5 Fun Christmas Activities for Families Every year around this time, I tell myself, “Ashley, you only get a few special Christmas seasons with your kids, slow down and enjoy it".  And every year, even with the best o...

How to Photograph Christmas Decorations As photographers, we love the holidays because they provide us with plenty of amazing photo opportunities.  A challenge that we face as photographers in any situation is captur...

Photographing Wedding Details When you have a DIY bride, you know you will have plenty of detail photos to take.  This was the case with one of my recent weddings.  Lisa, the bride and my client, was meticulous about...

How to Be a Perfect Second Shooter at a Wedding Before I photographed a wedding on my own, I worked as a second shooter for a couple of different photographers, just to get a feel for everything that wedding photogra...

Snow Photography For some of you, photographing in the snow may be easier because you are used to being around all that white stuff during the Winter months.  I live in Georgia, and we rarely get more than a couple o...

Engagement Photo Session Tips Engagement sessions for me can sometimes feel like a 2-hour pressure cooker where I am constantly trying to figure out what’s next - what location, pose, and lens can I use to create as ...

4 Easy Tips for a Successful Family Portrait Session Family portrait sessions can be very nerve-wracking for photographers - especially during the busy Fall season (Fall mini-sessions, anyone?).  They can be A LOT o...

How to Master Silhouette Photography in 7 Easy Steps Silhouette Photography is an excellent way to add drama, mood and mystery to a photo.  The dark mysterious shape/outline of a subject in front of a lighter backgro...

What is White Balance? One of the BEST ways to save time in post-processing is to get your white balance right in-camera! Now, if you are wondering what white balance is, or if you are familiar with the term, but are...

Do You Need a Photography Niche Unless you live under a proverbial rock, you have likely heard from many sources that you should find your niche in the world of photography. But what is a photography niche? How ...

EXIF Data If you are a new photographer, reviewing the EXIF data from your photos will help you improve your photography skills in a very real way.  This data will not only give you insight that can help you now, but...

Enhancing your iPhone and Android Phone Images with Lightroom Presets “The best camera is the one you have with you.” I’d like to attribute that quote to its source but it has been so widely heralded, I can’t even ...

Are you Over Editing Your Photos? When I first discovered the world of editing and post-processing, I felt like I had gone to school for 13 years and become a plastic surgeon overnight.  The power I had at my fingert...

One Lens Photography: Making One Lens Work For You One of the most common questions asked by those interested in pursuing photography is, “What lens should I buy to start out with?”  It’s a tough choice and there are...

Night Photography Taking photos at night is a unique practice filled with plenty of deep colors, exciting lighting options and the perfect balance of exposure. While night time photography may take a little longer t...

How to Get Beautiful Bokeh in Your Photos Bokeh is derived from the Japanese word boke, which literally means "blur" or "haze". So in relation to photography, Bokeh refers to the soft, creamy, out-of-focus and blurr...

Self Portrait Photography Ideas Throughout the years, artists have used self portraits as a form of expressing themselves, and as a way of perfecting their craft.  Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and even Leonardo da V...

Interior Photography Tips Interior photography is, in my opinion, underrated.  While it may not be the most glamorous or exciting genre, it is one that we all appreciate on a daily basis. When you go to Lowe’s to pic...

Macro photography has been such a source of inspiration in my photography over the years.  It is an opportunity to see details and textures most never look for or can even see with the human eye. What is Macro Photog...

Birth Photography (Everything You Want to Know) It's 2:47 am.  You are snuggled so warm in your bed fast asleep, maybe even having an amazing dream.  Until the most annoying, loudest sound from your phone wakes you u...