Photography Tips For Moms
So, you’re a mom who loves your children, and you want to take better pictures of them. You’re pretty sure this means you need a better camera, but there’s so many options out there, that you don’t even know where to begin. You’re pretty sure you need a DSLR, but which one? Nikon or Canon?…
Have you ever wanted to take pictures of a pretty night scene? Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to take gorgeous night pictures, including how to use manual mode to adjust your settings for any dark situation, and tons of examples!
A camera remote is one of the most useful gadgets you can buy for your Canon DSLR – especially if you want to be in pictures with your kids! I believe a wireless remote or shutter release is essential for moms and families, because there are just so many situations where mom ought to be…
If you’re not comfortable shooting all manual, then exposure compensation is your new best friend. It’s a great first step to taking control over one part of your camera, especially if you’re using automatic all the time.
As any new owner of a DSLR camera knows, there are lots of options that you can change and control on a camera. One thing you can control is how your memory card stores the pictures the camera takes. Jpeg and Raw are two of the options that are found on nearly every DSLR camera,…
Welcome to the Snap Happy Mom DSLR Camera Guide! If you’re looking for a DSLR camera right now, this guide will help you decide what you need.
Raw and jpeg formats are different, and each has strengths for different situations. (Check out this long post for explanations of how each format works.) When you’re choosing which format to use in your DSLR camera, you have the most control and learn the most by shooting in raw. That said, there are some situations…
If you have a DSLR camera, you might know about shooting in raw. I’ll have to cover the pros and cons of working in raw another day, but here’s an example of the MAJOR reason for choosing to shoot picture in raw format. You can “save” or fix pictures so easily!
