How to use your DSLR more in Everyday Life! Tips for Documenting your Family How You've Always Wanted to!
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It’s Thursday! That means we have a BRAND NEW YOUTUBE video ready for you!!! Tell me if this sounds like you….. You’re a photographer…. You have a nice camera…. You are naturally talented… You can take beautiful images that leave people in awe……But you NEVER USE YOUR CAMERA in your everyday life. You NEVER take pictures with your family with your REAL camera. You say you want to, but it never happens!!! How frustrating!!
I hear about this issue constantly every single time I do an insta-story about creating my annual family yearbook and so I decided to share some tips!
I get it why it can be hard to make happen. It can be stressful, overwhelming and seemingly unrealistic to ever find a way to use your DSLR in everyday life….. but.
BUT THERE IS HOPE!!!
I have some tips and tricks to share with you that will allow you to start using your DSLR camera in your everyday life without STRESSING YOU out!!!
This video is a part of an on-going series that I’m creating to help photographers creatively capture their own lives with their BIG cameras and actually SAVE a visual legacy for their families to cherish forever!!
I hope you ENJOY!!!!
Ps. Leave me some comments on Youtube and share where you struggle with FAMILY DOCUMENTATION to help me create the best content possible for you in the future! **And if you haven’t subscribed yet, DO IT! You’ll never miss a video! **
If you missed the FIRST video in this series, you can find it HERE!
Thanks for reading!
— Katelyn
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