Last weekend I did some head shots for a friend of mine and her band.  I don’t have a lot of lighting equipment, I generally rent it when I need it, but this particular time renting was out of the question because the budget was very small.  I knew we were going to be shooting indoors due [...]

The last wedding reception I photographed was a little cute backyard wedding, and they had strung up bulb lights and colored lanterns across the yard. I knew I wanted to take some photos of the bride and groom as the sun went down, but I knew they had limited time, so I grabbed another couple [...]

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 [...]

Today’s cameras are getting better and better, aren’t they? As a matter of fact, I have a camera phone that takes some crazy sharp pictures with extraordinary color, all at the click of a button. However, there are plenty of times where I would like to tell the camera what to do, how to see [...]

So, the big day has arrived. You are at the wedding venue at the prescribed time, you are ready with gear in hand, batteries charged up, and possibly if you are lucky, a second shooter ready to go. Suddenly, it hits you. You are in charge of preserving this sacred day. A wedding day that [...]