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The secret to sunset photos is to underexpose your image. By underexposing your image you can get the strong colours to give you a really amazing image

Setting up your camera. First set the camera to aperture priority mode, then chose the aperture you want and the camera will select the matching shutter speed. e.g. try aperture F5.6 and take the shot. Then look at your shutter speed, because you were in aperture priority mode that camera auto selected the shutter speed. Now change your camera over to manual mode put in the same aperture and set the shutter speed to double the value the camera auto chose for the previous shoot previous shutter. Take another photo and the results should be a image with more stronger colours.

One of the most important things to know when taking photos in Aperture..
The smaller the F number the bigger the hole that lets light into your camera sensor. So the larger the F number the small the hole which results in less light getting into your camera.

A small F number means that you can take very fast photos, but you have a very short dept of field. Good for Portrait photography, digiscoping where you want to focus on a specific subject.

 

What is Aperture Priority? Effect on Shutter Speed, Depth of Field and Digiscoping

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If you are new to Digital Photography this is a great video

To photograph an item like a watch is not easy, the metal frame can look dull, and then you get glare from the glass over the watch face. This video shows you several ways to approach a project like this.

How to use mirrors to reflect light photos and how you can improve you light through mirrors.

Overview of preparing a portfolio and how to present your portfolio

If you want to take control of you lighting you need to understand shine and reflection. This short video by prophotolife.com takes you through understanding reflection.

How to achieve the right quality of light for studio photos by Pro Photo Life