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Get a new DSLR recently? Professional photographer Kelley L. Cox joins us to explain a few of the key features and settings you should know about. In this quick DSLR tutorial, she goes over how to get to know your camera and a typical digital camera's buttons, shooting in RAW vs. JPEG, and the best kind of memory card to use in a high-performance camera. Kelley uses ultra-reliable SanDisk CompactFlash cards in her DSLRs.

Last but not least, get out and practice! Take lots of shots and get hands-on experience to get to know your camera and have fun with it. For more tips, be sure to watch our past videos at silberstudios.tv/tips.

Photography tips and techniques. Photography advice from Chase Jarvis: get out and take pictures! You will take better pictures if you use your camera often.

We’re in Carmel-by-the-Sea with professional photographer Robert Knight. He shares his tips on capturing the moment and having enthusiasm for what you do, which has helped him take his remarkable nature and wildlife photos. Like all photographers, Robert Knight depends on his equipment. His advice is that any pro or amateur photographer should use a reliable memory card, so he always shoots with SanDisk.

We're here with professional photographer Michael Soo, who's joining us to share his tips for recording videos with your digital camera. Now that even the most inexpensive point and shoot cameras can take video, it's a good time to review some basic tips for shooting better videos.

Michael talks about how to keep your camera steady as you pan through shots, configure important settings like the white balance, and deal with noise in your scene. These are simple techniques that anyone can master with ease!

Professional photographer Jeff Hosier shares his tips for recording top-notch video with your digital camera. Taking great videos starts with following all the basic rules of photography, since a video is really just a series of still shots. Jeff explains basic techniques for setting up your scene, keeping visual continuity, and defining a purpose for each movie. Lastly, Jeff gives his advice on using the best memory card for shooting video with your camera.

Marc interviews commercial and fashion photographer Michael Soo (www.soophotography.com) in this week's tip for taking great family and holiday photos. Michael has taken many family and holiday pics and gives some very good advice for photographers of all levels for do-it-yourself family photos this holiday season.

Marc hosts an expert discussion on some simple techniques for using your digital camera's flash as a lighting tool for your photography, and explains why and when you would use a flash to add color and brightness to your photos. He also gives great tips on some of the camera accessories available, such as when and why to use a diffuser to eliminate harshness and glare. This simple tutorial will get you started with the basics of lighting with a flash.

World renowned and award-winning professional photographer Chase Jarvis gives a down and dirty tip on how to improve your photo composition technique. Watch as he describes what may be the biggest secret for composing powerful photos and you'll start taking better shots today, because truly amazing photographs start with the right composition.

Join Marc Silber for this photography tip on how to go hiking with your digital camera. He covers great nature photography techniques, equipment to take to the outdoors, and examples of his black & white photography. Marc hikes the John Muir Trail through Yosemite and the Ansel Adams Wilderness, amazing locations for beautiful landscape photography.

Charles Cramer is a master photographer and printer, his work is shown at the Ansel Adams Gallery, where he has also be teaching workshops for over 20 years. He gives a very practical tip for improving your composition taught to him by Ansel Adams. Learn from a master how to improve your "eye" to see more shots.

Guy Kawasaki is a Marketing Guru, an "Apple Fellow" and has written nine books on marketing. He gives marketing tips telling the two main ways to use twitter, one of which will build a following. He talks about how photographers need to cut through the "noise", and some lessons from his days at Apple—you can go after that percentage of the market that cares about your product and win in the end. Tune into these interesting tips from someone who’s been in the trenches, yet lives on the bleeding edge of today’s marketing.

Chris MacAskill Co-Founder SmugMug, tells the story behind 3 huge photos hanging at their HQ. Get the inside scoop about how these photographers captured their intriguing images. Moral to the story is chance favors the prepared photographer.

Join Marc as he talks with Robert Scoble about social media tips for photographers. Scoble literally wrote the book on blogging—"Naked Conversations", and continues to be a vanguard in the use of new media such as twitter, FriendFeed, Flickr, etc. Take note of his tips to get your photographs seen and be part of the "conversation."

Ansel Adams used the term “visualization” often–but what exactly does it mean? How does it fit into your work flow as a photographer? I looked all over for a good explanation–then last year Ansel’s grandson Matthew loaned me rare unreleased footage–and there it was! Listen well to what he has to say. You’ll hear him quote another great photographer Alfred Stieglitz who you’ll want to get to know as he was one of the pioneers who opened the way for photography being accepted as a fine art, not merely a recording device.

Marc Silber Covers 5 Tips brought up by his guests on MSPS. These are top tier items for improving your photography, constantly in use by the pros. Spend a few minutes with Marc then go out and capture your own images!

At a recent talk to photo enthusiasts, Marc gives tips taken from his ebook Taking Memorable photographs, covering two of the most important points to ensure you get great shots. He tells you the first step that Ansel Adams took to train his students so you can go right out and use this.

Marc visits Yosemite to interview legendary photographer Ansel Adams’ son Michael who tells the story of Ansel’s iconic shot “Moon and Half Dome” – how Ansel shot it on the way to the Ahwahnee hotel—just like you or I could have!

Photography tips and techniques. Photography advice from Chase Jarvis: get out and take pictures! You will take better pictures if you use your camera often.

It may not be sexy, but there is no short cut for making friends with your camera and getting to know it. Marc Silber gives you tips, with advice straight from the man himself, Ansel Adams. Improve your shots with this easy to follow advice.

Marc Silber gives you a simple but powerful tool to develop your eye, used by Ansel Adams in his workshops. The most important tool that you have is not your camera or computer, but your ability to see your shots; here's an easy way to improve this skill.