my sweet little nephew
Oh my heart melts for this little copper topped boy. Love him. This is my little nephew, Gabe. He’s so cute right? Well, he’s even sweeter. :) This shot was taken at one of my workshops. We were outside on a sunny day but in the full open shade of a building. It was around…
Read Moretaking pictures of little ones in the orchards
This little miss was just hanging out with me in some blossoming orchards. It was a bit cloudy outside on this Friday afternoon. But we shot these pictures about 4:00pm and the sun was peeking in and out of the clouds (sunset was probably around 5:30/5:45 that day). My manual camera settings were (the same…
Read Morepictures of a one year old
This sweet little girl was photographed indoors near a window with only natural light. She’s naturally beautiful, but here are my manual camera settings… My manual settings: ISO – 2000 aperture – 3.5 shutter speed – 160/second lens – 100mm macro 2.8
Read Morephotographing children
I love photographing children. Here are some of my manual settings real quick from a shoot with some adorable little people… My manual settings for this image below: ISO – 100 aperture – F 3.5 shutter speed – 1/200 second lens – 50mm 1.2 My manual settings for this image below: ISO – 100 aperture…
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newborn photography props
I love photographing little newborns. For the most part I’m all about the baby, just pure simple baby. But now and then it’s so much fun to change things up and put them in different props. Here are a few of my favorite newborn photography props. I find most of my props at local antique…
Read Morethat blurry background
Everyone seems to love that blurry background, that buttery bokeh as it’s often referred to by the big wig photogs. :) Basically bokeh is that blurry background, those beautiful blurry lights, and that gorgeous shallow depth of field. It is created through the use of a fabulous lens that has an aperture that can open…
Read Morenewborn posing guide…
Update: The Newborn Posing Guide is here! The Newborn Posing Guide is almost here. I love photographing newborn babies. They are my favorite subjects. If you love newborns and are interested in photographing them, whether it be your own baby or a friends, or lots of newborns, then this posing guide may be just what…
Read Moredonuts with my boys
A morning of donuts with my little boys. Sometimes I like to throw my camera in for the smaller events. These are the real life things that I truly love to document and remember. I had my camera with my 50mm lens attached. That’s all. I didn’t take any additional lenses. I didn’t take a…
Read Morewhat is ISO? what are some ISO settings?
ISO with digital cameras vs. our old film cameras: Back when I had a 35mm film camera I had to decide which speed of film I wanted to purchase and shoot with. My common choices were film with an ISO of 100, 200, 400, and 800. ISO used to be ths speed of film (in…
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