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Top 5 tips to improve your photography without upgrading your camera
Top 5 tips to improve your photography without upgrading your camera

If you have been a DSLR photographer for a while but haven’t quite figured out how to produce quality photos, consistently, you might naturally think your camera is not good enough. Please hold on buying a new camera and read my top tips on how to improve your photography.

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How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiAugust 9, 2019equipment, composition, animal, landscape, children
What You Need to Know About eye auto focus
What You Need to Know About eye auto focus
How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiJuly 29, 2019children, composition, equipment
Top 5 custom buttons to speed up your photography workflow on Sony A7III
Top 5 custom buttons to speed up your photography workflow on Sony A7III
How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiJuly 22, 2019equipment, mirrorless camera, Sony mirrorless
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
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
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View fullsize Here’s a simple yet most effective way to improve photography. We’ve tried to hike Kaʻena Point State Park more times than I can count — from both the North Shore side and the West side — and somehow, we’ve never actua
View fullsize I used to plan my entire trip around one photo — a specific landscape, a landmark, the perfect angle in the perfect light. Everything revolved around that goal. 
Golden hour or blue hour only. 
If I couldn’t shoot it just right, the momen
View fullsize Most people race up the Lanikai Pillbox Trail for sunrise — but we hiked it at sunset. 🌅 
And that small shift made all the difference. While most people faced the ocean, I turned my lens toward the mountains — soft light spilling over
View fullsize The past few weeks took us between hospitals, ERs, and therapy sessions—my husband’s knee surgery, my son’s digestive issues, life reminding us what really matters. A few days ago, we took a family hike for the first time since Sep
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. . . . #oahulife #hawaiiphotographer #lifestylephotography #beachphotoshoot #beachphotography #familyphotojournalist #mirrorlessgeeks

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