Becoming a Freelance Photographer in 6 Steps

10 Photography Tips from a Self-Taught Photographer

1. Read Your Camera’s Manual. I’m not the first to say this, and I won’t be the last.
2. Find Something to Shoot.
3. The Camera is Just a Camera.
4. Learn About Exposure.
5. Learn Composition.
6. Take Your Time.
7. Turn Around.
8. Smile.

1. Learn to hold your camera properly.
2. Start shooting in RAW.
3. Understand the exposure triangle.
4. Wide aperture is best for portraits.
5. Narrow aperture is best for landscapes.
6. Learn to use Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority modes.
7. Don’t be afraid to raise the ISO.
8. Make a habit of checking the ISO before you start shooting.

Regardless of what you want to achieve with your photography, here are some sure fire ways to improve your skills without a degree.

1. Get familiar with your camera.
2. Watch online tutorials.
3. Hit the books (and online portfolios)
4. Practice, practice and practice!
5. Expand your network.
6. Get a mentor or apprenticeship.

6 Phrases to Help you Learn Photography Faster

1. ISO: Set it first – change it last. Set it and forget it until you have to remember.
2. Set an intention.
3. Shutter speed: fast freezes – slow shows.
4. Aperture: High number = more in focus.
5. Frame your finder.
6. Count your clicks.

To learn photography, you’ll want to learn about exposure, and how that also affects the motion, depth and noise in an image. Composition, focus, light, photo processing and equipment are also essential things to learn to take better pictures.

1. Upgrade your camera. This one you may have guessed!
2. Get the knowhow. Take classes if you don’t have experience, then join a group and even enter competitions.
3. Create a portfolio.
4. Consider extra equipment.
5. Gain a social presence.
6. Find your speciality.

Camcorders run on a battery and save captured video to an internal storage (SD card). Many digital cameras can work as a webcam for live streaming, and come with webcam software (e.g., action camera GoPro).

Most built-in webcams are good enough to make video calls, but maybe not as good for video lectures. Usually, these cameras are very compact, and so are their lenses. This sets a limit on the amount of light that can be captured ( read more) and doesn’t work well in low-light conditions.

Aspiring photographers will learn, with the help of photography expert and academic Dr. Shane Hulbert, about exposure settings, the key features of a digital camera, how a lens works, image editing tools, and much more. The entire course requires about 2 to 4 hours of study per week.

Some webcams feature wide-angle lenses or dual microphones for live stereo sound. An external webcam will do a great job of recording a talking head! If you are going to use a video-lecture player, which shows video on one side and lecture on the other, this will be the best choice for you.