Archive for March, 2011



Capturing the Many Faces of Baby

The plus of taking baby photos is also the downfall. Babies don’t pose for the camera. To your advantage, you won’t have to sort through hundreds of phony, cheesy smiles and awkward poses like you may have to do with older subjects. But because babies are natural models, it can be harder to get them [...]

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How to Avoid or Remove Red Eye

To avoid red eye it helps to know the cause. The effect is actually the light (usually from a flash built onto your camera) bouncing off your subjects retina and back to the camera. It’s worse when your pupils are dilated because then more light is let into your eye and thus more light will [...]

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Saving Time Editing Photos

There’s a lot that can be done to photographs after they’ve been taken. I’ve even taken pictures and gotten lazy behind the camera thinking, “I’ll take it out later.” While it’s true that I can take most things like these power lines out later, it may not look as great. And chances are the photograph [...]

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Choosing a Memory Card

Choosing a memory card can be pretty easy. There are just a few stats you want to keep your eye on when choosing a memory card. The first is size, you’ll want to look for what I call the memory card sweet spot. Memory Card Sweet Spot

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Maternity Photography Tips

You will have to take my word for it when I say I was not the cute, tiny, pregnant person that I always dreamed I would be. In fact, it was quite the opposite, I had an affinity for vegetables as long as they were battered and deep fried and I had neighbors who egged [...]

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