Welcome to my blog! Here you'll find wedding and engagement posts, personal posts, and educational posts for photographers! If you're a bride, check out the "For Brides" category! Look around, leave a comment, or ask a question! Explore & enjoy!
Last week I shared why it’s so important to have a second shooter at your wedding! In fact, I think it’s SO important, that I’m now offering it with all of my wedding packages! I would be doing my clients a disservice if I didn’t give them the best experience possible and give complete coverage […]
Hey photographers! Do you ever find yourself panicking when it’s time to shoot the bridal party portraits? You’ve got a dozen or more people with their eyes on you expecting you to be amazing. This is the moment where you can wow them and possibly pick up more bookings, or you can disappoint or even […]
“I didn’t get my pictures back for months!” “She took forever!” “I was hoping there would be more photos.” Sadly, I hear these comments from people about their photographers all the time! They say bad publicity is better than no publicity, but when it comes to photography, that is never true! Sometimes we overthink how […]
I’ll never forget the first wedding I photographed as the lead photographer. I charged a whopping $100 for full day coverage. My job at the time paid me $8 an hour, so making $100 in one day sounded good to me! The wedding was a blast and I loved my clients and their families. Then […]
As creatives, when we think of weddings we think of the gorgeous details, the stunning dresses, the fabulous decorations, and trying to capture the best couple portraits ever! Normally the family portrait time is something we write off as just a necessary part of the day that we don’t get too excited about. In fact, […]
When I first started pursuing photography, I really had no idea what lenses I should invest in or what camera model I should get! There are so many opinions about what lenses are the best because each profession may require different lenses! I remember thinking, “Well, this camera here comes with a lens already, so […]
Happy Monday! Today I’m continuing my education series for photographers on simple steps that I took in my business that led to big results! If you missed the first two posts, you can check those out here and here! I want to talk to you today about the advantages of shooting in RAW! If you […]
Happy Friday! Today I got on Facebook Live to talk about the power of positivity in your sessions and your client interaction! One of the hardest things to learn as a photographer is finding your voice! When you are doing a session, you are the expert, and you have to sound confident in your abilities, […]
This summer I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Katelyn James Workshop Experience with my friend Nichole! It was one of the best experiences of my life and I’m excited to share with you some of my biggest takeaways from the workshop! To be honest, I signed up for this workshop on a whim. […]
Happy Monday! Today I’m sharing my first post in my new education series! In this series I’ll be sharing small changes that I made in my shooting that led to better results! For any photographer, I think it’s important to remember where you came from. We all started somewhere and took steps to get to […]