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One Minute Photography Tip - Sunset Photography Fundamentals
One Minute Photography Tip - Sunset Photography Fundamentals
Landscape Video, Planning and Logistics, Photography TipsBelinda ShiSeptember 2, 2013lake, MontanaComment
Day 25 – Sunset Photography At Upper Two Medicine Lake
Day 25 – Sunset Photography At Upper Two Medicine Lake
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiSeptember 1, 2013lake, clouds, MontanaComment
Day 24 – Starry Sky And Milky Way
Day 24 – Starry Sky And Milky Way
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 31, 2013canada, night photographyComment
Day 23: Goat Lake Waterfalls And 10 Mile Hike
Day 23: Goat Lake Waterfalls And 10 Mile Hike
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 30, 2013waterfall, canada, roadComment
How To Take Group Portrait In Natural Light
How To Take Group Portrait In Natural Light
How To Photograph, Portrait, Photography TipsBelinda ShiAugust 30, 2013portrait, animalComment
Day 22: Waterton Lake National Park, AB, Canada
Day 22: Waterton Lake National Park, AB, Canada
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 29, 2013canada, lake, animal, portrait, North AmericaComment
Day 20 – 10 Mile Hike And Sunset At Kintla Lake
Day 20 – 10 Mile Hike And Sunset At Kintla Lake
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 27, 2013montana, lakeComment
What Is The Best Time To Photograph A Lake
What Is The Best Time To Photograph A Lake
Planning and LogisticsBelinda ShiAugust 25, 2013lake, compositionComment
Day 17 – Colors Of Bowman Lake
Day 17 – Colors Of Bowman Lake
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 24, 2013lake, montanaComment
Day 15 – Going To The Sun Road And St. Mary Lake
Day 15 – Going To The Sun Road And St. Mary Lake
featured tipBelinda ShiAugust 22, 2013lake, montana, clouds, mountainComment
Day 13 – Witnessing Rare Blue Moon Tonight
Day 13 – Witnessing Rare Blue Moon Tonight
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 20, 2013moon, montanaComment
Adobe Lightroom - Retouching Sunset Landscape
Adobe Lightroom - Retouching Sunset Landscape
Post Processing, Photography TipsBelinda ShiAugust 19, 2013Adobe Lightroom Comment
Day 11 – Flathead Lake Sunset
Day 11 – Flathead Lake Sunset
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 18, 2013lake, montanaComment
Road Trip Must Haves
Road Trip Must Haves
Travel, Planning and LogisticsBelinda ShiAugust 17, 2013road, USAComment
Day 9 – Lakeside Sunset
Day 9 – Lakeside Sunset
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 16, 2013lake, montanaComment
Day 8 – Lakeside Cabin and Deer Forest, Montana
Day 8 – Lakeside Cabin and Deer Forest, Montana
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 15, 2013montanaComment
Day 6 – Kootenai Falls Hike
Day 6 – Kootenai Falls Hike
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 13, 2013montana, waterfallComment
Day 4 – Newberry National Monument & Paulina Lake
Day 4 – Newberry National Monument & Paulina Lake
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiAugust 11, 2013oregon, waterfallComment
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View fullsize Another year around the sun 🌞. I’ve just grown one year older, and I’m reminded how photography has been my anchor for more than two decades. 

From traveling across continents solo to globe-trotting with my family, picking up my camera
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View fullsize The #1 mistake I see in Hawaii photography… is treating it like a postcard. 🌴

Too many photographers only shoot from the resort beach, pose their family in the same spot, or always face the ocean. The result? Photos that look like everyone e
View fullsize A few snapshots of this weekend celebrating the first day of a new 8 yo.
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#oahulife #hawaiiphotographer #lifestylephotography #beachphotoshoot #beachphotography #familyphotojournalist #mirrorlessgeeks
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View fullsize Golden hour at Ko Olina (Oahu Hawaii) is always a visual treat — even in a busy resort setting.

Here’s how I approach shooting in places packed with people:

✔️ Telephoto + shallow DOF during midday
✔️ Wider shots at sunset
✔️ Lightroom
View fullsize 📸 After 20 years behind the lens, I’m still evolving.

Lately, I’ve been leaning into things I used to avoid — not because they’re new, but because they challenge how I see and shoot.

Here are a few examples that might help

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