I love teaching people how to take better photographs.

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My Latest Blog Posts

Blog index - Mike Smith Photography

Focus Stacking - Getting Your Photos SHARP

Focus stacking sounds hard but it really is a straightforward process when you know how, and you will get all of your photo in focus and sharp with this easy technique

Camera Modes Explained … & The Mode I use for 95% of My Photography

Camera modes are different ways of getting the same result … I use one of them for 95% of my photos …

Hunting for Compositions

Finding compositions is hard … it is a bit like hunting and if you are persistent enough, you will get a shot that you like … you just have to keep looking until you find one!

Are You Over Editing Your Photos? 5 things to look for

No one likes an over edited photo, so if you want to avoid the pitfalls of over editing your photographs, you need to read this …

The only 5 Accessories You Need for Landscape Photography

These are things to get you started in Landscape Photography

The Best Way to Sharpen Your Photographs in Lightroom

This is how to make your photos pop with a bit of sharpening in Lightroom …

Essential Skills you Need as a Landscape Photographer

To be a landscape photographer there are some skills you need to learn … here are a few to get you started

Camera Modes - Why Manual Mode isn’t the Best Option for you

Why Manual mode isn’t always the best mode to use for your photography …

5 Extremely Lazy Ways to Get Great Photographs Every Time

Landscape photography doesn’t have to be strenuous, in fact you can be lazy and still be a landscape photographer …

What is HDR Photography? And why is it important?

HDR Photography, is a way of getting much more out of your camera than you might be able to in one photograph …

Latest On-Location videos

You’ll find these videos on youtube, but if you click on the links below, you’ll also find something extra!

Videos

The Ultimate Guide To Long Exposure Photography

Long Exposure Photography is a surprisingly easy technique anyone can learn, from a complete beginner right through to a film veteran. In this guide, I show you exactly how to do it.

The Ultimate Guide to Exposure Bracketing

Exposure bracketing will help you turn your camera in to a dynamic range monster and this is exactly how to do it

Sharp Photos Every Time With These Simple Steps …

Getting sharp photos is easy when you know how. Follow these steps and you will get sharp photos, both from a tripod and handheld.

Photographing Popular Landscape Locations … is it worth it?

Photographing popular locations has its challenges but is also a lot of fun …

A7iii Vs a7iv is it worth the upgrade? (For Landscape Photography)

Did I just waste $2500.00 on the Sony A7iv or was it a worthy upgrade from the A7iii?

3 Photography MISTAKES That Make YOU Look Like a BEGINNER

There are three things that will get in the way of what really matters with your photography. If you are finding that you aren’t taking great photographs. You might need to read this one …