You still have a couple more days to join our current weekly challenge over at our DigitalPhotographyBlogs.com Flickr Group. This week’s summer-themed challenge is VACATION.

I’ve learned a thing or two recently from lugging my DSLR and a couple of toddlers down to the beach for a quick photo shoot. I thought I’d share with you some tips to save you a little heartache and hopefully ensure that you’ll end up with some fun memories of the day.

If you haven’t noticed, Shooting the Kids has been on a little (OK, <ahem> not so little) summer break. We’ve been playing at the beach and eating ice cream and staying up late because, well, it’s summer and that’s just what you do! We’re also in the middle of a house move, which is both [...]

We went away for a couple days, and I’m trying to take a little break from everything. But I’m proud of myself for still sticking with the 30 Day Photo Challenge. I’ve not been known in the past to be great at completing any photo challenges I’ve joined, but I’m determined to be a [...]

We’re up in the mountains for a weekend away to celebrate Chris’ birthday. Today, we took a quick day trip to a nearby town that has a little boardwalk on the lake. We found the boardwalk and all the carnival rides, but we also found it all boarded up for the winter. I think [...]

Just is a quick post to say an official good-bye to summer. Today marks the Autumnal Equinox, the first day of my favorite time of year! I can’t say that I’m too sorry to see summer go. We had some great times, sure. But mostly I just bear the long, hot months of summer [...]

Anyone who’s visited our house could tell you that I love lights. Lots of them. I love small, colorful lights, none of which would be enough to light up much of anything on their own, but together create a magical warmth. So you can imagine how in awe I am of [...]

Summer vacations are so great. We just took our 10-month-old daughter on a plane for the first time to head for a vacation on the island of Kauai. Just being in Kauai gets me excited about all the amazing photo opportunities that come with a beautiful tropical beach location! But I also want to remind [...]