Most children will say “cheese!” automatically when they see a camera, but the smiles the word “cheese!” produces are canned and unnatural. The teeth are usually gritted, and the rest of their face just looks fake. 1. Distract Them. To get natural, beautiful smiles, the kids need to be distracted from the camera. Get them […]

 I wrote an article for Cole’s Classroom about posing tips for families and couples. This is a question I get asked on a weekly basis and I thought it would be perfect to have archived here on the PhotogBlog too! Posing is not a skill that is learned overnight. Just like all parts of photography, it takes practice. […]

It’s easy to get jealous or annoyed when one of our friends or past clients becomes a photographer. They start shooting really low prices (remember, we all did once), taking our mutual friends as their clients and asking for our advice. It happens to all of us…all the time! When I was a beginner, it […]

> I’ve been tagged in a few behind the scene photos from recent styled shoots. Now everyone wants to know: What is that light and where did you get it? pc: hannah fine Guys! This light is my new favorite thing! I’m so happy you all want to know because I want to share! A […]

I LOVE LIGHTROOM!!! And here’s why! Pretty Presets for Lightroom 1. It’s a timesaver! Lightroom saves more time than you can possible imagine! The first timesaver is presets. After I choose the preset that best fit my style, I started applying my preset to every single photo on import. I knew that I brighten, sharpen, […]

From December 31st to January 1st there is this invisible reset button. I love that in a matter of minutes we get a new chance. Even though nothing changes overnight, the new year gives us hope to become better people. So as you figure out your new year’s resolution remember a few things: “Whether you […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The holiday season is full of so many memories, vacations and family gatherings. This year I want to experience it more with both eyes instead of one squinting through the view finder of my camera all season. At every family event, I find myself glued behind my […]

Shooting into the sun is no easy task. Sometimes there’s funky sun flare going through your photo and other times there’s so much sun that you can’t see a thing. It’s hard to focus, impossible to meter and hurts your eyeballs. BUT there is nothing more romantic and beautiful than that soft sun flare lighting up […]

Taking pictures of toddlers is not easy generally! They usually have their own agenda and they don’t like to be told what to do and when to do it. They’re a lot like teenagers in that way ;) I have a few easy steps to take great pictures of toddlers. Step 1. Set the scene First […]

Question: “I would love to read about how to deal with a client that starts doing photography herself asking where I get my props about my locations. I know we all start out at some point, but how do you keep it professional and not give away all your secrets??” Answer: We all know that […]

Yesterday I wrote a blog telling you what’s in your photography bag doesn’t matter the way you think it does. The point of the blog was to let photographers know that the equipment you own doesn’t make you a better photographer: YOU DO!! While I still believe this blog to be true, you still want to know what’s […]

When I started photography three years ago, I was a BIG TIME blog stalker. I would scroll through local photographers blogs from tab to tab for hours. I always came to a tab called “What’s In My Bag?” I didn’t know what half the lists consisted of at the time, but I remember writing them […]