Category Archives: Photography tips

Camera Bodies: D90 vs D700 vs D3s

So, this is going to be a very “less-than-technically-perfect” post.  Because I get asked this question so often, I wanted to blog about it.  But, I only can refer to my own experiences and personal preferences.  This is in no way a definitive or technically perfect piece on cameras.  If you really want to get…

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What’s in our bag….

Happy Monday, everyone! Often, I get asked what we shoot with, what lenses we have…and just what we take to weddings, in general.  I also get asked what camera body I recommend, and what specific lenses are our favorites.  That’s too much to cover in one post, so over the next few weeks, I am…

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Featured with Design Aglow

I was super-excited to get an email that a bridal image from my portfolio was chosen to be  in the new Bridal Posing Guide offered by Design Aglow.  Design Aglow chose 82 images from over 1000 submissions, so it was a definite honor to be selected….. I’ve used Design Aglow for cool photography products for…

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Google Reader + My Favorite Blogs

If you enjoy reading blogs, and don’t use a tool like Google Reader, you should definitely do yourself a favor and check it out! I currently follow 53 blogs through my Google Reader app, and there is no way in high heaven I would ever find the time to visit all of these blogs if…

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Photography 101: The Class

Our second ever Photography 101 class was a success, I do believe.  Twenty-five great students made for a fun morning that absolutely flew by! I know I threw a lot of info at these guys, but they were so great, and so receptive. We spent most of the first hour and a half just talking…

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Photography Tips: In-Camera Light Meter

This is somewhat of a continuation of this post about learning to use aperture and this one about where to begin with a DSLR. So, continuing my story, I was so excited that I could create those beautiful buttery backgrounds (finally!) with my kids the “in-focus” part of the image, but I was still frustrated…

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