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I help mirrorless camera enthusiasts create lasting memories - of people, places, and the world around them - with clarity and confidence.
 

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3-hour mountain hike in thunderstorm. What survived?
3-hour mountain hike in thunderstorm. What survived?
Travel, Planning and LogisticsBelinda ShiJuly 10, 2019fireworks, equipment, North Carolina, Tennessee, night photography, children, milkyway, clouds, USA
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
Photography TipsBelinda 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, 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 TipsBelinda 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, 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, 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
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View fullsize Before → After. 

Most of my editing isn’t about transforming a photo.

It’s about bringing the image closer to what I remembered and felt when I clicked the shutter.

Good light + intentional capture = much less work later. 

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View fullsize Why do my kids sometimes carry my tripod or camera backpack on hikes?

Partly because I believe in raising helpful children.

Mostly because it slows them down enough for me to catch up. 😄

Everybody wins.
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View fullsize What does October look like?  Apparently, it depends on where you are.

Mine has looked like tropical Hawaiʻi, fall colors in Washington, wintry scenes in Norway, Alaska and Argentina, summer city life in Europe, and high-altitude landscapes in Peru
View fullsize 9 days of photographing Alaska in October.

Rain, fog, fall color, snow, wildlife, glaciers, mountains, lakes, and the northern lights.

Here’s what I captured, day by day, through my lens. 📷

Check my blog for more details {link in bio}
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View fullsize Alaska through my Sony 24mm f/1.4 — my go-to for indoor scenes, restaurants, and astrophotography.

Compared with my Sony 35mm f/1.4 from my last post, the 24mm gives me a wider view for northern lights or Milky Way, and close-up food shots in
View fullsize Alaska through my Sony 35mm f/1.4. My go-to for indoor scenes, low light, everyday walk-around photography.
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View fullsize Farewell, Alaska. It was a gloomy day with nonstop rain. My son saw airplanes. I saw colors, layers, and one last reason to keep photographing.

Sometimes the weather might change the photo you planned, but it might also give you new opportunities to
View fullsize I asked you what would be your preferred subjects if you were at this scene (see last video), here’s my answer. 
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