March Photography Technique Challenge
The topic for this month’s photography technique challenge is Black and White. Take your photos composing them specifically for conversion to black and white. Some things to remember to make this challenge a success: When composing your photos look at your...
February Photography Technique Challenge
The topic for this month’s photography technique challenge is Indoor. I challenge you to only shoot indoor, at different times of the day, and in different lighting conditions. The point of this challenge is to grow your skills in those low lighting...
How To Capture Catchlights
One way to elevate your portrait photography is to capture catchlights in your subject’s eyes. If you are new to portraiture this may be a new term or you may have never paid attention. I challenge you to looks at your friends’ portraits, or even in a...
January Photography Technique Challenge
The January topic for the photography technique challenge is the f-stop challenge. For the month of January, I want you to choose an f-stop (aperture number) and stick with it all month. Shoot everything with that f-stop! You can choose to shoot wide open (low f-stop)...
Monthly Photography Technique Challenge
The New Year means resolutions and plans for growth. Growing our photography skills requires just as much attention and planning as do fitness and money goals. A lot of us try to take on photography projects that are time-based, such as a 365 project or a weekly photo...
How To Pick a Camera Lens
Have you have had your DSLR for a while and realized that the kit lenses that came with your camera are just not allowing you to get the pictures that you want? Or maybe you are going on vacation and want to minimize the amount of gear you are traveling with. ...
Creative Series: Snowy Night
Today I am starting a new creative series of articles to help inspire and push your creativity (It will hopefully get me out of a rut as well!). Every now and again I will pop in to share a shoot I have done and explain how I got the photos. I hope you will join...
How to Photograph Christmas Lights
It’s that time of year and we all want to get great pictures of our indoor Christmas decorations, especially the beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Photographing anything indoors presents its own challenge, but photographing a lit Christmas tree is...
The Ultimate Canon Photographers Gift Guide
If you have a photographer in your life then this gift guide is for you!! Inside are tons of wonderful ideas broken down by category to make finding the perfect photographer gift easier than ever. *This post contains affiliate links, which...About Me
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