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Low Light Photography

Posted by Matt McGuire in Photography Tips

3 comments

Jan
31

Just finished up my low light photography guide for beginners. Check is out and let me know what you think.

An Intro to Aperture

Posted by Matt McGuire in Blog, Photography Tips Comments

1 comment

Jan
30

If you are new to photography there are a couple of concepts you must learn. Aperture is one of those concepts. If you con’t understand the basics behind shutter speed, aperture, and ISO not much else will make sense in the world of photography. I wrote up a tutorial on Aperture. This is written with the beginner in mind.

Click here for the tutorial: Aperture – A beginner’s Guide.

Save $5 on a SmugMug.com Account

Posted by Matt McGuire in Blog, Photography Tips, Site News

22 comments

Apr
8

I am using SmugMug.com to host all of my photos. I have a personal account as well as a professional account. SmugMug is awesome. There are tons of features and depending on what you need they have accounts ranging from a standard account for $39.95/year up to a professional account for $149.95/year.

Even if you are not a pro, I highly recommend SumgMug. Your photos are safe. They are stored in several different location across the US. They allow you unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth. They have several tools that make it easy to share photos on social networking site or via email. SmugMug customer service is second to none.

Now the best part, use my email address and they will take $5 off your first year’s fee. When signing up just the email address matt@mattmcguire.com and they will apply the discount.

Indoor Sports Photography

Posted by Matt McGuire in Photography Tips

50 comments

Feb
22

Indoor sport photography is tough arena to master. I was at an indoor soccer game yesterday taking pictures for a local team. I decided to experiment with different lenses. While there were quite a few differences between lenses my main desire was to test each lenses difference in aperture.

Posted by Matt McGuire in Blog, Photography Tips

26 comments

Jan
4

So you want to improve your photography skills and you are wondering how to do it? There is no get rich quick scheme for taking better photos. Sure better equipment will probably get you a better photo, but that is only part of the equation. A skilled photographer can produce much better photos on marginal equipment than a beginner on professional grade equipment.