Quick Photo Tip: Photographing Kids and Dogs Together

I don’t know about you, but the two hardest things I’ve ever had to photograph are kids and dogs, and photographing both together can be problematic. It’s stressful enough when you’re shooting for a client whose paying you a lot of money to deliver the goods, but when...

Storytelling using the magic of depth of field

Using depth of field to tell a story Many photographers have a favorite aperture. Mine is f/2.8. Why? Because it allows me to tell a story…   Do your eyes go first to the plants in the foreground, then to the person standing in the blurry background? Do you...

Creating a sense of place: Case Study #9

This post is one in a series on how to create a sense of place.   CASE STUDY: SEASIDE ADVENTURE Next time you’re taking photos on holiday or during a celebration, include detail shots to flesh out your story. Details shots, when added together with photos of...

Not So Fast Summer!!

Before we say goodbye to summer… Just how elaborate is the set-up to create a shot of ‘refreshing lemonade’? Surprisingly, it’s not elaborate at all! You will need: 1) Natural light 2) A drinking glass filled with sparkling/mineral water 3) A lemon slice 4) A...

Macro Photography

When I speak about macro/close-up photography, almost without fail, everyone thinks I’m referring to nature subjects, i.e. flowers and insects. But in fact I am suggesting one shoot anything but flowers and insects! When we turn our attention to the really small...

Getting Started With Lightroom

One of the things I like best about Lightroom is the awesome organization system that you are able to set up and easily maintain. A lot of people who are new to Lightroom don’t take advantage of this system and are missing out on the best part of this amazing photo...
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