Photography Adventures and Tips

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What’s that Movie? Lights out?

24mm 15-sec f/2.8 ISO 100Okay, I've actually been "Working" on this article for since January. More accurately, I forgot about it and am just now finishing the writing for it. Anyway, this will be a short article just telling the story how this collection of shots...

A Project I would like to work on

For Tristan This piece isn't what I would consider a personal adventure. Rather, this is more about something I always thought- no, am always thinking about- doing but haven't actually done it because of some fears I have about organizing something of that magnitude....

Life has many Hikes

Where to begin the story of the Waterfall Hike? In September 2022, I took a flight to my home State of Utah.  If you haven't been, just know it is full of many amazing things like Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.  A small fun fact, Zion National Park was the...

The basics of the best Photo Composition

66mm 1/160s f/4.5 ISO 3200When composing a photo, most beginners, including myself when I started, don't understand the fundamentals of proper composition, making any shot they take look average at best. Often, they lack at least one of these elements: Proper Framing...

Aperture Explained

I apologize if you don't like snakes.210mm 1/400s f/6.3 ISO 1250Aperture. What does aperture even mean? If you ask the dictionary, it will give you two definitions; both of which are correct answers. Definition 1: an opening, hole, or gap. --- Definition 2: a space...

The Basics of a Great Photo

58mm 1/200sec f/5 ISO 100If you are anything like me, sometimes you can't help but look at some of your Friend's selfies or photo of something and go "If only they did this [insert your correction here], this would be a much better photo."  This is really something...

The Secret to taking Great Pictures of Kids

168mm 1/320sec f/6.3 ISO 100, Sony a6000We can all agree that Candid shots on any subject make the best pictures, like the one above of my Niece. Okay? Okay. But what about posed photos? That's the focus of this article. Any Photographer may struggle with this one, no...