How to Take Better Photos with Flash – Summer Photography Series

by Lolli September 1, 2011 0 comments

As much as I love taking pictures, I have to admit that I still struggle with taking pictures with my camera’s built-in flash. Flash is necessary in many cases, but it’s so tricky to get [...]
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Improve Your Indoor Photos – Summer Photography Series

by Lolli August 25, 2011 4 comments

Although we love spending time outside during the summer, sometimes it’s nice to escape the heat and stay indoors. As I have talked with people who want to improve their photos, one of the most [...]
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The Exposure Triangle – Summer Photography Series

by Lolli August 11, 2011 1 comment

Today our Summer Photography Series is going to focus (pun intended) on the 3 elements of photography that we have discussed over the last three weeks – ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed – and how [...]
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Shutter Speed – Summer Photography Series

by Lolli August 4, 2011 5 comments

Last week, as we discussed Aperture in our latest Summer Photography Series tutorial, I mentioned that one of the key steps to taking better pictures is understanding how cameras work. Another basic photography concept that [...]
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Aperture – Summer Photography Series

by Lolli July 28, 2011 10 comments

In my ongoing quest to become a better photographer, I have found that one of the key steps to getting better results (whether you have a simple point and shoot or an expensive SLR) is [...]
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ISO Tutorial – Summer Photography Series

by Lolli July 21, 2011 9 comments

Summer Photography Series, Week 2 Remember the days before digital cameras? It seems like ages ago when I would put film into the back of my camera whenever I wanted to take a set of [...]
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Get To Know Your Camera – Summer Photography Series

by Lolli July 14, 2011 5 comments

We are ready and totally excited to start our Summer Photography Series here at 5 Minutes for Mom. Before we move on to learning technical terms and techniques, it’s important to establish a good base [...]
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Summer Photography Series – 5 Minutes for Photography

by Lolli July 7, 2011 11 comments

Lolli here…. Photography is one of my passions, and it all started when my older son was a baby. I had taken him to a studio at the mall to get his baby pictures done [...]
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