Usually, when trip planning I have an internal debate with myself “Do I have enough ‘kids’ activities? Or does it not matter and they can just learn how to be little humans in an adult world?” While I’d love to say that they always flawlessly blend into adult scenes, that isn’t the case… so travel […]
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What can sometimes be the most chaotic morning of a family’s year also contains some of the most memorable moments. Emotions running high, the potential for magic in the eyes of the children is palpable and there are color, textures and lights galore. Need a few strategies and tips to photograph Christmas morning (or any other holiday
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During Day 1 of freelensing I wasn’t able to achieve focus in the middle of the frame. After spending hours googling and reading, I came to the conclusion that the rear element of the lens simply wasn’t able to get close enough to the camera sensor in order to create focus in the middle of
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I recently acquired a prism from the Click&Co store. For a trial run, I took it out into the backyard in the late afternoon. I love the haze and flare that other photographers achieve with similar tools, but I found myself struggling with the reflection that the prism introduced into my images. It was necessary
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As we dive into the holiday season, opportunities for photos of kids engaged in easily recognizable activities abound. But how to add variety and interest while photographing the holidays instead of creating images that can easily look the same year after year? Here are a few quick tips: Cut Off the Heads Frame your
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Y’all. There are a lot more creepy crawly things in the South than there are in the Pacific Northwest. And, they tend to be bigger and meaner. (Or tiny and horrible, in the case of fire ants.) We’re used to leisurely traipsing through the woods, not being too cautious about where we put our feet
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Aren’t suckers shaped like Texas a morning staple in your house, too? Ok, not in mine either. Just when Mama’s been gone for 5 days.
Goodness. I need to get up and outside early in the morning more often. The light on Saturday morning at Clickaway was amazing. Sarah Wilkerson and I led a very laid back photo walk for the alumni of our CM workshops. About 60 brave souls were up and ready at 7:30am. After grabbing coffee we all
October 8th through 11th was spent breathing photography. The conference put on by Clickinmoms, Clickaway, was a beautiful experience, full of inspiration, education and chances to make connections. The ability to spend a few days, simply being an adult (who loves pictures) was truly refreshing. I had the opportunity to meet many past students and
Recently, I read Peter Hurley’s book, The Headshot: The Secrets to Creating Amazing Headshot Portraits. While I liked the portrait I had been using as my headshot, it didn’t communicate the aspects of my personality that I most wanted to present to the online world. So, I set out to create a new headshot that
I’m going to whisper this because I’ve tried before and failed to follow through. I’m going to learn off camera flash. Why does OCF seem so intimidating? I don’t really know. But this time, I’m going to do it. I have the umbrella modifier, triggers and speedlite all ready to go for Michelle Turner’s OCF class on
Over the past year, I can count the number of times I’ve taken my 24-70 off of my camera on one hand. The lens is simply the most versatile and easiest option for daily shooting and telling a story. However, it isn’t the best option for inspiring creativity or forcing a change in perspective. After
Give this boy a Plasmacar, and he becomes fearless. Very grateful for a quiet cul-de-sac… and the pretty clouds of Alabama don’t hurt anything, either.
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We like to surprise the kids with the locations of our outings. The first time we kept a destination a secret was a few years ago when we drove from Northern California, all the way down to that well known Magic destination. Our plan was to put on a Disney movie and ask the kids
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Sometimes, it is nearly impossible to fulfill your daily reading quota when a rambunctious little brother is in the room.
You never know what you’ll end up with, in terms of weather, on the Oregon coast. It could be early spring- sunny and lightly breezy, or it could be the middle of the summer- chilly and windy. Luckily, most of the time we spent at Lincoln City was beautiful. Highs in the 70s, with
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