Category Archives: Photography Tips + Tricks

one of my favorite ways to create a compelling image is through use of creative blur. whether i am blurring my entire image, or just blurring sections within the background or foreground, i love using creative blur as a way of drawing my viewer’s eye to my intended subject. need help seeing the beauty in…

when it comes to composing a photo, using negative space is something i have done for so long that i no longer realize that i am doing it. negative space is when you purposefully leave blank space within your frame and it is defined as the space that surrounds your subject. instead of filling your…
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we are getting to that point where she is starting to hand things to us and has learned to share, especially with food. there is nothing more hilarious to her than when she extends food to me in her little hand and i, quite dramatically, munch it out of her little grasp and lightly nibble…

when it comes to my photography lately, i have been focusing on maintaining texture within my images. sometimes that means capturing crisp textures like falling drops of water on a waterfall or the smooth texture of my baby’s chubby cheeks. no matter the texture, i have been more intentional about preserving that texture within my…

this past sunday found us dressed in our sunday best, attending a beautiful morning mass and hiding easter eggs for our little daughter in her nursery. with the prompt for the bethadilly 52 being connection this week, i found that photographing her first easter egg hunt provided many opportunities for capturing connection. having enjoyed a…