Tips For Using the Sun as a Backlight
In photography, it is common advice when shooting into the sun to have the sun behind the photographer to light the subjects from the front. Yet sometimes breaking this rule can create a unique image with nice shadow or back-lit effects. Instead of taking a…
Online Dating Photography to Look Great in Your Profile Picture
You have plenty of pictures of yourself, but they are all group photos with your mates, and to make it worse you’re the one pulling a weird face? Your selfie game is just not strong enough to put your best foot, or face, forward? You…
Headshot Photographs For Musicians Introduces Me To More Music
One of the fun things about doing headshot photographs for musicians is they will sometimes bring instruments in with them to the studio. I’ve enjoyed banjo music, saxophone, and in the case with Anthony he brought a guitar. Besides doing his own music, he does…
Advice for Being a Successful Wedding Photographer
I have been in the business of photography for over 10 years, and in that time, I’ve photographed quite a few weddings. Some weddings I photographed working for other photographers as an assistant and second shooter. Most of the weddings I’ve done, however, have been…
The Sweet Look
The fun thing about this photo-shoot was playing up the bright eyes of the model. In discussing what we wanted to do with the shoot was get this classic sweet look. The first step was to do a nice soft makeup and the hair in…
1920’s Themed Photoshoot
The last time I did a photography session with Aline, we went with a retro 60’s theme. This time around we decided to move it back to a 1920’s themed photography session. The fun of themed photography sessions is that we get to play with…
The Man and the Cigar
I have said it before and I will say it again, one of the great things about being a photographer is the people I encounter. This is especially true when living in a city like I do, where it is such a hodgepodge of cultures…
Sisters
As the song goes, “Sisters, sisters There were never such devoted sisters,…” The lyrics by Irving Berlin were never so true when it came to these two girls who came in for a a Girls Day Out photography session. As you can see by the…
Advice When Having a Consultation with a Wedding Photographer
Are you looking to hire a professional photographer for your wedding? If so, great! The reason I say this is that it seems like quality photography on a wedding day has become less valued in recent years. And the fact that you are reading this…
Look at The Camera
You don’t always need to look at the camera when it comes to taking a great picture. In fact, it is sometimes fun to play with having people look off in odd directions. It is also fun to just let kids play and snap a…