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Backyard Nature Photography Tips
You don’t have to travel very far to get great nature photography shots. There are many opportunities for nature photography right in your own backyard. There is an abundance of nature if you know how to look for it. If you have flower beds, trees, bushes, or just wildflowers, you have many opportunities for some [...]
Nature Photography: Tips for Great Cloudy Day Photos
Nature photography relies on your sensitivity to the natural light above all else. You have surely heard that for good landscape photography, you generally want sunny conditions, early or late in the day when the light is low and soft. However, this does not apply to every situation, and busy lifestyles do not always allow [...]
How to Create An Outdoor Oasis In Your Backyard
Do you dream of the ultimate stay cation; an outdoor oasis in your very own backyard? This article details all the design elements you need to create an oasis in your backyard today.
23 Backyard Landscaping Ideas
Need backyard ideas? Try these fixes for a sloped, shady or boring backyard.
10 Photography Tricks For More Professional Photos
Invaluable pieces of advice that every professional photographer would wish they had known when they just started out.
20 Less Known Travel Quotes To Inspire You To See The World
They Get Around is a scenic travel and photography blog which aims to help you improve your travel photography is scenic destinations around the world.
10 Summer Photography Tips to Get You Creative in the Warmer Months
Despite the early sunrises, late sunsets and harsh daytime sunlight of summer it’s still one of our favorite times for photography. Being outside with your
12 Simple Landscape Photography Tips For Better Outdoor Photos
By Michael Lanza Do you wonder how some people come back from national parks and other outdoor trips with fantastic photos? Would you like to take the kind of pictures that make people ooh and aah?…
40 Beautiful Examples of Bokeh Photography
I'm sure most of you have heard of the term bokeh. Basically it is referring to the aesthetic quality of the blur produced from a shot with shallow depth of field. Determining factors of bokeh are things like lens aberrations and shape of lens aperture.
32 Cheap And Easy Backyard Ideas That Are Borderline Genius
Can't afford that dream deck or in-ground pool you're dying for? There are still ways to get a beautiful backyard that's perfect for entertaining.
16 Ways to Get More From Your Small Backyard
Make a tight or awkward yard a real destination with these design tricks from the pros
14 Easy Ways to Make Your Backyard More Fun
Encourage your kids to explore, build, create, or just relax in the outdoors with these inspiring ideas.
Breaking the Rules — Photo Tips — National Geographic
Get tips for breaking the traditional rules of photography in this how-to photo gallery from National Geographic.
Flower Photography Tips and Techniques
To succeed at flower photography, you won’t need any fancy equipment, but you will need to pay attention to detail. If you want to take beautiful flower pictures, like the ones in magazines, this article will help show you how it can be done. The first thing to do is plan to take your flower [...]
A Photography Tips & Tricks Podcast
Ant Pruitt hosts Hands-On Photography showing how to create awesome photos with your camera. Hands-On Photography will help the beginner photographer or enthusiast get the most out…
12 tips for successful boudoir photography
Location Hotels are great locations to shoot boudoir, but look for somewhere that gives you more creative options than just whitewashed walls and white linen. I like to use themed hotels, like Hotel Pelirocco, which give me a variety of different settings to inspire me, and make the client feel more at home in that boudoir setting. De-clutter The first thing to do before you introduce the model is de-clutter the room. If it’s a hotel room hide the kettle and cups, and…
5 Tips for Making the Most Out of a Small Backyard
If you have a small back yard, you are probably already aware that it's important to make the most out of every single inch if you want enjoy your outdoor …
Good to Great Photography Tips & Tricks
After taking photos for some time, it’s natural to feel stuck at a certain level. The improvement that you see in your work is not always as drastic as when you were just starting out. But, when you look at the work of great photographers, you will notice that those images definitely have some edge. [...]
What to do when Mother Nature wrecks your vacation
Mother Nature vs. your vacation — you've been there too? But she doesn't have to win, if you have the right attitude ... and a plan B.
5 Tips For Better Photography With Any Camera
Blaming your camera gear for mistakes is a real no no in photography. In reality, a skilled photographer will be able to take great photos with any camera at their disposal and a little planning. So what can you do to get great shots with sub-standard gear? You can use the same elements in photography as you would be when shooting with a DSLR. Composition No matter what camera you are using, if your composition is bad, there won’t be a good picture…
