Turn that flash off to photograph holiday lights

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A very common thing I see around this time of year is people taking photographs of the holiday lights, but they leave the auto flash capability of their cameras on. Unfortunately, when they get home and look at those pictures on their computer, they will likely be disappointed. To dramatically help this situation, consult your [...]

Image a Pyramid when taking those family photos

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When you take a family photo over the holidays, position the people in the photo in the shape of a pyramid. This will make for a fun photo in which it will be easy to see everyone’s face and they will be at various heights. You might have to use a aperture of F11 or [...]

Best time to take pictures is after a during and after a big storm

Best time to take some pictures is during and after a big storm.

Cell phone pictures just aren’t sharp

Various techniques to hold a cell phone still while taking a picture.

Give your cell phone camera time to focus

Cell phones take a while to focus compared to traditional cameras including point and shot. Give them time to focus before you take the shot.

I have lots of Photography tips to share from my trip West to Yosemite and more

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I’m back from my trip to California, specifically Yosemite and more and have lots of Photography tips to share over the next few days and weeks.

What is RAW format and why should I care

Use RAW format to gain more control post capture.

Cloudy days are a great time to take photos

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Take great pictures on cloudy days.

Try to avoid zoom on cell phone cameras

Avoid zoom on a cell phone camera.

How close can you be and still get a sharp picture?

If your cell phone won’t focus, you are to close.