DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL (dPS)
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Digital Photography Tips for Beginners
A large proportion of the readers of Digital Photography School classify themselves as beginners – so we thought it might be helpful to have a page set up that collates some of our Digital Photography Tips for Beginners.
Before you check out the links below – do check out our Essential Guide to Portrait Photography Ebook which was written with the Beginner Photographer in mind. Also check out our full range of other eBooks (all of which are applicable to beginners) here.
Below is just a selection of some of our digital photography tips and tutorials aimed more at the beginner photographer. We’re always writing more beginner tips – so subscribe to DPS today to get all of our updates.
The Basics of Exposure
- Learning about Exposure – The Exposure Triangle
- Introduction to ISO in Digital Photography
- Introduction to Shutter Speed in Digital Photography
- Introduction to Aperture in Digital Photography
- Understanding Exposure – Book Review
Learning to Use Digital Camera Settings and Features
- How to Control Aperture and Shutter Speed on an Entry Level Point and Shoot Digital Camera
- Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes
- Introduction to White Balance
- Introduction to Digital Camera Modes
- Understanding Histograms
- Prefocus to Combat Shutter Lag
- Introduction to EXIF Data
- Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB)
Handling and Caring for a Digital Camera
- How to Hold a Digital Camera
- Shutter Release Technique
- How to Avoid a Dirty DSLR Image Sensor
- How to Clean a DSLR Lens
- 7 Digital Camera Predators and How to Keep them at Bay
Other Beginner Photography Tutorials and Tips
- 100 Things I’ve Learned About Photography
- 10 Questions to Ask When Taking a Digital Photo
- 11 Tips for Beginner Photographers
- Using Fill Flash
- How to Get Better Photos in Low Light Without Using a Flash
- How to Take Sharp Digital Images
- How to Use Focal Lock
- Shooting with an In Camera Flash
- 13 Lessons to Teach Your Child about Photography
Common Digital Photography Problems and Questions Answered
- 7 Strategies for Avoiding Flash Blow Out
- Macro Photography Tips for Point and Shoot Compact Digital Cameras
- How to Get Shallow Depth of Field in Your Digital Photos
- Crop Factor Explained
- Complete Digital Photography – Book Review
- The Digital Photography Book – Book Review
These Beginner Tips just scratch the Surface of our archives. Subscribe to Digital Photography School for more great tips today.
Digital Photography Composition Tips
- The Rule of Thirds
- Working the Lines in Your Photography (how to use horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines)
- Finding Fresh Angles to Shoot From
- Photographing Children – Composition
- Getting Horizons Horizontal
- Getting Images Straight
- Fill Your Frame
- The Importance of Focal Points
- Creating Active Space – Photographing Moving Subjects
- Getting Backgrounds Right
- Framing Your Shots
- How to Use Converging Lines to Enhance Your Photography
- 4 Rules of Composition for Landscape Photography
- How to Break the ‘Rules’ of Photography
Using Tight Framing to Create a Sense of Infinity
by Darren Rowse
How to Photograph…
- Wedding Photography Tips
- How to Photograph Fireworks
- How to Take Great Group Photos
- How to Photograph Waterfalls
- How to take a Photograph out of a Plane Window
- Backyard Bird Photography Tips
- Christmas Photography Tips
- Candlelight Photography Tips
- How to Photograph Mushroom, Toadstools and Fungi
- Airshow Photography Tips
- Urban Landscape Photography Tips
- How to Photograph a Spider’s Web
- Food Photography – An Introduction
- Beach Photography Tips
- How to Photograph Silhouettes
- 11 Surefire Landscape Photography Tips
- Tips for Better Candid Photography
- How to Photograph Pets
- Tips for Photographing Stunning Sunsets
- Halloween Photography Tips
- Zoo Photography
- How to Photograph in Direct Sunlight
- How to Photograph Rainbows
These Tips just scratch the Surface of our archives.
For Beginners – Learning to See
by Dale Wilson
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/for-beginners-learning-to-see#ixzz2Gan9W6Ho
Are You Making these 5 Common Mistakes with Your Photography
by Guest Contributor
5 Simple Secrets To Sharper Photos
by Rick Berk
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/5-simple-secrets-to-sharper-photos#ixzz2GalakM2n
The Best Camera Is The One You Have With You (Mobile Photography TIPS)
by Michael Toye
Practical White Balance and Why You Should Learn It!
by Russell Masters
How to Read and Use Histograms
A Guest Post by Darlene Hildebrandt
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-read-and-use-histograms#ixzz29KExhsIf
Exposing to the Right (Histogram)
by Elliot Hook
Should you be shooting RAW?
by Elliot Hook
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/should-you-be-shooting-raw#ixzz2CXF9OtqA
Aspect Ratios in Landscape Photography
Aspect ratio of an image can make or break its composition – here’s some tips on how to use it effectively.
by Elliot Hook
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/aspect-ratios-in-landscape-photography#ixzz2CXSE8W19
It’s all About Framing!
by Guest Contributor Sévrine Monnay
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/it%e2%80%99s-all-about-framing#ixzz2CXZ6Tzr3
Depth of Field in Floral Photography
A Guest Post by Christine Havill
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/depth-of-field-in-floral-photography
How To Frame A Spectacular, But Boring, Sunset
by Peter West Carey
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-frame-a-spectacular-but-boring-sunset#ixzz29KBoZLJr
Tips for Great HDR Sunsets
by Darlene Hildebrandt
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/tips-for-great-hdr-sunsets#ixzz2FBEc3g00
The 10 Steps Every HDR Photographer Goes Through
by James Brandon
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/10-steps-every-hdr-photographer-goes-through#ixzz29KGNw8QL
The Reality Of Shooting In National Parks
by Peter West Carey
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/the-reality-of-shooting-in-national-parks#ixzz2CXUeUqYP
5 Big Tips to add Impact and Variety to your Wildlife Images
by Piper Mackay from www.pipermackayphotography.com.
