Even though I am a professional photographer, I genuinely appreciate phone cameras. They have made photography more accessible to everyone, and I love that! Without getting too technical, there are some important differences between your smartphone camera and what I lovingly refer to as “big-girl” cameras (DSLRs). While I DO think you can take absolutely
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Mother’s day is upon us, and I’m here with your brilliant last minute Mother’s Day Gifts! Maybe your original gift isn’t going to make it in time or maybe you lost track of the days. Fear not because I have a quick list of the BEST last-minute Mother’s Day gifts you could give, that still show how
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If you have struggled to understand shutter speed and how it works, I have the BEST hack for you today! If you’ve practiced photography at all, you know how tricky is to try and manually input settings when you’re in the middle of photographing. It is SO frustrating to work on a photo and then
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Have you heard of anyone talking about “RAW files” before? Wondered what they meant? Here’s a quick breakdown of the difference between a RAW file and the JPEG files we are all more familiar with! 👩🏼💻📷 Watch the video below to learn the difference or skip it and read on! What is a RAW file?
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If you have ever thought one of the following statements, this post is for you! I am going to write this as I tell everyone who asks me this question (and if you ask this question, you will be sent here now–ha)!. I will include the camera I started out with and give advice based
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I think sometimes editing is scarier to people than actually taking photos! And it’s not even that it’s necessarily scary, but it IS super overwhelming! There are so many options for programs to edit with, and ways to edit. Where to start with editing is by far one of my most frequently asked questions. Today
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You mastered your camera, organized your computer, and finally have photos to download–YAY! This next step is crucial to saving your sanity! I want to show you how I download, organize, and cull photos! This post is an adaptation of an older blog post describing my storage and archival process here (which I modified so
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If you’ve ever scrolled through your camera roll and realized, “wow there are no good photos of me and the kids, literally none, then this video is gonna solve that problem for you. I know that as moms, all we want is a nice photo with our kids right? Doesn’t feel like it should be
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We’ve all seen the Pinterest grids of perfectly cute baby monthly photos, along with bump photos! In this post, I want to give you some tips for taking your baby monthly photos stress-free. Unlike the 4 pregnancy bump photos I took I have actually been able to keep up with these. 😬😂 1. Don’t feel
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In this post I will cover tips and some of my favorite tips for photographing children and photography prompts to help them smile naturally! No child (or adult, really) wants to stand still and smile for a photograph, right? They have important work to do elsewhere! If you are lucky enough to start your photography
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