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When we pay attention to what's in the background of our photograph, our photography will greatly improve. Clean backgrounds work best, but by using the bokeh effect through a sallow depth of field, we can blur out the background. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

When telling a story with your photographs, there are three basic types of pictures you should look for. The first type of photograph is known as the scene, setter, overall or establishment shot. The second type of photograph is known as the mid range. The third type of photograph is known as the detail. Also, in telling a story, get all three of these types of photographs from a variety of angles. This is tip ten of Ten Quick Tips to Improve your Photography. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

Want to get better photos? Then move around. Often our best photograph is just a few steps away, all you may have to is change your angle. Don't always photograph something from your first view of it. Move around and see how it looks from different angles. Sometimes moving around only needs to be a few feet, or sometimes it could be walking a little longer, but it's amazing how a slightly different view can change a photograph. This is tip of nine of Quick Tips to Improve your Photography. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

In my next video I'll back to photography, This is a requested post, so it is different than what I usually post. But if you're interested in a great tasting low calorie summertime Ice Tea, watch this video. It's the recipe for my honey, amaretto chai ice tea. I'll get back to photography in the next video. Trust me, it's already shot, I just need to overlay the photos in.

Too often we, as photographers, overshoot. We take way too many photographs. Instead, we need to be like the old masters in photography and take our time and be deliberate about what we photograph. By taking too many pictures, we also miss out on enjoying the moment as we photograph. We need to take our time and enjoy the moment, rather than simply press the shutter over and over again and shoot away. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

A key element in good photography is the background of a photo, yet ,many people forget to examine the background before taking a picture. In tip number seven of my series "Ten Quick Tips To Improve Your Photography" I take a look at backgrounds. To get all ten tips in a free PDF, download it from my website. https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/quick-photography-tips/

When we walk in nature we often feel a tug on our hearts. We feel that tug because nature reminds us of the Garden of Eden. Deep in the heart of every human is a desire for Eden, the home God originally created for us. In nature we see little glimpse of Eden and it calls to our hearts and speaks of a home we long for.

In my last video, I talked about the importance of photographing at golden hour. Not only is it important to photograph in the lighting at golden hour, it's also important to pay attention to what the light is actually hitting. In this video I talk about watching the light and watching what it is lighting up. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

Do you like to meet with God in nature, but the busyness of life keeps you from finding time to get outside? Well check out my devotional "Drawing Near: Meeting God in His Creation." It's available wherever you like to buy books online. And on my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/about-drawing-near/

Do you ever wonder why your photographs may lack that pop that makes other photographs stand out? The reason could be the time of day. The best time of day to photograph in the outdoors is golden hour. Golden hour is the time after sunrise and time before sunset when the sun is low in the sky causing a golden light affect. This is the time to take outdoor photographs. This video explains the benefits of photographing at Golden hour. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

Lines are very important to your photograph. Lines can bring both order and disorder to your picture, but it's important that they bring order. One way to use lines to build order in your photograph is by using visual pathways. Visual pathways can be created by a number of different visual elements including roads, fences, light poles, water ways, a line of trees, footpaths, boardwalks and so on. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

Using one element in your photograph to create a frame around your subject is a great way to draw attention to your subject. Framing as a compositional element is the third tip in my series Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

God made us for relationship and we connect with others through our eyes. The same is true with our photography. We connect with the subject of a photograph through the eyes, whether that's a person or wildlife. When we photograph people or animals we want to be at eye level with the subject so the viewer of the photograph looks directly into the eyes of the subject. Photographing from below, or above someone's eyes, makes it more difficult for someone to connect with the subject of the photograph. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

Rule of thirds is an important compositional concept for photographers to utilize. When using rule of thirds, you mentally place a Tic-Tac-Toe grid on your camera's view finder. This video explains how to use utilize that mental Tic-Tac-Toe grid. Understanding rule of thirds will help you get outstanding photographs. For a free PDF of all of my Ten Quick Tips to Improve Your Photography visit my website https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/

Most of the time nature photography is not about getting the grand majestic photograph. And it's not even be about getting photographs. It's about being outside and enjoying creation and the little touches of beauty God puts there everyday. We need enjoy those little touches of beauty in nature, and in our own lives. Checkout my photography tips https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/quick-photography-tips/

Photography tips on how to photograph flowing water.

Nature photography can help us draw near to God

Are you looking for a way to escape the stresses of life and find deeper connection with God?

Do you like to take nature pictures, whether that's with a nice high-end camera or even your phone? Do you want to learn how to draw near to God through nature photography?

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When you photographs snow, think about what the purity of it tells you about yourself. Among other things, think about why are you drawn to snow and it's purity? Think about what the purity also tells us about God.

Nature is a great place to draw near to God and connect with Him. Unfortunately, because of the busyness of life, we can't escape to the outdoors as often as we'd like. My devotional book Drawing Near: Meeting God in His Creation, can help us mentally get away from the world around us and meet with God in a quiet place.

Nature is a great place to draw near to God and connect with Him. Unfortunately, sometimes we are unable to get away from life and escape to the outdoors. When we can't get to the outdoors to meet with God, my devotional "Drawing Near: Meeting God in His Creation," can help us mentally escape to a quiet place and meet with God.

My recently professionally published devotional can take you away from the business of life to quiet places were you can meet with Dan.

Too often in life we miss moments that God gives us. We miss those moments because we're looking for something more and don't enjoy what we're given. This video talks about not overlooking the wildflowers in your life, those little moments to enjoy God gives us in the day to day.