Tips, tricks and a lot of swooning. Cloud photography for beginners. BY INA AMOR MEJIA

THIS IS AN EASY TUTORIAL, if you're new to photography and have, like me, always been fascinated by clouds. To capture clouds in all their golden, moody, billowy greatness, you don't need special equipment, like a polarizing filter, which darkens skies and controls glare. And if you don't have a DSLR, you can use something like your iPhone to start. Although I strongly suggest you get your first real camera if you intend to get serious about photography. All the photos above were taken using a Canon Rebel T3i, the kit lens and a 50 mm F1.8. The Rebel T3i is a great first camera in my experience. I'll also quickly run through how to improve your photos in Photoshop once you've taken them.