Tuesday Tips #284 – Making the Most of Fall
With all the brilliant colors autumn has to offer us, make sure to shoot at the right time of day so that your colors are at their peak! While the random sunny day may be welcome to your spirit, it wont do much for those saturated reds, yellows and oranges of your folliage. Keep your shooting in the early mornings and evenings and rejoice in those overcast days — those grey days are the perfect color compliment to your captures! "The spaces I want to be in are
The Weekend Update – Oct 6
via Hannah Terry · HEAVY HEARTS this week friends. We lost 59 American in Las Vegas this week, senselessly. Honor them by knowing their names and knowing their stories. · Do not throw your hands up, there are so many things we can do to help including simple tasks like donating blood to our local banks. · With 95% of the island still without power and dangerous shortages of food and water, celebrities have gotten together to bring awareness to the dire need of Puerto Rico by posting their least
Tuesday Tips #283 – Making the Most of Fall
Another summer is behind us and we know we are not alone when we confess that we couldn't be more ready for the change. Fall brings on such dynamic color variations that it is honestly our favorite season to shoot in the environments. If you're planning a local outing or headed out on travel for shoots, the Fall Foliage Projection Map is ideal to help you scout where and when to head out. One of our favorite ways to play up the colors of the warm ornage
The Weekend Update – Sept 29
via Brenda Acuncius · If you have ever been interested in donating your photography skills to your local animal shelter, this sweet post will prepare you for what to expect. · Today is National Coffee Day so hit up your favorite spot in its honor and don't miss the other good ones like National Homemade Cookies Day — they're coming up! · How to Get Film-like Warm Skin Tones With Daylight White Balance · Meet Texas Photo Renovators, an awesome group that is salvaging photos destroyed by Hurricane Harvey one photo
Session Spotlight – Brenda Acuncius
It has been said that "The photographer's art is a continuous discovery which requires patience and time". Patience and time are two things that humans never have enough of and when we become photographers, we are taught our limits are able to obtain growth in both. Taking portraits of people certainly requires both but when it comes to animals, it may require double. With no language spoken, its often a waiting game for just the right moment. Leave it to our own Brenda Acuncius to catch not
Tuesday Tips #282 – The Element of Shadow
We know that shadows can add contrast and drama and they can even show off pattern, but have you considered usisng shadows to direct your viewer's focus? Consider the shadows cast off from a group shot at a family session: the shadows of the family lead the viewer's eye directly to where you intended them to be — the family. Use shadows from other objects or subjects other than your main subject to shift attention exactly where you want. Just look at those palm leaves above; where