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5 Steps To Prepare My Portrait Camera For Landscape Photography
5 Steps To Prepare My Portrait Camera For Landscape Photography
How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiJune 24, 2019equipment, North Carolina
My Favorite Photo Subject Besides Landscape
My Favorite Photo Subject Besides Landscape
How To Photograph, Photography Tips, FeaturedBelinda ShiJune 19, 2019beach, tree, portrait, childrenComment
Less Is More - How I Downsized To One Camera And One Lens (in 2019)
Less Is More - How I Downsized To One Camera And One Lens (in 2019)
How To Photograph, Featured, Photography TipsBelinda ShiJune 10, 2019equipment, children, mirrorless camera, Sony mirrorlessComment
How to photograph landscape while traveling with young children
How to photograph landscape while traveling with young children
Planning and Logistics, Travel, Photography Tips, FeaturedBelinda ShiJune 3, 2019children, waterfall, seascape, mom, night photographyComment
Blue Ridge Parkway (Part 2) - Road Trip With Kids On The East Coast
Blue Ridge Parkway (Part 2) - Road Trip With Kids On The East Coast
TravelBelinda ShiMay 5, 2019USA, children, Virginia, animal, landscape photographyComment
Blue Ridge Parkway (Park 1) - Road Trip With Kids On The East Coast
Blue Ridge Parkway (Park 1) - Road Trip With Kids On The East Coast
TravelBelinda ShiMay 4, 2019USA, children, Virginia, animalComment
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Barcelona
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Barcelona
Travel, Europe, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiApril 3, 2019family travel, Europe, HungaryComment
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Prague
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Prague
Travel, Europe, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiMarch 29, 2019family travel, Europe, HungaryComment
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Budapest
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Budapest
Travel, Europe, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiMarch 20, 2019family travel, Europe, HungaryComment
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Porto
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Porto
Travel, Europe, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiMarch 14, 2019family travel, Europe, HungaryComment
3 Day Family Trip To Washington DC
3 Day Family Trip To Washington DC
TravelBelinda ShiMarch 7, 2019USA, WashingtonDC, childrenComment
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Lisbon (Part 2)
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Lisbon (Part 2)
Travel, Europe, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiFebruary 21, 2019family travel, Europe, HungaryComment
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Lisbon (Part 1)
Travel With Kids In Europe For 6 Weeks - Lisbon (Part 1)
Travel, Europe, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiFebruary 19, 2019family travel, Europe, HungaryComment
Travel With Kids in Europe for 6 weeks - Day One
Travel With Kids in Europe for 6 weeks - Day One
Travel, Europe, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiFebruary 17, 2019family travel, Europe, HungaryComment
Top 8 Photo Spots To Photograph Prague Castle and Charles Bridge
Top 8 Photo Spots To Photograph Prague Castle and Charles Bridge
Planning and Logistics, Europe, Photography Tips, Featured, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiJuly 30, 2018bridge, long exposure, night photography, castle, Czech, Europe, sunset, clouds, landscape photographyComment
Top 8 Photo Spots To Photograph Budapest In the evening
Top 8 Photo Spots To Photograph Budapest In the evening
Planning and Logistics, Europe, Photography Tips, Featured, 2018 EuropeBelinda ShiJuly 22, 2018night photography, church, castle, bridge, architecture, cityscape, long exposure, Hungary, Europe, sunset, river, landscape photographyComment
How to photograph cherry blossom in Washington DC
How to photograph cherry blossom in Washington DC
How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiApril 13, 2018flower, nature, WashingtonDC, long exposure, composition, lake, tree, USAComment
July 4th Fireworks In the Fog
July 4th Fireworks In the Fog
For Beginners, How To PhotographBelinda ShiJuly 6, 2015fireworks, night photography, San Francisco, USA, CaliforniaComment
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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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View fullsize Golden hour at Honolulu, Hawaii.

My kids climbing rocks, waves crashing beneath.
I stayed still—until the light felt just right.
A few quick frames. A moving subject. Then some long exposure of water’s quiet rhythm.
No gear shuffle. No s
View fullsize He must’ve swung on that rope at least 30 times.
Maybe more.  Each time, a little higher. A little bolder.

Each time, I stayed with the moment—and moved just a little.

First from the front. Then from the side.
Crouched low. Reached high

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