Photography 101: Focus Whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. So far we’ve covered eight of twelve basics: Photography 101: Exposure Photography 101: Aperture Photography 101: Depth of Field Photography 101: Shutter Speed Photography 101: ISO Photography 101: White Balance…

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Photography 101: Lighting Whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. So far we’ve covered seven of twelve basics: Photography 101: Exposure Photography 101: Aperture Photography 101: Depth of Field Photography 101: Shutter Speed Photography 101: ISO Photography 101: White Balance…

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Photography 101: Composition We’re half way through our series, Photography 101 Back to Basics. Remember, whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. So far we’ve covered six of twelve basics: Photography 101: Exposure Photography 101: Aperture Photography 101: Depth of…

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Photography 101: White Balance In January I began a series of posts called Photography 101 Back to Basics. Why? Because whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. So far we’ve covered five of the twelve basics: Photography 101: Exposure Photography…

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This past weekend I happened to post a couple of photos on my personal Instagram account (@mikegothard) which mentioned I was logging some time photo shoot location scouting in preparation for several photo shoots over the next couple of weeks. A friend in the film industry messaged me asking if “location scouting” for a photo…

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Photography 101: ISO Light is an amazing thing. I once viewed Saturn through a telescope and was able to actually see its rings. I was looking at a planet that was 746 million miles away. How far away is that? Light travels at 186,000 miles per second or 670 million miles per hour. Traveling at…

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Every bride is a 10. Almost sounds like a movie title, doesn’t it? Though this question probably dates me more than I care to admit, do you remember the 1979 movie, “10,” starring Bo Derek and Dudley Moore? This romantic comedy popularized the rating of one’s physical attractiveness on a scale of 1-10. While usually…

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Photography 101: Shutter Speed Whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. In addition to my other biweekly posts, each month this year I’m covering a different photography basic. You can find the other posts in this series by clicking below:…

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Shooting action sequences is something you’re more likely to do at a sporting event or graduation ceremony or photographing birds in your backyard. However, I believe shooting action sequences has a place in wedding and engagement photography as well. I’m not sure when I began doing this but it seems at every wedding, engagement, or…

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Photography 101: Depth of Field Photography 101 Back to Basics is a series of posts I’ve wanted to do for some time. Whether you’re a professional photographer, a photography enthusiast, or simply own a camera, we all play by the same basic photography principles. In addition to my other biweekly posts, each month this year…

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