I highly recommend purchasing a external hard drive. The photos take up a lot of storage (especially if you edit them with Adobe). I purchased one at Best Buy that is a TB for around $50.
Choose a good time of day to take photos. I am that person that will get up at 4:30a.m. to catch the sunrise. In fact, this past winter we woke up at 3:30a.m. to drive to Hawksbill Crag (where we hiked 2 miles) so that we could catch the sunrise. While it was too cloudy to see the sunrise, we did catch some incredibly gloomy photos that I adore. We made the best out of a gloomy day…
Sunrise at Hawksbill Craig, AR
Sunrise at Hawksbill Craig, AR
Sunrise in the Fog
Know Your Light
The best way to get good photos without a lot of camera knowledge is to choose a good time of day. The best photos are taken when light is the least harsh. When is that? Early morning before the sun peaks and a few hours before sunset. Here are a few I took at those times
Sunrise at Newport Beach, CA
Sunrise at Newport Beach, CA
Sunset at Newport Beach, CA
Sunset at Burns Park, AR
Get Filters
Unlike my fiancé, I have no graphic design schooling. I highly recommend searching pinterest for filters. I found a lot of free filters that made my photos (that weren’t very good) look much better. Here are a few…
Sunset at Newport Beach, CA
Sunset at Burns Park, AR
Indoor photo of Eros
Warmly,
Lauren
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