Clarity Vs. Contrast In this post, we will look at the differences between clarity and contrast, to help you know which one to use and when.  This post uses Adobe Camera Raw, but the same principles apply in both Lig...

How to Use a Reverse Adapter Ring for Macro Photography Freelensing is a fun and popular photography technique that allows you to create dreamy macro images by taking your 50mm lens off of your camera, flipping it ar...

What Digital Camera Should I Buy? A new year means a few new things to a photographer; new clients, new bookings, and most importantly the chance to review the tools with which we hone our craft to evaluate whether ...

In my mind, Fall only is made of days where the temperature peaks at 68 degrees, the sky is a lovely shade of blue, and the trees look like they belong on the board of Candy Land. Do you know what I forget? The days...

  I don’t have much of a sweet tooth.  I rarely order dessert at restaurants, we don’t keep sweets in the house, and more often than not I’d prefer an extra scoop of macaroni and cheese to a plate of cookies.  But som...

Why Cropping Is So Important Choosing the correct crop, whether its in camera while you are shooting, or in post-processing when you edit (cropping in Photoshop or Lightroom), can completely make or break your image....

Lifestyle photography can be absolutely magical. Let’s think about it for a moment, what other time do couples, children or families have the ability to take a peek into their own beautiful, ever evolving lives? When...

  7 Tips to Dramatically Improve Your Photos Whether you’re starting in photography or have been in the business for a while, you would have come across a few tricks of the trade to help make your photography sessions...

Even the most professional photographers on the planet occasionally screw up. Whether it’s a mistake in workflow, customer service, unmet expectations, or something completely out of our control, we’ve all been there...

When preparing for this article and searching my archives I realized how rarely I’m in front of the lens.  Not just with my grandson, but in general.  Like so many other moms and grandmas, I am the one who always ha...

We know that often times mom's are the ones TAKING the photos and not the ones IN the photos!  Our gift to you this Mother's Day is to help you get in some photos with your kids and family! We want to encourage you t...

Getting in the photo can seem like a daunting task for mom's.  For many of us, there are already a few physical insecurities that are weighing on our minds when we consider getting in the photo. This post is to help...

I am a mom of 3. I am NOT a morning person. I don't know how to apply makeup in a correct adult technique.  I hate wearing real clothes—you know, the kind that you have to iron, or match.  I am a self proclaimed hot...

Have you ever gotten lost looking though old photos? Every time I sit down to clean out my hard drive or my Lightroom Catalog, I get sucked walking right down memory lane. I love the photos of the kids when they wer...

I’ve sat down to write this post several times. It seems that every time I do, all three of my children suddenly need me. They take turns walking into my office to give me a hug, ask for a snack, request a referee, ...

Unlike the majority of the folks in our community, I’m in the unique position in that I am not a mother, have not been a mother and, unless the medical community makes major breakthroughs in the next couple of years...

As a Mom, some of my most treasured photographs are the ones of me with my children. But let's be honest... us Mamma's are not the best at getting in front of the camera. Someone once told me that the pictures we ta...

Lightroom has become the favorite software for photographers who likes to get the job done in a swift manner. In this post let us look into one tool in Lightroom known as Graduated filter in Develop module. ...

Here are some tips for making the most of your visit to a national park. 1) Rise early I am not the best morning person myself but when it comes to catching a beautiful sunrise, I grab a coffee and go! There i...

Understanding Shutter Speed and Aperture Shutter speed and aperture are usually discussed in terms of how they affect the exposure of an image, but as part of our ongoing series on obtaining the sharpest possible ima...