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Get your timing right.
Think about the time
of day that you are
photographing. Shooting
during the early morning
or an hour before sunset
gives you amazing light.
Photographers of all skill
levels take better shots
when they pay attention
to the time of day.
Learn your equipment.
Knowing your camera's
functions and features is
far more important than
having a fancy piece of
equipment. Understand-
ing the camera means
more control over the
outcome.
Return to what you love.
When you find a subject
that you like, don't just
photograph it once. Get
to know your subject—be
it person or place. Shoot
it at different times of day
and in different lighting
conditions.
READY. SET.
SHOOT.
Kelly Mintz's Top
Tips for Better
Photographs
for college applications. Mintz also
works with aspiring professional
photographers, offering private
lessons that focus on photo editing,
the business aspects of photogra-
phy, and any special topics students
may want to learn more about.
"I love to share all of the good,
the bad, and the ugly, with being a
wedding photographer or a portrait
photographer," she says.
Mintz, who has been in business
since 1998, has seen interest in pho-
tography grow over the past several
years, as digital cameras have be-
come the norm, making it easier
to take and share photos. But with
images becoming an ever-more-
important part of everyday commu-
nication, Mintz doesn't see the surge
in interest as a ȵeeting trend.
"Photography is a lifelong skill,"
she says. "This is something that
is going to stay around for a really
long time."
Left, Kelly Mintz
Student work,
clockwise from
above, Christian
Rosado; Ginger
Teal; Kara Swenson;
and Kristin Gillis
