TeachMeToShoot blog

A trip to the local zoo is a fun photographic journey. Lots of things to shoot and many situations to test your camera talents. Go armed with the following tips and you’ll return with more good pictures than your last time there.
Research the Zoo itself - Go to their website and get a map. Figure [...]

There are a number of composition rules used by artists and photographers. You’ve likely heard of the Rule of Thirds since it’s been used for centuries, even by the old Masters of painting.
Remember that these are rules and not laws. They can be bent or even broken. If you want to add more impact to [...]

This month’s guest speaker at our photo club was Jeff Johnson, a Colorado photographer who does a lot of nature photography. You can find Jeff’s work online at his Soul Images Gallery website.
One of the key things he stressed during his presentation was his goal as a photographer: Create images that evoke an emotional response [...]

There’s a neat trick to create a Ringlight In a Pinch over on the Strobist site. Traditionally, ringlights are small flash units that attach to the front of your lens for macro photography. Larger units are made by a number of the lighting companies, like AlienBees, for fashion photographers. Ringlights produce a unique look, virtually [...]

The other day I talked about Elements 6 having improved Panorama stitching so I figured you’d need some tips for shooting pano pictures. If you haven’t tried shooting panorama photos please do it. It’s really quite simple as long as you follow a few guidelines. And if your P&S digital camera has a Panorama mode [...]

Last week there was a post about the new Vintage themed photo books from MyPublisher. If you’ve decided to take Grandma’s old photo album and make a new photo book, you’ll need to scan all those old pictures. Here’s some hints and suggestions to help ensure your success.
Be careful with the old album - The [...]