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• Photo Tip #8 - Action Photos and Showing Motion

  When shooting photographs with movement, shutter speed is the most important aspect. There’s three ways to take action shots. In some instances all three ways can be used but often the situations only allows for the opportunity to use one or two. Read More... Posted Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:40 AM by cblighphotography | 1 Comments Filed under: Photography

• Photo Tip #7 - Using a Tripod

  The professionals' secret... The Tripod! Don't believe me? Well, it's truly the only way to get the sharpest possible photos (especially landscapes.) Today I will discuss what to look for when buying one, when to use it and when not to, and Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 02, 2007 5:31 PM by cblighphotography | 0 Comments Filed under: Photography

• Photo Tip #6 - The Group Portrait (just in time for the holidays!)

  There’s really no better time to get a great family portrait than the holidays. Everyone is together, including close family, relatives that may live far away and good friends, so how do you get one great photo of everyone together? There are a Read More... Posted Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:48 AM by cblighphotography | 0 Comments Filed under: Photography

• Photo Tip #5 - The Perfect Portrait

  We've all had our portrait taken; some of us haven't since High School and can't bear the thought of a camera lens staring us down, while others can't wait to flash their pearly whites for the world to see. Portrait photography is definitely Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:15 PM by cblighphotography | 0 Comments Filed under: Photography

• Photo Tip #4 - Preset White Balance and What You're Missing

  Why use a Preset? Using a white balance preset is a great way to achieve accurate color with your digital camera. Many times a digital camera can give you incorrect color in your images, and using this technique is one way to solve this problem. If you Read More... Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:34 PM by cblighphotography | 0 Comments Filed under: Photography

• Photo Tip #3 - Digital Color Photography: What is White Balance?

  Not all digital cameras are created equal, but for the most part, they have a lot of the same features. I have seen some sort of white balance control on 2 mega-pixel cameras all the way to the professional level, where proper white balance can mean the Read More... Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:14 PM by cblighphotography | 0 Comments Filed under: Photography

• Photo Tip #2: Unlocking the power of color

  Color is all around us, in our entire landscape, from the rolling mountains to our laundry hamper. One of the hardest things to do as a photographer is to capture these colors and then reproduce them as vivid and beautiful as they appeared. When you flip Read More... Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:46 AM by cblighphotography | 0 Comments Filed under: Photography

• Photo Tip #1: The Basics of Composition - Rule of Thirds

  We all look at famous artwork and photographs and can appreciate their striking beauty, but what makes them stand out as being "better"? There are many basic rules that an artist uses as a guide when creating, and usually the first rule they Read More... Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:39 PM by cblighphotography | 3 Comments Filed under: Photography