Capturing sharp photos is a goal of all photographers, and it’s best to get the job done in the camera. That’s because things can go wrong when attempting to fix soft images in post-processing.

In the tutorial below a top pro reveals nine “unconventional” tips for shooting sharp photos that you likely haven’t heard before. His advice may be different from what you’ve heard in the past, but it works wonders for all genres of photography and you can start using it today.

Instructor Tin Man Lee is an award-winning wildlife photographer whose students themselves have won more than 300 national and international honors. Lee learned tip one from a legendary National Geographic photographer while they were shooting wildlife in Yellowstone National Park.

This technique is all about shooting wide-open, preferably with a prime lens, even when situations may indicate otherwise. That’s because as long as the eyes of your subject are sharp, human perception is such that the image conveys a feeling of sharpness. The bonus is a soft background that further accentuates the eyes.

Lee also discusses the difference between zoom lenses and primes from the perspective of a wildlife photographer. He notes that his subjects are elusive, rarely remain still, often blend into the background, and can be particularly active in low light. His preference for prime lenses is due to the fact that lab tests don’t take these variables into consideration when evaluating lenses for sharpness.

Another key consideration is Lee’s trick for “helping the camera speed up autofocus.” He does this by previsualizing an image, and he offers this advice: Before you click on the shutter, scrutinize the scene looking for a clean background without elements between you and your subject that can momentarily confuse the camera and cause you to miss the moment.

Lee also discusses the importance of minimizing negative effects of various atmospheric conditions, and whether or not using the camera’s highest frame rate really matters. You’ll also see how he employs shutter speed, aperture and ISO to maximize sharpness in different situations.

There’s much more to learn, including how to avoid a common mistake when shooting in low light, the degree to which megapixels really matter, and a little-known “super sharpening method” that delivers fast and precise results.

After watching this lesson head over to Lee’s instructional YouTube channel for more great outdoor photography tips.

And be sure to check out the tutorial we posted from another accomplished pro, explaining how to shoot landscape photos with eye-catching sunbursts.

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Optimizing Your Commercial Videos for SEO Success

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In today’s digital marketing landscape, producing engaging, high-quality videos isn’t enough. For your commercial videos to truly shine, they need to be seen. Enter SEO (Search Engine Optimization), the digital marketing strategy that ensures your videos get the visibility they deserve. Here, we explore how you can optimize your commercial videos for SEO success with Sharp Frame Media in the DFW area.

1. Captivating Titles and Descriptions

Your video’s title and description aren’t just for grabbing viewers’ attention—they also play a crucial role in SEO. These two elements should accurately represent the content of your video and incorporate keywords relevant to your brand and video content. 

At Sharp Frame Media, we understand the importance of using compelling, keyword-rich titles and descriptions. We work with you to identify the best keywords that reflect your brand and video content, making your videos easily discoverable by search engines and viewers alike.

2. Transcription is Key

Google and other search engines can’t watch videos, but they can read text. Transcribing your video content creates crawlable text for search engines, giving them a better understanding of your content. This step is especially crucial for videos that are heavy with dialogue or detailed information.

At Sharp Frame Media, we offer transcription services to ensure your videos are comprehensible to both viewers and search engines, enhancing your SEO efforts.

3. Harness the Power of Thumbnails

Thumbnails are the first thing viewers see when they come across your video. An engaging, high-quality thumbnail can significantly increase your video’s click-through rate, which in turn, boosts its SEO value.

Our team at Sharp Frame Media helps design eye-catching, representative thumbnails that not only grab attention but also contribute to better visibility on search engines.

4. Utilize Video Sitemaps

Video sitemaps provide search engines with additional information about the videos on your site, helping them index your video content more effectively. This often-overlooked step can make a substantial difference to your SEO efforts.

Our SEO experts at Sharp Frame Media can assist you in creating and submitting video sitemaps, ensuring search engines have all the information they need to index your videos effectively.

5. Encourage Engagement:

Search engines consider user engagement when ranking content. Videos that generate likes, shares, comments, and other forms of engagement are likely to rank higher in search results.

By creating engaging, high-quality commercial videos, Sharp Frame Media encourages viewers to interact with your content. Additionally, we can guide you on best practices for promoting engagement, such as including calls to action and encouraging viewers to subscribe, like, or share.

Optimizing your commercial videos for SEO success may seem like a daunting task, but it’s one that can reap substantial rewards in terms of visibility and engagement. Let Sharp Frame Media be your guide on this SEO journey. Explore our services further at our Services Link, and let’s get your videos the recognition they deserve!

Here are other related topics that might interest you:

The Difference Between Commercial and Real Estate Photography

4 Problems a Realtor Could Face By Not Using Video

Branding Videos and Why You Need One

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Today we’re featuring a quick trick from the Rogala Photography YouTube channel that will help make it easier to adjust the exposure of photos in Lightroom. You’ll learn why the histogram is “essential” for getting the light right, and what a long-time pro says is “the best simple Lightroom trick you don’t know.”

Instructor Mike Rogala is an accomplished landscape photographer who began shooting film in the ’80s. His skills, equipment, and knowledge of image-editing techniques have greatly evolved, as reflected by the helpful tutorials he posts on a regular basis.

Rogala insists that “understanding the histogram is essential for achieving accurate exposures.” He provides a brief overview of how this tool works before jumping into his favorite trick, just in case you haven’t used this important Lightroom tool to make precise adjustments to your photos. Put simply, “The histogram is a graphical representation of the tonal distribution of an image.”

In other words, the histogram displays the brightness levels from shadows to highlights, thereby helping you analyze and adjust exposure to arrive at a perfectly balanced shot. In Lightroom Classic the tool can be found in the top right corner of the Develop Module. The left side of the graph represents shadows and blacks, the right side corresponds to highlights and whites, with midtones in the middle.

Rogala’s demonstration image contains plenty of shadows and blacks, with minimal highlights and whites. He introduces his trick by saying, “we’re going to change that, which is why we shoot in Raw.” As you’ll see, his method focuses on both ends on the histogram, while letting midtones fall into place.

The goal is to avoid either blown-out highlights, crushed shadows, or both—for an even distribution of tones that results in a far more balanced image. He demonstrates how hovering  over different portions of the histogram highlights the tones in that area. By clicking and dragging on any of these sections of the graph, the corresponding sliders underneath automatically move to reflect the change.

Watching the sliders shift as you modify the histogram is a great way to understand how the image is being altered. The foregoing provides the theory behind Rogala’s technique and reflects just a small bit of how it works. But by the end of the lesson you’ll be fully up to speed.

There are more helpful shooting and editing tips and tricks on Rogala’s YouTube channel, so don’t forget to take a look.

You’ll also want to check out the tutorial we posted from another image-editing expert, explaining how to organize Lightroom using keywords for a fast and efficient workflow.