7 Tips Every BRAND NEW Photographer Should Know I know photography can be so overwhelming!  When I started out I thought I would never be able to achieve the images I wanted.  Even now there are some days that I stil...

Making the Most of Your Photography on a Budget Some of our readers have asked us to write a post on how you can enjoy photography on a small budget, so I wanted to put together a post with some of my own suggestions...

iPhone Food Photography Have you ever whipped out your iPhone to take a picture of your dessert so you could share it with a friend?  Are you guilty of taking a selfie with your favorite beverage?  Mobile phone camer...

(Image above edited with Velvet Color from the Clean Edit Portrait Workflow) 6 Tips for Photographing Your Subjects in Public If you prefer to shoot in natural light, you may not always have the luxury of photographi...

5 Tips for Better Lifestyle Photography I cannot say that I have fully mastered the lifestyle secrets for photographing my clients, but I have figured out how to create beautiful everyday lifestyle photos and self-po...

What to Wear for a Photoshoot Isn’t it absolutely fabulous when you get to a photoshoot and your clients are dressed so perfectly it looks like they just walked out of a magazine? You get this immediate sensation of,...

8 Ideas to Inspire Your Photography We all occasionally struggle with being creative.  Yes, even us photographers! Sometimes we just feel drained - like there is nothing creatively left to pull from. Sometimes we get...

Food Photography If you’re a beginner to food photography, the idea of making food look appetizing may seem a simple one, however, there is a little bit more to the process when photographing your edible subject. By ...

How to Create a Photography Website If you’re just starting with a new photography business, creating a great website is a MUST for anyone serious about bringing in business and attracting new customers.  A website i...

Soft Focus Photography The first time I created a softly focused (ie out of focus) image, it wasn’t on purpose, but my heart skipped a beat when it popped up on my computer screen.  I could barely contain my exciteme...

All images in this tutorial edited with Light & Airy Millenium Collection Presets for Lightroom How to Shoot and Edit Light & Airy Photos Light and airy photography is a lovely image style that is VERY popula...

Common Image File Types As a photographer and a user of both Lightroom and Photoshop, I see quite a range of photo file types - from our original RAW files, to TIFF, JPEG and PNG.  If you are wondering about the char...

How to Take Better Black & White Photos A simple, black and white photo is timeless, and an art-form all its own.  Here are a few tips and techniques for taking black and white photos, as well as some of the reas...

How to Pose Teens & Tweens for Photos I am so excited to share today’s Posing Tips with you.  Teens and older kids are so much fun to photograph.  First, they love to have their photo taken.  And yet, at the same...

4 Tips for Taking Photos in Harsh Light While many of us love shooting in the soft light of late afternoon (and early morning!) we may sometimes find ourselves having to shoot in harsh sunlight conditions.  If you fi...

How to Put Clients at Ease in Front of a Camera Have you ever heard one of your photography client's say this?  "We get a little nervous having our pictures taken”. I have probably heard this said a dozen times or mo...

Tips for Toddler Photography When I first started in photography, posing was a big stumbling block for me.  I really had no idea what I was doing and I tried all sorts of awkward poses with my subjects that really ma...

Camera Lens Filters and Effects When it comes to digital camera lens filters, there are so many possibilities, and your choice of filter depends entirely on what you are photographing, and how you would like your pho...

How to Calibrate Your Monitor There are many technical ins-and-outs to monitor calibration.  Most of us have an average amount of tech-savvy, so I am writing this for people who simply want their images to look bette...

Photos: An Amazing Gift for Your Family When I was a child I don’t remember asking for a whole lot.  Even for Christmas. There was this one year I wanted a record player, that’s the only gift I can remember ever want...