So you get home from your trip to the beach and look through the hundreds of photos you snapped just to realize…they all look pretty much the same. Yeah, there are ones you like best and ones you like least, but over and over again you see the same background, same people, same setup. You […]

Photography Basics: 5 Ways to Make Your Photos More Interesting

We’re all spending a lot more time at home right now…a lot. I hope that means that you’re also taking more photos at home.  (If you’re not, hop back to last week’s blog post  for a little inspiration and a peek at how I’ve been documenting my own family.)  It’s easy to think that you […]

Photography Basics: The Mom’s Guide to Taking Better Pictures of Your Kids

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If you have an Instagram account or have just tried to put together a wall gallery in your home, then you’ve probably wondered how you could make it look better.  How come some people’s IG feeds look so pulled together while others are a jumbled mess? How come when you step back and look at […]

Creating a Style and a Story

So if you’ve been reading your emails or following along on social media, then you may have noticed that I launched something big out into the world last week. I opened the doors to my first ever online course, The Photo Glow-Up. And I’ll tell you, it wasn’t easy and it definitely felt scary.  It […]

Why I Launched The Photo Glow-Up

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I get a lot of photography questions from people…all sorts of people. I guess the big camera is a magnet of sorts. Strangers passing by during a photo shoot, great uncles at weddings, longtime friends….and moms. But if I have time, I’m happy to chat with them. One of the questions I get asked the […]

What Camera Should I Get?

So you know all those selfies you see on your IG feed of friends….the ones with the flawless skin, glowing cheekbones, and a seatbelt? Yeah….a seatbelt. Or maybe a steering wheel. Ever wonder why you get the urge to take a photo when you glance at yourself in the rearview mirror? You look good, that’s […]

Using Window Light in Your Photos

Instagram Car Selfies

So you know all those selfies you see on your IG feed of friends….the ones with the flawless skin, glowing cheekbones, and a seatbelt? Yeah….a seatbelt. Or maybe a steering wheel. Ever wonder why you get the urge to take a photo when you glance at yourself in the rearview mirror? You look good, that’s […]

Using Window Light in Your Photos

Instagram Car Selfies

I get asked a lot of questions about photography: How did you get started? What camera do you suggest? Why do you shoot Canon?  But today I wanted to address the question I get asked the most. Can you guess it?   “How do I get the background to be blurry?” Yes. That’s the one. I laugh […]

How do I get the background to be blurry?

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I’m sitting in a coffee shop right now, looking out the window. The light is beautiful and I wish I had my camera. But the sun is shifting quickly and I know it won’t last. Let’s talk a little about that light today. When’s the best time of day to take photos and why? Now I […]

The Best Time of Day to Take Photos

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