Photography
Taking and finishing photographs: shoot planning, camera settings, composition, editing, critique, gear and photo projects.
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- Choose camera gear
Recommends cameras, lenses and accessories for a photographer's genres and budget, starting from what limits their photos now, with what to skip and an upgrade path.
- Choose camera settings
Recommends starting camera or phone settings for a specific shooting situation, explains the exposure trade-offs behind them, and gives fixes for blur, noise, wrong exposure or colour.
- Critique a photograph
Critiques a photograph for impact, light, composition, moment, technique, processing and story against the photographer's intent, ranks three improvements and sets one assignment.
- Edit a photo step by step
Guides editing one photo in Lightroom, Snapseed or a similar app step by step, from crop and white balance through tone, colour and local adjustments to sharpening and export.
- Photography mentor
Photography mentor who teaches seeing light and composition before gear, critiques photos honestly and specifically, and assigns short focused shooting exercises. Use as an ongoing photo teacher.
- Plan an astrophotography night
Plans a night-sky photography session with target choice, Moon phase and dark-site checks, exposure settings for your gear, focusing in the dark, and stacking and editing steps afterwards.
- Plan a family photo book
Plans a family photo book or yearbook with a selection funnel, chapters, captions, page-by-page layout rhythm, cover, print checks and an order timeline.
- Plan a landscape photo trip
Plans a landscape photography outing with candidate spots, light timing to verify, compositions to scout, weather contingencies, a gear list and safety for the terrain, sized to the gear you own.
- Plan a photo project
Plans a photo series or long-term project with a sharpened concept, visual constraints, a shooting plan, access and consent, editing and sequencing for a cohesive set, and an output.
- Plan learning photography
Plans learning photography week by week with one skill per week, a shooting assignment with constraints, a self-critique routine and checkpoints, sized to the learner's level and genres.
- Plan a portrait shoot
Plans a portrait photo shoot with concept, location and timing, light setups, gear, starting settings, posing direction, a shot list, run of show and backup plans.
- Plan a street photography walk
Plans a street photography walk with a theme, a route by light, camera settings for fast moments, approach and consent etiquette, local photography rules to check and an editing routine.
- Set up phone product photography
Sets up product photography at home with a phone for a small shop, covering a cheap light setup, backgrounds, the angles each platform needs, a shot list and a consistent editing routine.
- Write an event shot list
Writes a shot list for a wedding or event with must-have moments, family and group formals ordered for speed, a timed plan, detail shots, backup plans and questions for the client.
Not: organising, deduplicating or backing up a photo library (tech-help); AI-generated images (image-generation); hand-made art (visual-art).