A quick tutorial showcasing straightforward steps to help you use your digital camera on manual and capture the moments that matter when you get some photography inspiration!

This Week: Walkway Smile

How to Take This Photo At Home

Lens: EF50mm f/1.2L USM
ISO: 400
f /: 2.2
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Lighting: winter afternoon
Time of day: 2pm
Where was I: on the ground in front of her, in the only shade available
Other notes: I placed her with her back to the sun so that I could get even skin tones. This meant shooting into the backlight, and exposing for the face

Try It For Yourself!

WEEKEND TASK: If you have a fast moving child like this 16 month old – the key is to try and get them to be sitting or on the their tummies and to contain them into a space where they can really only move forward (so this walkway was a great spot). Always making sure no direct light on the skin to get a nice even skin tone.

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