Learn to Take Better Birthday Cake Photos
Everyone gets their camera out when it's birthday time- right? It's kind of understood that the traditional birthday cake blowing out is...
How to Start Editing In Lightroom, Where to Begin
So in my first video (click here to see it) I walked around with my camera with my children at the local aquarium. It was really...
How to Take Pictures of Your Kids in Dark Places
So I walked around the local aquarium with my kids today. Talk about a challenge in knowing how to take pictures! See my video here to...
Getting to Know Your Shutter Speed
Did you know that your camera has three different functions working together to take a picture? It has first, the aperature, or the...
How to Use Reflections to Make Your Photos Seem "Out of This World"
Keep an eye out for reflections all around you. It really doesn't take any extra photo knowledge. There are no tricks to these photos....
How to Use Space to Tell a Better Story
Did you know that "Blank Space" is not just a Taylor Swift song, but also a great photography principle? (LOL) Use blank space in your...
HELP! My Photos Look so Yellow! (How to set a custom white balance on your camera)
Did you know that your camera "Auto" white balance sometimes makes your photos look yellowish? Here is a little video about how to set...
15$ dollar tree Spring or Easter wreath
I LOVE decorating for the holidays (not just Christmas, any holiday). Especially now since my daughter's kindergarten curriculum talks...
How To Capture Fast Moving Subjects (Including Children!)
So let's talk about taking pictures of children outside running around. They are crazy fast! You turn your back for one second and boom,...
What a Makes a Good Instagram Photo?
I loved the response that I got from "How to take better iphone photos." If you didn't read my previous blog post, then you can read it...
How to take better iphone photos!
So I usually post about how to take great pictures with a DSLR. But let's be honest. Most people don't own one. Most people just have...
How To Photography: DIY $6 In- Home Photobooth
I get a lot of questions like "How do I do a simple in-home photo booth?" or "Can you do a photobooth for my event?" After watching this...
Why Caring Less In Parenting Has Helped My Sanity
My husband will tell you that I am a very neat and organized person naturally. I am constantly cleaning the house, doing laundry,...
What I Learned About Photography From 10 Minutes Outside in the Snow
So we live in Southern Virginia, where when it does snow, it's only like for 6 inches or less. So of course the kids are excited about...
How to Tell a Story with Candid Photos
My parents were over this weekend. I didn't take many pictures total. But it was raining/snowing/sleeting outside! One thing I always...