TeachMeToShoot blog

With only a few days until Christmas, I’m sure you’re finishing up shopping, finalizing dinner plans, running around town and such. I thought I’d put together a little list of important items for successful photos on the special day. The last thing you want is to be unprepared when the frenzy of kids and presents [...]

Taking pictures of Christmas lights, whether indoors or outdoors, can be a challenge. With a little help from the fine folks at the New York Institute of Photography you can master the task.
Using a tripod will be essential for these shots. You shutter speeds will be rather long, especially for the outdoor shots. For [...]

Today’s the day, at least here in the US, for ghosts and goblins. Jack-o-lanterns abound and we all want to take some good pictures of tonights festivities. If you haven’t Googled already for Halloween photo tips, here’s a few things I found for you.
A couple of basic tips for good Halloween photos:

Shoot at dusk with [...]

We’re coming into that time of year when your outdoor scenes are changing from nice fall color to winter snow scenes. Don’t pack away your camera! For the next few months you can get some spectacular pictures of snow scenes.
Whether you’re shooting the huge 6 foot snow drift in your backyard or that early morning [...]

Well, yes and no. There are various tools in Photoshop CSx (and Photoshop Elements) that will let you create the distortion similar to a fisheye lens. You can Spherize, Distort, and 3D Transform all you want, but you’ll be missing one key element of a fisheye lens. Angle of view.
A true fisheye lens has an [...]

Virtually everyone who’s held a camera has heard of the Rule of Thirds. It’s one of the primary rules of composition. Remember that it’s a rule and not Law! Consider it a guideline for better photos, and it’s not to be used with every picture you take.
It’s quite easy to use the Rule of Thirds. [...]