{"id":608,"date":"2017-03-31T21:13:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T21:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/?p=608"},"modified":"2017-03-31T21:13:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T21:13:52","slug":"featured-photographer-cathy-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/featured-photographer-cathy-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Photographer: Cathy Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your Name:\u00a0<strong>Cathy Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type of Camera:\u00a0<strong>Canon EOS 5D Mark III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you love to photograph the most? \u00a0<\/strong>I love capturing the sweet expressions of children and providing families with a memory that they will cherish for a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one thing you have learned that has improved your photography? \u00a0<\/strong>I learned two very important things from Kevin Gourley that go hand in hand which has improved the clarity of my photos: When hand holding your camera, the shutter speed should match or exceed the lens focal length and the proper lighting makes all the difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advice you\u2019d give to others wanting to grow in their photography skills:\u00a0<\/strong>Take pictures at least weekly to improve photography skills and take classes to increase your knowledge for both technique and editing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/212A5911-2-e1490994716632.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1035\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Name:\u00a0Cathy Smith Type of Camera:\u00a0Canon EOS 5D Mark III What do you love to photograph the most? \u00a0I love capturing the sweet expressions of children and providing families with a memory that they will cherish for a lifetime. 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