Tom Marvin is a professional studio owner in Fort Worth, Texas. He's been taking photos for more than 20 years in both the studio and in photojournalism.

He currently shoot with Canon professional DSLR equipment.

Arts & Humanities > Photography Photography tips: Shooting in manual mode

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When people get their first good digital camera, many feel they can take photographs like the pros.

And they really do get better photos than they have in the past, partly because of the instant feedback of looking at the photos, and partly because of the technology in today's digital cameras.

However, to really move to the next level of photography, let me suggest you learn to do three things with your camera.

1. Learn to shoot in manual mode.
2. Learn to shoot in RAW.
3. Learn how to use a good flash.

If you learn to master these three things, you'll be on your way to being ...

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