I earn commission through links in this post. Lots of you have sent me questions about photo books after seeing them in my bucket list posts, so I thought maybe this warranted a separate post. What’s your favorite photo book company? I used to scrapbook, but I kind of lost interest in it/lost time for […]
Why I love to take pictures
If you’ve been reading here for long, you know that picture-taking is a passion of mine, and in case you’re wondering why I’m so shutter-happy, I thought I’d list some reasons. Disclaimer: I know it’s not going to be a passion for everyone else as well (I’ll be me and you can be you!) and […]
6 Things I Did To Improve My Photography
I’ve always liked to take pictures, but for the longest time, I wasn’t very good at it. When Sonia and Zoe were babies, though, I was pretty big into scrapbooking, and that really is what inspired me to learn how to take better pictures. Because no matter how good your scrapbooking skills are, if you […]
Shoot Better | 7 ways to avoid blurry kid photos
This post is part of Shoot Better, a series about improving your photography skills frugally. Since kids move almost all the time, getting sharp photos of them can be tricky. I’ve got some techniques to avoid blurry kid photos, and though this series is mostly about skill-improving, not equipment-buying, I’ll also share a few helpful […]
Shoot Better |How to take unposed photos of kids (part 2)
This post is part of Shoot Better, a series about improving your photography skills without buying new equipment. Because, you know, frugality. Last week I shared 4 ways to take better candid, unposed photos of kids, and today I’ve got 5 more ideas to help you get great kid shots. Ready? I’m starting with one […]
Shoot Better | How to take unposed photos of kids (part 1)
This post is part of Shoot Better, a series about improving your photography skills without buying new equipment. Because, you know, frugality. Unposed photos of kids are my favorite! Capturing children as they play, read, swim, dance, fight, laugh, cry…it’s just the best. Unposed photos do present some challenges, though. For instance, when you’re posing […]
