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The Rules of Composition

Rules of Composition - The Monday Creative

It has been a while since I have talked about photography on here so I thought I would jump back in to it for this post.  In photography you are taught that there are different rules to composing an image, different things to …

Lens Properties

Lens Properties - The Monday Creative

One big thing I learned in photography school is that a lens makes a picture more than the camera does. Different lenses will give you different looks, certain lenses work better in certain situations. You have macro lenses for those super close up …

How To Use Manual Mode

Using manual mode - The Monday Creative

Using manual mode on your camera can seem a bit daunting at first. I used to give up because it seemed a lot simpler to put the camera on auto and call it a day. I didn’t have to worry about ruining all …

Photography Gear Must Haves

Photography Gear Must Haves

When I went to photography school we were given a pretty big gear list of things we had to have. The list was full of everything from tripods and grey cards to lenses and cameras. Over the last six years I have found …

A Dream Shoot

A Dream Shoot - The Monday Creative

Ever since I finished photography school a dance shoot has been on my photoshoot bucket list. I have saved up images and ideas but was always just missing the dancer. When I got asked to snap some photos of Taylor in her dance …

Students Photos

Student Photos - The Monday Creative

Recently I have been teaching photography to a student and we took a lot of pictures together (500 or so), most of these ‘photoshoots’ were not planned and a result of a creative thought in my student. I am so very proud of …