As I think of tips and share them on twitter I will also add here, I may use this as a scratch pad for tips in progress too, not always easy to get a tip into 140 characters or less

Previous Tips:

CameraTip: Always reformat your memory card in camera- less problems with corrupted files.  Just make sure ur photos are safely on comp 1st!

Camera Tip: Try shooting at dawn and dusk(Golden Hour)- the softer quality of light will greatly enhance your photos. http://www.golden-hour.com/

Tip: Sweet spot of the lens is usually around f/8.0 – try to shoot at or near that to get the sharpest photos

Tip: Photographing Kids?  get down on their level for a more child-like persepective

TIP: related to yesterday’s tip- don’t take all your pictures at eye level = boring.  get high, get low, anywhere but tween  5 ‘ to 6′

TIP: Low-light?  Brace your elbows against chest and press the shutter in one smooth motion and/or fire a burst of three images

TIP: In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image

TIP: Have a DSLR or highend P&S that lets u shoot RAW?  USE it -the added detail & post processing latitude you get is worth the larger size

Upcoming Tips -

Exposure – To the right or the left?

Filters/lens hoods

Backups

Tripods

Sunset

Flowing Water

Better Photographer browse Flickr. . .

Flickr – upload 5 pics at a time because. . .

Fill Flash – use it during the day. . .

Sharp Focus – be BOLD. . .

Watch those backgrounds . . .

Watch those foregrounds . .

Have a tip to share or would like to hear more about a certain topic? leave it in the comments.

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1. Winter Shooting Tips
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