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Beginning Photography Tips

"Welcome to the wonderful world of photography!"

Here are some beginning photography tips that are meant to introduce new photographers to the basic concepts of photography.

This section will also describe certain abilities photographers should acquire to help develop their style.

How to Take Good Pictures - This article explains the fundamentals of good photography. It focuses on composition, portraiture, and landscapes.

Beginners Guide to Digital Photography - The article is meant for new users and amateurs, who are just learning to capture images with their digital camera. This is essentially a Beginners Guide to Digital Photography where we will discuss various aspects of digital photography and provide tips to help users click beautiful digital pictures.

Online Photography Courses - Online photography courses help the budding photographer to learn all about the art of photography. These courses help them master the art of photography and take excellent photographs.

Tips For Taking Digital Photography - Here are tips for taking digital photography to a new level. With more advanced cameras even an amateur can capture quality images.

Discount Photography Equipment - There are many ways to save money with discount photography equipment. Getting a good value is important! Here are five places to start saving money.

Action Photography Tips - This Article provides useful action photography tips for the amateur. Action photography is one of the most difficult of photography genres.

How to Hold a Camera - For the times when a tripod is just not practical, camera stability will depend solely on how the camera is held. This article describes how to properly hold a camera.

Basic Photography Equipment - This will explain the different pieces of equipment that is commonly used by, and usually thought necessary for, a beginning or hobbyist photographer.


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Photography Lighting Techniques - This beginning photography tips article covers flash or strobe lighting, soft-box effects, light tents, and controlled natural lighting.

Beginning 35mm Photography - Beginning 35mm photography offers many challenges for those that grew up in the age of the digital camera. These tips will explain what the consider.

Photo Framing - Photo framing has always been used as a way to preserve and display pictures but most of us have never looked beyond the traditional framing styles. The article discusses the various types of photo frames.

Choosing a Subject - Usually our subject is chosen for us, but for those times when we get to choose our own, we must make sure that the viewer does not have to guess what the main subject is.

Black and White Photography Techniques - These black and white photography techniques show the importance in contrasting tones, effects of colored filters, selective coloring and more.

Beginning Digital Photography - Photography is easier than ever with digital cameras. Still, beginning digital photography is intimidating for some.

Seeing the Picture - Unless there is enough time and film to take an unlimited amount of pictures, the artist must be able to frame the shot and see the photo before it is taken.

Beginning Photography - Beginning photography is a popular interest of people of all ages and backgrounds. Here are 10 tips to get better photos.

Studying Images - If a scene is stationary but movable, think of what can be created with what you have. Create the shadows and patterns that you want.

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Ice Storm  starstarstarstarstar
I was just out trying to get a good shot. Made sure I was focused farther away on the ice and not trying to get the first sickle.
I used a Kodak camera....

Shhhh.....  starstarstarstarstar
I was driving with my fiance one day. We were coming back from dinner and I looked up at the sky and saw this so I took out my camera and just started ...

morning clouds  starstarstarstarstar
I took this with a fujifilm finepix digital camera
zoomed in just a little bit. I like taking cloud photos at sunrise. I thought this is awe inspiring ...

Flirty  starstarstarstarstar
I used tract lighting that my model had in her home....

The Lonely Walk  starstarstarstarstar
-I used a type of drive by snap photo technique.
-I just used a regular samsung digital camera.
-Mood
-Yes, as I was driving by i quickly captured this ...

Butterfly on thistle  starstarstarstarstar
I recently purchased my first dSLR camera. I took this picture along a fence line while walking my puppy.
Shutter speed 1/256, f/5.6, ISO 200.

Cancer  starstarstarstar
I prefer to let the picture tell the story rather than the artist.

A Waterfountain  starstarstar
I took this picture before I had a clue about the rule of thirds, as well as any other technique such as lighting and waiting. This was for a school class....

White Rose  starstarstar
This was taken by my 7 year old son whilst on holiday. The Sepia effect has been added. Was taken using Macro. We had one hour of rain in 2 very hot weeks ...

The mighty Brutus  starstarstar
taken in my basement studio using two constant strobes and Canon 40D set on manual. I am trying to develop a Pet photography business and this is one ...

Yvonne  starstarstar
I used a 55-200mm telephoto lens

Sister's For Life  Not rated yet
I have just recently taken up photography. I am not the best at it, but this is just the start. I used Photoshop Elements 6 to edit my photos and I can'...

Majesty in Badlands  Not rated yet
I was in the Badlands of South Dakota the beginning of this fall of 2009 and I waited until this big bull passed by the truck and headed down the hill ...

Sunset Lake  Not rated yet
This is a photograph of our local lake just minutes before sunset. This was taken with an HP Photosmart 945 camera.

Finish Strong  Not rated yet
I use a Canon Rebel XSI camera and in this picture I was using a EFS 18-200 lens.

This 4th grade team had just won their first game of the season. For ...

Glenfinnan Monument and Loch Sheil, Scotland  Not rated yet
This is my boyfriend's home town. Recently got an SLR camera. I am looking for some creative input.
f6.3 1/320 ISO100

Alley Fashion  Not rated yet
We shot this with a Canon 5D Mark II on a sunny afternoon in an alley with lots of graffiti. We used a 28-135 lens and a gold reflector. We were originally ...

fallen  Not rated yet
Technique:super macro shot.
Camera Used:FUJIFILM FinePix S1000fd
Message:verything falls, beauty too!!
Techniques I tried: 1.Focused on back part of ...

Spring Beats Rave  Not rated yet
This was my first event I have photographed. I was hired and this was kind of my test event. I wanted to really try to bring my artistic expression to ...

Anneli  Not rated yet
Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF-S 17 - 85 IS USM

Beauty  Not rated yet
My Friend agreed to let me photograph her to start my portfolio.

Umbrella  Not rated yet
This is a shot of my little sister. I just love how joyful she looks in this picture.

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