How To Take Photos Handheld - Camera Settings That Work For Sharp Photos

How To Take Photos Handheld - Camera Settings That Work For Sharp Photos

When taking photos handheld you need to hold your camera correctly, have a fast enough shutter speed, and carefully press the shutter release button. You need to use a combination of aperture, shutter and ISO that work for the selected focal length. Once you have a blurry photo that is that – a blurry photo will always be a blurry photo. And we don’t want that, do we?

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Is Editing Photos Cheating? Well Is It? Well What Do You Think?

Is Editing Photos Cheating? Well Is It? Well What Do You Think?

Editing photos is not cheating. Every digital photo that you see has been edited in some way or another. Every JPEG photo has been edited in-camera. And that is a fact. To get the best out of a photo you need to edit it. So no editing photos is not cheating. It is just fine and we photographers do it all the time. But there is an exception to this which I will get on to.

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Real Estate Photography Training Guide: Shoot Photos That Sell
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Real Estate Photography Training Guide: Shoot Photos That Sell

Are your interior photos coming out flat, or do your verticals always look like they're leaning? You're not alone. The biggest difference between an amateur and a professional is specialized real estate photography training. This guide cuts through the noise, showing you the five critical mistakes new photographers make and the simple, instant fixes that will change your listing photos forever.

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Camera Shake - What Is It And How Do I Stop It Happening?

Camera Shake - What Is It And How Do I Stop It Happening?

Camera shake is a term used to describe the camera moving faster than the shutter speed when you take a photo handheld resulting in blurry photos that cannot be corrected. Camera shake can be easily avoided by choosing a fast enough shutter speed, holding the camera properly and taking the photo carefully, or putting the camera on a tripod or other stable platform.

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Travel Photography All Done - And Now For Something Completely Different!

Travel Photography All Done - And Now For Something Completely Different!

OK. I have done travel photography which I loved talking about over the summer months. And now that summer is over I want to change the nature of the content. After 87 episodes cobbled together in an order that came out of my head I am going back to basics for a few episodes – let’s see how things go. But in this episode, I want to quickly stop, take stock, and ask for your help and involvement.

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Do You Want To Know How I Edit My Travel Photos In Lightroom?

Do You Want To Know How I Edit My Travel Photos In Lightroom?

There are two stages of editing photos. The first stage is to choose the photos to edit. I choose the best of the best only. And then I process them in Lightroom with the freedom to create stand-out, bright, vibrant, and different travel photos that I hope make the viewer want to be there. Travel photography is all about making the photos of interest to someone who has not been there, and to make them curious about a location.

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