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How to make your landscape photography look dull and un-inspiring

Gorgeous mountain scene–check. Have my photography gear–check. Found a good composition–check. Dull and un-inspiring photo–unfortunately, check. We've all been there. This is an unfortunate example from my portfolio of photos

Give it a tilt! (Portrait photography composition)

I've noticed two things when I give my clients photos from a portrait shoot. First, they don't really care about the technical photography junk. All they care about is whether

What is the highest aperture on a DSLR camera?

While many lenses have a maximum aperture of f/22, some lenses have apertures that go to f/40 or higher! Generally, photographers do not use any aperture above f/18 or f/22

Tips for shooting little league or high school sports

For many of you, this was the reason you bought your first DSLR. Shooting sports is really fun, and even more so if it's your own kid. This last fall,

How to use spot metering for portraits

I recently read a blog post from a pretty competent photographer who said that there is no reason to use spot metering. Spot metering is where the camera determines a