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Smartphone Photography Tips For Beginners

Smartphone Photography Tips For Beginners   Mastering the Settings: Tips for Configuring Your Smartphone Camera Knowing your way around the settings menu on your smartphone camera can make a world of difference. By fine-tuning certain settings, you can take far more professional-looking shots without needing to carry around extra equipment. Here, we focus on two …

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Photography Filters: The Ultimate Guide to Camera Lens Filters

The Ultimate Guide to Camera Lens Filters: Raise Your Photography Game Summary: If you’ve ever wondered how to take your photography to the next level, this comprehensive guide to camera lens filters is for you. From polarising filters to neutral density filters, we’ll delve into the nitty-gritty of what each filter does and how to …

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The Ultimate Guide to Buying Your Next Camera Lens: Things to Consider for Your Next Lens Purchase

The Ultimate Guide to Buying Your Next Camera Lens: Things to Consider for Your Next Lens Purchase Summary:Right, so you’ve got a camera, and you’re itching to take your photography up a notch. The lens you choose can make a world of difference. This guide is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know …

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Why do Photography? 12 Potential for a Career or Side Income

Photography, while often pursued as a hobby, holds the potential to evolve into a career or source of side income. It did for me 🙂 The advent of digital technology, social media, and changing market dynamics has broadened the scope of opportunities available for photographers. Whether it’s selling prints, licensing images, or taking up professional …

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Why do Photography? 11 Documentation of Personal Growth

Who needs a diary…? Photography, often viewed as a medium to document the world around us, can also serve as a powerful tool for recording our personal journey. The camera becomes a diary, capturing not only the moments and scenes we encounter but also our growth and transformation over time. When we first begin our …

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Why do Photography? 10 Boosting Confidence

More than just clicking a button Ever thought about how photography is more than just snapping pretty pictures? It’s like a journey into yourself, a way to boost your self-confidence. Let’s chat about how that happens. Learn the basics first When you first start out with photography, it can feel like you’re climbing a mountain. …

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Why do Photography? 8 Increased Patience and Perseverance

Ever feel like the world’s moving too fast? Like everything’s all about the ‘now, now, now’? Well, here’s the thing – photography is like a chill pill for our high-speed lives. It’s all about taking a step back, slowing down, and really soaking in the moment. And guess what? This slow-mo approach isn’t just good …

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Why do Photography? 7 Boosting Observation Skills

Photography is like a superpower that changes how we see the world. It’s like a workout for our eyes, making us notice all the little details and patterns that we’d usually miss. As photographers, we become super aware of everything around us. We’re always on the lookout for the perfect light, the right colour contrasts, …

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Why do Photography? 6 Connection with Others

Make New Photography Friends Photography, at its core, is about capturing moments, telling stories, and expressing perspectives. But beneath these fundamental aspects lies another equally significant facet of this art form – its ability to connect us with others. The world of photography can open doors to friendships, shared experiences, and communities, both in the …

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Why do Photography? 5 Learning and Growth

Photography is an art form that evolves with time, as do the skills and perspectives of the person behind the camera. Far from being a static hobby, photography presents an unending journey of learning and growth, offering a rich tapestry of skills to master, styles to explore, and concepts to grasp. The initial plunge into …

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Mastering Manual Mode: A Step-by-Step Tutorial for New Photographers

Are you tired of relying on automatic settings on your camera? Ready to take control and unleash your creativity? Mastering manual mode is the key to unlocking the full potential of your photography. In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of understanding and confidently using manual mode. Let’s dive in! Why Master …

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10 Must-Have Accessories for Your Photography Kit

Building a well-equipped photography kit is essential for capturing stunning images. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced photographer, having the right equipment can make a significant difference in the quality of your photographs. In this article, we’ll explore 10 must-have photography equipment items and discuss why they are crucial for every photographer. Let’s dive …

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3 of The Wonderful Waterfalls of Wensleydale

Wensleydale, located in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is a picturesque valley filled with stunning landscapes and natural wonders. One of the most captivating features of this region is the numerous waterfalls that cascade down its rocky terrain. For photographers looking to capture the beauty and power of these waterfalls, Wensleydale provides …

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Top photography locations on the Yorkshire Coast

The Yorkshire Coast is a stunningly beautiful destination for photographers, with a rich history and a diverse range of landscapes to capture. Starting from Robinhoods Bay and travelling northwards towards Saltburn, there are plenty of opportunities to take some truly breathtaking shots. Robinhoods Bay Robinhoods Bay is a picturesque village with narrow winding streets and …

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Why would I buy a PRIME lens when I have a ZOOM already?

