Wedding Photographer Tips Best wedding advice you’ll ever hear: Don’t just shoot to shoot. Don’t just shoot to shoot. Don’t just shoot to shoot!  The bride and groom that hired you do not need 2000 snapshots of mediocre photos. That’s what their Grandma is there for! Trust me, I had the collection of snapshots from my family […]

Oh boy, lighting is probably the HARDEST part of any wedding day. When planning an engagement or family session, the photographer has more control over the light. We can choose locations and times of day that are best to capture soft, gorgeous light. This allows us to capture our subjects in the dreamiest way. On […]

Group pictures…the dreaded part of the day for pretty much everyone. Of course the family wants the pictures and the memories, but when it comes time to gathering everyone, suddenly everyone remembers how much they hate being in front of the camera. So here’s my tips on HOW TO SURVIVE GROUP PICTURES 1. Create a […]

Whether you’ve been a photographer for a month, or a year, or five years, we all know one thing about photography gear: It’s never ending. There’s always something you don’t have. You finally get something on your wish list, then another lens or body pops up. It adds up quickly…so quickly. If you’re a beginner photographer, […]

Last week I blogged about the reasons we plan a styled shoot! You were probably thinking, “Oh great, now I want to plan a styled shoot even more but I have no idea where to begin. Thanks for leaving me hanging Ky!” You guys know I would never leave you hanging, so here I am […]

Photographers loved styled shoots, but why? What’s the point of spending time and resources that are already scarce to shoot something you’re not getting paid for? Well, actually there are LOTS of reasons. I’m here to share my personal favorite reasons to plan a styled shoot. 1. Network Guess what? There are AMAZING vendors in your […]

Post-wedding hangover. It’s what we call the day after a wedding. I don’t drink so I’m not sure exactly how it compares to a real hangover. But basically you feel like you’ve been hit by a bus. Somewhere between forgetting about eating and using the bathroom, lugging around heavy gear and using lots of adrenaline to […]

The first LDS temple wedding I’ve ever been to was my own. I was the first cousin, daughter and friend to get married. The second Latter-day Saint temple wedding I went to was one I was photographing. And it was kinda scary the first time. Mormon Temple Weddings are quite different than traditional ceremony weddings. But […]

I love natural light photography! I can use artificial lights, such as flash, studio strobes, continuous light sources, etc, but I tend to hate the look of flash versus natural light and only use it when necessary (like wedding receptions, studio sessions or other dark lit events). Natural light photography is not always easiest. In […]

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 […]