understand when taking on this type of photography. I am from Minneapolis Minnesota but have always wanted to photograph a part […]

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Once digital photographs have been taken off the camera and placed on the computer, many programs, like Adobe Photoshop, can be used to manipulate them. This is especially true for turning a color photograph into monochrome and then changing the contrast and relative lightness or darkness. I decided to use […]

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This post would hopefully help the photographers out there who want their photos to standout from the crowd and gain some public exposure. Here are 10 tips to help get your photos featured in blogs, magazines or simply receive more views. I’d be mainly focusing on getting noticed on Flickr. However, most of these tips can be applied to your online portfolio or any other photo platforms.

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We’ve all done it before. Taken a photo of a delicious meal only to have it turn out looking ugly and not edible. Hopefully these 10 tips will help you take a more tasty-looking food photo next time.

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