We are continuing our series to help you get better images when you are taking photographs. Here are the only 5 things you need to know to get better images… Today we’re talking about perspective. Perspective is the spatial connection between objects in a photo. This can mean a subject and a building, or just...
We are continuing our series to help you get better images when you are taking photographs. Here are the only 5 things you need to know to get better images… Today we’re talking about Lighting. First, the golden hour. We have talked about this in the past, but it truly is one of the number...
We are going to start a new series to help you get better images when you are taking photographs. Here are the only 5 things you need to know to get better images… In each of the next five tips blog posts we will go into more depth about one of them. So let’s get...
It is kinda like Oprah’s favorite things, but I am no where near Oprah. But I love to share some of my favorite finds from Amazon lately. Just in case you don’t know about them yet. I love to shop online. (Why put on clothes and go out!) Especially when I am swamped taking family...
If you are anything like me, you have a ton of digital images and don’t know what to do with them. One of the very best purchase I have ever made from Amazon was a Nixplay digital frame. I have now bought 3 of them. And I absolutely love them. The larger the better, because...
This month we’re going to chat about the best places to do a summertime photo session. There are lots of options when it comes to looking for session ideas and locations in the summer. A great place to start is your own back yard! That way you can come and go from the cool inside...
Lately we have had a lot of questions about having hair and makeup done for sessions. We have worked with many makeup artists over the years, so we have plenty of recommendations if you would like one. All of the hair and makeup artists we recommend have experience with how photography affects makeup. It is...
Let’s talk about how to get that beautiful blur in the background of a photo. That blur is called bokeh. Bokeh is the byproduct of a lens’ various properties, including aperture, and focal length. Good bokeh is important for large aperture lenses, macro lenses, and long telephoto lenses. These lenses all need to obtain shallow...
So you have taken gorgeous family photos with us. Now what? You have a few on your walls and probably an album on your coffee table. But you also have a ton of digital images to do something with. So let’s have some fun. I have put together a list of some things you may...
Today we’re talking about head shots! They’re something that everyone needs but seem to dread. Well we’re here to make the experience better! A few tips to make your head shot session go more smoothly: 1. Tell us things you’d like to avoid. Some people know that they prefer their left side over the right,...
