Taking family portraits is an important part of our photographic journey. And so is making portraits of our 4-legged family members. We sometimes forget to take the time to honor our canine friends with a portrait or two, but it’s really easy to take an awesome, professional-looking picture of our pets. Here are 6 steps to taking great pictures of your dog.

My computer had a fatal error today. AAAAHHHH. All was well after a re-start, but it scared me and reminded me that it’s time to clean the clutter off my computer and backup backup backup. I’m pretty good about deleting as I go while I’m shooting. I’m also pretty good about [...]

Ever wish your point-and-shoot worked faster? Here are some easy tips and tricks for squeezing a little more speed out of your compact camera.

Reason #461 it’s great to own a digital camera:
I discovered recently that I hadn’t adjusted our renter’s insurance since we got married (yikes!) and now we have a lot more stuff. My insurance company suggested that I document all the contents of my house, make a list with values of all my worldly [...]

Here are some tips and tricks for improving pictures of clouds and sky, using only a compact camera.

Silhouettes can be beautiful. They accent a person’s facial features in profile, they can make someone look mysterious, they can accent shapes and make objects & people look iconic. Shooting a silhouette can be quite easy with a few simple steps.

I’ve been doing a number of product shots lately (more for fun than profit) and have taken to using the Set White Point tool in Photoshop to correct the exposure and color casts.  Of course, this the correct way to go about this would be to accurately set the color temperature and proper exposure in [...]

The key to improving our photography is an ongoing understanding of light: how it behaves, how it looks best on different faces, how it bounces around creating different effects. Here are a few ideas about learning how to “see the light.”