Photography basics

How To Take Good Pictures In Bright Sunlight

How To Take Good Pictures In Bright Sunlight

As a wedding photographer, you can control your camera angle, the setup, the framing, but you cannot always control how the day runs. With your day packed with your couple’s getting-ready photo session, the bridal portraits, and the first-look shots, more often than not, the family portraits are pushed to noon. And before you know it, you’re photographing in harsh sunlight, especially if you are at an outdoor wedding venue. Since you don’t always have the luxury to wait for the ideal lighting to perfectly complement your images, this is a situation you could find yourself in quite often. If you are wondering what the right thing to do in such circumstances could be, this blog gives you a few tips on how to make the most of what you have and take good pictures in bright sunlight. So let’s get started!

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Photography Basics: Shutter Speed Explained

Photography Basics: Shutter Speed Explained

A camera’s shutter is a device that allows its lens aperture to open to let light in and expose the film in film cameras or the sensor in digital cameras. Your camera shutter can move the same way every time you take a photo but may not necessarily move at the same speed each time. Why? Because different situations and actions by your subjects can create the need for them to be captured differently and at various shutter speeds. You may use a specific setting to get a sharp image and use a different speed to create an artistic blur. But if you are new to photography or need a quick recap, this blog takes you through how it is measured, how you can adjust it, and how you can work with different shutter speeds to get the images you want.

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Photography Basics For Beginners: All About Depth of Field

Photography Basics For Beginners: All About Depth of Field

Depth of field is one of the fundamental and essential concepts in photography. In order to get an artistic edge and turn your creative ideas into reality, it is something you might want to start working on pretty early in your photography career. Knowing how to place objects or use your camera to create a sharp image or one with that out-of-focus look could also help you photograph a setting in more than one way. And whether you want to impress your clients right from the beginning of your wedding photography career or just need to quickly read through a specific aspect again, in this blog, we help you understand this component of photography. 

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A Beginner’s Guide to Wedding Photography Basics

A Beginner's Guide to Wedding Photography Basics

Being aware about certain photography basics before you even set out to turn that first lead into a client would certainly come in handy. As a beginner, you may not know everything about wedding photography, but having top-notch photography skills, functional gear, and knowing when and how to use photography equipment could help you go from point A to B a little faster. Practice indeed makes perfect, and as you continue to shoot more weddings and gain more experience, you will get a better understanding of not only how the business of wedding photography works but also improve your technical knowledge and creative skills. If you are just starting out in the industry, this blog on the basics of photography could help you avoid a bumpy start. 

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