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Friday Photo Tip | Shoot Through
For this week’s Friday Photo Tip, let’s talk about an easy way to take a photo from “meh” to “Wow!”. This technique adds framing, leading lines and is really simple…
Friday Photo Tip | Get Low
To the windooooooww! Sorry, that one’s for my fellow geriatric millennials… Anywhooo, this week’s Friday photo tip has nothing to do with Lil Jon and everything to do with…
Friday Photo Tip | B&W
You only have white, black and gray with which to tell your story, so you need to make sure you are drawing the eye to your subject. Making your subject…
Friday Photo Tip | Overcast
Most of my clients tend to be disappointed if their session day comes along and it’s cloudy. I get it, that golden back-lighting is gorgeous, but don’t discount the beauty of an overcast day…
Friday Photo Tip | Faceless
We all do it — “Look at the camera!”, “Say cheese!”, “Look at Mommy and you can have a treat!” (I’m not the only one bribing my kids, right?) We LOVE photos of our…
FPT | Make a Sandwich
This week’s Friday Photo Tip is about how to get a photo of your kids with more connection, more joy, real smiles, and that is just plain ‘ole less boring than standing together and smiling…
Friday Photo Tip | Lights Off!
Unless you’re a professional or serious hobbyist, your camera or iPhone are set to adjust your white balance automatically. To avoid a warm or cool cast to your photos, there’s an easy fix…
Friday Photo Tip | B&W
You only have white, black and gray with which to tell your story, so you need to make sure you are drawing the eye to your subject. Making your subject…
Friday Photo Tip | Overcast
Most of my clients tend to be disappointed if their session day comes along and it’s cloudy. I get it, that golden back-lighting is gorgeous, but don’t discount the beauty of an overcast day…