Unlock the world of photography with 8 beginner-friendly tips for capturing stunning moments. We’ll cover things like keeping your gear ready and clean, focusing on your subject for impactful images, using stabilizing tools, embracing different perspectives and more.

When you come across a scene with flowing water, take a moment to think about the possibility of extremes. Using a fast shutter speed suspends the action, crisp detail appears in the ensuing spray, and you "freeze the action." The contrast is the feathery, silky flow, which you see here, caused by slow shutter speed. As the camera "takes longer" to record the scene, the water appears calm and peaceful as it gracefully flows over the rocks.

Unlock the world of photography with 8 beginner-friendly tips for capturing stunning moments. We’ll cover things like keeping your gear ready and clean, focusing on your subject for impactful images, using stabilizing tools, embracing different perspectives and more.

When creating abstract-looking images, an essential factor is the camera setting — specifically, the shutter speed and how to slow a shutter speed to begin with. Here’s a step by step guide to creating intentional blur in your photography.

With a mind-boggling number of posts about weird colors in your photos, I provide a simple definition and photo tip to help ease your frustrations. If you’ve experienced your camera changing colors and making your photos look weird, I know how frustrating that is. The good news is that the solution is often as close as a simple camera adjustment.

Would you feel prepared if the Northern Lights were to shine brightly tonight? Or have you been searching the internet for photo tips, asking friends for ideas, and attempting to make sense of suggested lens and camera settings? If you said yes, I will help you feel more confident as I provide photography basics for the Northern Lights. I'll give you insights on equipment, camera settings, and from my recent photo shoot.

If you are delving into photography and have encountered the confusing term ISO, you're in the right place to understand ISO photography basics. Short for International Organization for Standardization, it may sound difficult, but understanding ISO for the beginner photographer is easier than you may think.