I had a maternity shoot yesterday, and the couple I shot are so nice and have created the most beautiful nursery I’ve ever seen. They’re expecting twins and I’m so excited for them. Here are some of the highlight shots.
The light was beautiful in their backyard and nursery, so there were many great [...]

Ever get wildly over-exposed shots because the flash is too bright or too close? Does the light from the flash look harsh and unflattering? Here are two easy ways to fix problems with your camera’s flash…

Because I forgot to take a picture yesterday, here is a bonus shot from the Simpson family archives. I present my husband, Shayne and his family, circa 1987. Shayne is the handsome junior higher in the red vest. And yes, I was in my freshman year at college when this was [...]

I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this, but it seems as though my daughter is always backlit. I started looking through folder after folder of shots of Chloe and sure enough, she’s always backlit! I don’t know how she manages it! And here are some more examples of this [...]

Sometimes you need to think the way a digital camera thinks. All it knows is to take a light meter reading based upon where you point it. Most cameras base their light readings on the center point of the image because that’s usually where people put their subjects’ faces. But doing [...]

I like taking all kinds of pictures when I travel to trigger memories, particularly of things that might slip my mind later in life. Sure, I’ll always remember the ice storm, but will I always remember the leaning tower of blocks or spaghettiface? I like to record pictures of hotel rooms and funny [...]