Photography Tips and Reviews — Tips for all photographers

Achieve Better Photos

I often get emails and questions from aspiring photographers asking “How can I take better pictures?” The answer is you need to practice, learn, and practice more to achieve better photos. I know this may not be the most helpful advice, but to achieve better photos you have to work at it. Great photo opportunities lie around every corner.
5 Must Have Photo Books for All Photographers

Photo books are everywhere, from Amazon to Kindle to eBooks – I’m here to help you narrow down the search from 10,000 to my 5 favorite photo books that can help you as a photographer. To help even more I broke these 5 books into different categories – based on the type of photography you are looking to improve.
How To: Find Your Photos Using Google

All photographer’s take notice: people will use your photos without your consent. That’s the bad news. The good news is Google has an incredibly easy tool that allows all of us to search quickly to find where your photo has traveled to – and who is using it. This article looks to help all photographers learn how to find your pictures on the internet, and to explain what you can do about it.

The Only Portrait Lens You Need

With photography one question I get asked all the time is – what is the best portrait lens I recommend? Such a simple question with so many options…I shoot Nikon, but there are a TON of Canon-ites out there too. This article really should be the only Nikon (or Canon) Portrait Lens You Need. Without overbearing you with camera information (that isn’t my strength anyways), the key factors when choosing a portrait lens are: (1) quality, (2) sharpness, (3) bokeh.
Yellowstone Travel Prep

Yellowstone travel requires a fair amount of right equipment, especially in the winter. This article is focused on helping travelers and photographers in preparing for winter Yellowstone travel. If you are contemplating a winter/snow trip, whether it may be for winter Yellowstone travel, or for something similar, here is my guide for camera gear I will pack — below I will get into other gear you will need – as a photographer or just good ol’ traveler.

Achieve Better Photos