Photography Tips and Tricks

Snow Photography For some of you, photographing in the snow may be easier because you are used to being around all that white stuff during the Winter months.  I live in Georgia, and we rarely get more than a couple o...

Self Portrait Photography Ideas Throughout the years, artists have used self-portraits to express themselves and perfect their craft.  Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and even Leonardo da Vinci all dabbled in self-por...

Food Photography If you’re a beginner to food photography, the idea of making food look appetizing may seem a simple one, however, there is a little bit more to the process when photographing your edible subject. By ...

These 5 Fall Photography Tips will help you take advantage of one of the best seasons for portrait sessions and capture beautiful Fall photos your clients will LOVE!

How do you find your photo editing style?  Should I edit every photo the same way?  Find out the answer to these questions & more in this photography editing style guide!

5 Tips for Better Summer Photos With summer quickly approaching, here are some tips to help you make the most of your time shooting in the warm, summer months! 1. Timing Do not shoot in the middle of the day.  In ge...

6 Tips for Photographing Uncooperative Children If you have ever photographed children, then you know that their moods can often be unpredictable and change on a dime.  They may be upset about coming to your photosho...

How to Capture More Natural Photos of Kids Capturing photos of kids can be a bit of a daunting task sometimes.  They are typically on the go and are not always easily guided into natural poses and expressions.  In fa...

3 Tips for Taking Better Self Portraits We all enjoy photos of ourselves, including photos of us with our children and photos of our whole family together!  But finding someone else to take these family photos every ...

How to Edit Interior Photos in Lightroom In my previous post, I listed my top 5 tips for taking beautiful interior photos.  I talked about the importance of being detailed, cropping in camera, etc. Following those ti...

Aperture, Depth of Field & Shutter Speed Day 2 of "4 Days to Sharper Photos" After reading the previous post in this series, hopefully you have spent some time learning a little more about your camera and how it ...

Finding Good Light & Using a High Quality Lens Day 3 of "4 Days to Sharper Photos" Now that you have figured out your camera’s focus settings and you have practiced and understand how depth of field and shutter s...

Learning to Critique Your Own Photos One of the biggest times of improvement in my photography skills came after I learned to give myself Constructive Criticism (or CC).  Now, when I talk about criticism, I don't mea...

How to Handle an Unhappy Photography Client “I like the photos, but…”  Nothing hurts more than hearing that your client is unhappy with the photos you’ve given them. Your first response may range from crushed, to con...

5 Lighting Tips to Improve Your Photography One of the most important aspects of any photo is LIGHTING! If you get that wrong, you can easily ruin your image.  But if you get it right consistently, you will take your...

Creating Candid Moments (When Photographing Your Children) I photograph what I love, and love what I photograph.  I always find myself looking at beautiful spaces, old fences, overgrown nooks and crannies seeing phot...

Vintage Lens Photography When building up a modern photography kit, you can expect to spend the largest portion of your budget on glass (a.k.a. lenses).  Autofocus lenses can often cost as much or more than the camer...

Full Frame or Crop Sensor (Which Camera is Right For You?) Full frame & crop sensor. These four words seem to spark a lot of debate within the photography community!  As photographers, we are artistic, but most o...