While zoom lenses are indeed more flexible and convenient than prime lenses, there are still several reasons why photographers might prefer to use prime lenses in certain situations: Overall, while zoom lenses are more versatile and convenient, prime lenses can offer superior image quality, wider apertures, and specialized uses that make them an important part …

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Long Exposure Photography

Long exposure photography is a popular technique used by photographers to create stunning images that capture the beauty and essence of natural and urban landscapes – I love revisiting old places I’ve shot many times before to capture it through a different technique. The technique involves using strong neutral density (ND) filters to slow down …

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When should you use AUTO ISO on your camera?

Surely professionals only shoot in MANUAL? I’ve never been a big fan of using anything other than manual mode for exposing photos. Especially when you are doing professional work, where you want complete control. However, occasionally you have to shoot in a room where the light is massively different from one side to the other, and …

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The York Walls and Street Photography Experience

Street Photography Experience It’s great to take people with strong landscape photography skills around the city and challenge of them and to capture people and architecture as it happens. That’s Street photography for you. Some of the most memorable photos you will have seen are street photography. Often you sit around waiting for things to …

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Lencarta Beauty Dish Test Shoot

I recently bought the “MOD048 | 60cm Folding Beauty Dish Silver Mk.2” as a small, portable light modifier. These are available (or will be when stock arrives) on their website (https://www.lencarta.com/all-products/light-shapers/studio-beauty-dishes) or if you’re in West Yorkshire, you can order on line and pick it up in Bradford, which is what I did. Couple of …

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Fast photo editing software – Luminar AI

Imagine a world where you could click one thing and your photo would be edited to your personal taste – fast photo editing software is the ultimate productivity booster, is Luminar AI the tool for this? Obviously 1-click editing isn’t really possible because every photograph is different and every situation as different lighting and composition, …

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How to get Maximum Sharpness with Focus Stacking

Sometimes you just cannot get everything in Focus in one shot… This happens a lot when you are photographing landscapes with a very close foreground, the background becomes blurry if you focus on the foreground, and vice versa. In this tutorial I show you two photos I took of the exact same scene, all the …

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Try these 3 Things RIGHT NOW to improve your phone photos

You can definitely take great phone photos these days. The technology has moved on massively since the early days, and the app software is truly amazing.   There are probably dozens of phone photos tips you could give, but realistically these three things will make the biggest difference.  1 – Where is the light This may …

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Summer Night Photography Workshops – 2018 Review

Another series of Photography Workshops drew to an end in Manchester on the 26th September. It seems like ages since we started on our beginners evening in Leeds, which turned out to be the only evening where it rained! 2018 was amazingly dry and hot – it made the whole 10 workshops a joy.  So …

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Instant Vintage Effects in Lightroom

Age your photos in seconds! I’ve tried using “bought” LIGHTROOM presets many times and they all seem to have one thing in common… This makes perfect sense to any seasoned Photoshopper or Lightroom expert – but I guessed that most photographers don’t know about this. So here’s a video explaining how you do it – a quick “how to” guide so you can start making your own toned presets for free!  

How to make a soft, dreamy, black and white waterfall photograph in LIGHTROOM

Using LIGHTROOM to make a dreamy waterfall Here’s a shot from a recent workshop at Swaldale – it’s Crackpot Force, yes, that’s really a thing! The shot was underexposed, but I liked the shape – so gave it a go in Lightroom anyway. Things we explain:- black and white conversion basic controls like Highlights, Whites, Shadows  …

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