Tag Archives: photography

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”

Trip to Boston

Over spring break, I had the chance to take a trip to Boston, Massachusetts. The city was full of buildings that were a blend of old and new, and I loved that contrast of old brick and modern windows. While most of everything was closed due to the COVID-19, I was still able to getContinue reading “Trip to Boston”

Photography Book Review

This book boasts on the cover that readers will be able to “take 10 times better pictures in 48 hours or less”. While it hasn’t been 48 hours since I’ve read this book yet, I definitely feel more knowledgeable about camera settings, lenses, composition, and camera focus. I was really happy to see many conceptsContinue reading “Photography Book Review”

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”

The Rule Of Thirds

All beginner photographers should know this basic composition rule for photos. I’d like to say that the rule of thirds is only one of many composition techniques, so breaking this rule is not the end of the world. Imagine breaking your photo into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so your image can be separated intoContinue reading “The Rule Of Thirds”

Editing RAW photos

No, I am not talking about raw meat. RAW photos are unprocessed images that contain the raw image data captured by your digital camera’s sensor. JPEG images are immediately compressed, but raw images are saved with more room to adjust all the settings seen in the video and more. Professional photographers prefer to shoot inContinue reading “Editing RAW photos”

The 3 Major Components of Photography

Photography is constrained by light and the equipment receiving it. As the photographer, it’s your job to control the amount of light that is produced within your image. The three major components of photography are how you produce your image: ISO, aperture (A or Av), and shutter speed (S or Tv). Aperture: The aperture measuresContinue reading “The 3 Major Components of Photography”

Hobby Lobby Challenge

The Hobby Lobby Challenge is a great way to have fun with friends and provides an easy backdrop to create stunning photos. Want to take amazing portrait pictures but the weather is not cooperating? Go to Hobby Lobby! The #HobbyLobbyChallenge reportedly started in 2018 by photographer Kelsey Maggart. The challenge asked its participants to postContinue reading “Hobby Lobby Challenge”