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Making GIFs with Photography

Also known as stop-motion photography, Photoshop makes it easy to create GIFs with your photographs. Follow below for a step-by-step guide to using the Timeline feature in Photoshop to create your own GIFs. Creating a GIF When taking pictures for a GIF, it’s best to use a tripod to keep the images steady. This willContinue reading “Making GIFs with Photography”

Black and White Photography

Black and white photography achieves a timeless, moody feeling to a picture with just the absence of color. Using the fundamentals of photography, you can create these striking photos, but there are additional techniques outlined in the steps below that can be used to create greater effects. Using the Basics Without color, black and whiteContinue reading “Black and White Photography”

Using the Canon Camera Connect App

The Canon Camera Connect is a mobile app that allows you to remotely control your camera from your phone. In remote live view shooting mode, the LCD display on the camera shuts off, and a live view from the camera appears on your phone. It’s a nifty trick if you want to explore more inContinue reading “Using the Canon Camera Connect App”

Camera Priority Modes

Before diving right into manual settings, a beginner photographer might want to try out their camera’s priority modes. Aperture and Shutter priority modes allow the photographer to focus on changing only one setting while the others remain automatic. It’s a perfect blend of automatic and creative control allowing one to ease into better understanding theContinue reading “Camera Priority Modes”

Taking Photos of Bees

April showers have brought May flowers… and also bees! In North America, there are over 4,000 different species of native bees (not the murder hornets). Bees provide a crucial part in our ecosystem, but they are also fun subjects for outdoor photography. To take your own photos of these little workers, follow the steps below.Continue reading “Taking Photos of Bees”

Wildlife Photography Tips

Check out these tips from ecologist, Aurora Hood, on how she takes her wildlife photography. She currently uses a Cannon PowerShot SX530 HS, but will also occasionally use her Samsung Galaxy S10 for shots that don’t require any high-quality zooming. 1) Always bring your camera For this photo, I was out for a walk atContinue reading “Wildlife Photography Tips”

Professional Headshot Tips

Headshots are the first impression of your personal brand. Whether that be for resumes or your social media platforms, headshots are important in conveying your personality to your audience. Before you go and take a selfie, check out these tips that my fellow photographer, Corinne Thomas, made for both DSLR and phone cameras that haveContinue reading “Professional Headshot Tips”

6 Tips for Flower Photography

Spring is right around the corner, which means more opportunities for pictures of flowers! Get your camera and find beautiful subjects in your own backyard. Here are my 6 tips for taking epic shots of flowers: Photograph on an overcast day Is the weather not sunny enough on your spring day? That’s okay! White skyContinue reading “6 Tips for Flower Photography”

Making Panoramas in Photoshop

Have you ever wanted to get a whole landscape image but didn’t have a wide enough lens to capture it all? Instead of struggling to get one image, take a photo series (about 3-6 images) one after another. Make sure to have some overlap to make it easier to piece together later, and also haveContinue reading “Making Panoramas in Photoshop”