Focus On Rebecca Jackrel ~ For The Love Of Wildlife
by Valerie Jardin
Catching The Action: Photographing Youth Sports
by Rick Berk
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/catching-the-action-photographing-youth-sports#ixzz2CXTtC88Q
How to Photograph Markets
by Guest Contributor Kav Dadfar
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-markets#ixzz2CXb5gq6K
What Makes A Great Street Photograph and How Do We Create Them
by James Maher
12 Ways To Capture The Colors Of Fall
by Peter West Carey
http://digital-photography-school.com/12-ways-to-capture-the-colors-of-fall
Autumn (Fall) Photography – Capturing Colours
by Darren Rowse
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/autumn-fall-photography-capturing-colours#ixzz29EMpNlK2
How To Photograph Reflections In Water
Add interest and depth to your photographs by following these tips on capturing stunning water reflection images.
by Anne McKinnell
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-reflections-in-water#ixzz2CXOuGPKY
Halloween Photography Tips
By Darren Rowse
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/halloween-photography-tips
Bird Photography Near Feeders
by Guest Contributor, Lithuanian Photographer Tadas Naujokaitis
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/bird-photography-near-feeders#ixzz2CXSprEHJ
How to Take Beautiful Bokeh Christmas Images [With 39 Stunning Examples]
by Darren Rowse
25 Wonderful Christmas Light Painting Images
by Darren Rowse
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/25-wonderful-christmas-light-painting-images#ixzz2GajicVwZ
Christmas Portraits: How I Took It
by Judd Green
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/christmas-portraits-how-i-took-it#ixzz2GakdqtIj
How to Photograph Babies: 9 Tutorials
by Darren Rowse
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-babies-9-tutorials#ixzz2CXbrdsn7
Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Glamour Photography
by Darren Rowse
One Light Portraits: Simple Elegance
by Rick Berk
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/one-light-portraits-simple-elegance#ixzz2CXfNtN4C
One Light Portraits Part 2: The Diagrams
by Rick Berk
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/one-light-portraits-part-2-the-diagrams#ixzz2DTrYRDzO
The Power of Lollipops: Thoughts on Connecting with your Subjects
A Guest Post by Lynsey Peterson
14 Ways To Significantly Improve Your Photography Today
by James Brandon
Are You in a Photography Rut? 11 Tips to Get Out of It!
by Valerie Jardin
12 Ways to Inspire the Creative Photographer Inside You: Part I
by Guest Contributor Andrew Gibson
12 Ways to Inspire the Creative Photographer Inside You: Part II
by Guest Contributor Andrew Gibson
12 Myths About Photography And Photographers
by Valerie Jardin
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/12-myths-about-photography-and-photographers#ixzz2GamBli2A
Focus on Chris Porsz ~ It’s All About The People
by Valerie Jardin
Expression Over Perfection – Living With Limits
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/expression-over-perfection-living-with-limits#ixzz2DTuNZ5ex
5 Impressionist Photo Techniques
by Anne McKinnell
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/5-impressionist-photo-techniques#ixzz2FBFYh1t1
Make Your Last Shot Your Best Shot
by Anne McKinnell
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/make-your-last-shot-your-best-shot#ixzz2Gat8olXI
What Everybody Ought to Know About Landscape Photography
[Best of dPS 2012]
by Darren Rowse
So as part of our ‘best of 2012′ series I thought I’d look back on the hottest landscape tutorials for the year gone by.
Here they are – in no particular order.
- Composing Dynamic Landscape Images
- 5 Tips for Shooting Landscapes with Greater Impact
- Seascape Photography Tips
- 10 Tips for Landscape Photographers
- 8 Tips for Long Exposure Photography
- Aspect Ratios in Landscape Photography
- Tips for Great HDR Sunsets
- 15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography
- How to Photograph Reflections in Water
- 4 Tips for Shooting Drop Dead Gorgeous Waterfalls
Getting Started in Panoramic Photography
by Russell Master
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/getting-started-in-panoramic-photography#ixzz2DTtCNHdj
Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Brazil
by Peter West Carey
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/travel-photography-inspiration-project-brazil#ixzz2CXaFvQsd
How to Photograph a Lie
A Guest Post by Roger Overall
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-lie#ixzz29KDaJ1qV
The Power Of Limitations
by Valerie Jardin
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/the-power-of-limitations#ixzz2CXiFOfr7
29 Stunning Staircase Images
by Darren Rowse
Sharing Your Photography On The Web
A Guest Post by Anne McKinnell
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/sharing-your-photography-on-the-web
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