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Photography Tips for Beginners

Nov
24
2009
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This page contains a collection of articles we have written for those who are just getting into photography. These photography tips for beginners should hopefully help our readers to enhance their knowledge of photography and get the best out of their equipment.

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Photography gear and how to buy it:

  1. What is a DSLR?
  2. DSLR vs Point and Shoot
  3. How to Buy a DSLR Camera
  4. Which Nikon DSLR to Buy First?
  5. How to Buy Used Lenses
  6. How to Buy Used DSLR Cameras
  7. Beware of buying camera gear from unauthorized sellers
  8. Nikon vs Canon vs Sony
  9. Where to Buy a DSLR
  10. Must-have DSLR Accessories
  11. How to Choose and Buy a Tripod for a DSLR Camera
  12. Which Nikon Prime Lens to Buy First?
  13. First Nikon DSLR and Lens
  14. Nikon Lens Naming Convention / Nomenclature
  15. Nikon DSLR Error Messages
  16. How to fix blinking “Err” error on new Nikon DSLR Cameras
  17. Best Nikon lenses for Wedding Photography
  18. Best Nikon lenses for Landscape Photography
  19. Best Nikon lenses for Wildlife Photography
  20. Things to Do After Buying a New Lens
  21. Diseases that Plague Photographers

Cleaning and maintaining camera gear:

  1. How to Wet Clean your DSLR Sensor in Less Than 5 Minutes (video tutorial)
  2. How to Clean DSLR Sensor and Keep Your Camera Gear Clean (video tutorial)
  3. How to Clean SLR Camera Lenses
  4. What to Do with Dust Inside Lens
  5. How to Store Memory Cards
  6. Dead vs Stuck vs Hot Pixels
  7. Nikon Quality Control Issues

Understanding basics of photography:

  1. Understanding ISO – A Beginner’s Guide
  2. Understanding Aperture – A Beginner’s Guide
  3. Understanding Shutter Speed – A Beginner’s Guide
  4. Understanding Digital Camera Modes
  5. Understanding Metering and Metering Modes
  6. Understanding ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture – A Beginner’s Guide
  7. DSLR Autofocus Modes Explained
  8. How Phase Detection Autofocus Works
  9. Prime vs Zoom Lenses
  10. Nikon AE-L / AF-L Button
  11. Focus and Recompose Technique
  12. What is White Balance?
  13. Understanding Histograms in Photography
  14. Nikon DX vs FX
  15. How to Spot Dust on Your DSLR Sensor

Wedding Photography Tips

  1. Nikon 50mm f/1.8G for Wedding Photography
  2. Nikon D800/D800E for Wedding Photography
  3. Synchronize Your Cameras
  4. Brenizer Method Panorama
  5. Have fun while working
  6. The significance of depth, background and color in storytelling
  7. Tips on photographing wedding formals and group portraits
  8. Shooting a wedding with an entry-level DSLR
  9. How Much is too Much?
  10. Best Nikon Lenses for Wedding Photography

Wildlife Photography Tips

  1. Wildlife Photography Tips: Use a bean bag
  2. DX or FX for Wildlife Photography
  3. Add some Fish(eye) to your Photography diet
  4. How to eliminate background distractions in photographs
  5. To what lengths will you go to get the Shot
  6. Nature Photography Tips
  7. Confessions of a Deer Hunter
  8. Best Nikon lenses for Wildlife Photography
  9. Raptor Photography
  10. How to Photograph Birds
  11. Florida birding near Orlando

Other Photography Tips

  1. Winter Photography Tips
  2. Street Photography Tips for Beginners
  3. How to Use a Monopod
  4. How to Use Prime Lenses in Low-Light Environments
  5. Maximizing Dynamic Range
  6. The Significance of Depth, Background and Color in Storytelling
  7. Photoshop vs Lightroom
  8. What is Photography Workflow?
  9. Lens Filters Explained
  10. What is Bokeh?
  11. How to Obtain Maximum Bokeh
  12. How to Take Good Pictures
  13. How to Take Sharp Photos
  14. How to Eliminate Background Distractions in Photographs
  15. Landscape Photography Guide
  16. Must-Have Filters for Landscape Photography
  17. Panoramic Photography Howto
  18. How to Take Black and White Pictures
  19. Low-Light Photography Tips
  20. How to use a Polarizer
  21. How to Photograph Children
  22. How to Photograph Birds
  23. Raptor Photography
  24. Mountain Photography Tips
  25. Nature Photography Tips
  26. HDR Photography Tutorial
  27. How to Photograph Textures
  28. How to Photograph Waterfalls
  29. How to Photograph the Moon
  30. How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse
  31. How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse
  32. How to Photograph Fireworks
  33. How to Photograph a Lightning
  34. How to Find Total Shutter Actuations on Nikon and Canon DSLRs
  35. Bokeh on Point and Shoot Cameras
  36. Astrophotography: taking pictures of stars
  37. Focal length comparison on Nikon DX (1.5 crop factor) cameras
  38. Nikon Lens Bokeh Performance
  39. First Nikon Lens?
  40. Nikon Firmware Update

Case Study series:

  1. Case Study: Skin Color Problems
  2. Case Study: Image Spots and Streaks
  3. Case Study: Bird Photography
  4. Case Study: Image Quality
  5. Case Study: Exposure at Night
  6. Case Study: Night Shot

Photography FAQ series:

  1. Photography FAQ #1
  2. Photography FAQ #2
  3. Photography FAQ #3
  4. Photography FAQ #4
  5. Photography FAQ #5

Hardware and software tips/reviews:

  1. Cloud Storage for Photographers
  2. How to Recover Deleted Photographs From Memory Cards
  3. How to Calibrate Your Monitor
  4. Best Monitor for Photography
  5. Is your Browser Color-Managed?
  6. What is EXIF Data?
  7. How to remove EXIF Data?
  8. How to Organize Pictures
  9. DNG vs RAW format
  10. How to view DNG thumbnails in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
  11. RAW vs JPEG format
  12. Nikon RAW (NEF) Codec for 64 bit Vista or Windows 7

Building and Maintaining a Photography Blog:

  1. How to Create a Photography Blog – Part 1
  2. How to Create a Photography Blog – Part 2
  3. How to Create a Photography Blog – Part 3
  4. How to Create a Photography Blog – Part 4

Legal:

  1. Know Your Rights as a Photographer!