Step one.....

Ok, So I am being honest that now I am feeling all shy about my picture taking skills. A LOT of you out there in blog land are insanely awesome photographers. So take what I say with a grain of salt.


Step one- get on the same level as your subject. This is the number one thing, that takes the least amount of time that will make a huge difference in your pictures.

In the examples below you can really see what I mean. In the picture on the right you can tell i am standing above her.Your eye is distracted by the door behind her, the shoe in the corner, and the boxes in the corner.

The picture on the left however all you can see is the subject of the photo Myka.

These pictures were taken within seconds of each other but tell vastly different stories. And all I did was change the angle that i was shooting from. It only takes a second make sure you are on eye level with your subject and not shooting from above.

Shooting from above your subject happens a lot with parents taking pictures of their kids. You get so caught up in what your eye is seeing you forget that your camera is seeing something completely different. By getting down to the same level as your subject/child you are helping the camera see what you see.

Our next lesson is on eliminating background distractions. I am hoping to get a chance to post it tomorrow but I may not since my brother in law is getting MARRIED tomorrow !!

I am so excited for my brother in law and soon to be sister in law.

I am photographing the wedding too :)

So it will be a crazy busy day !

How to take a picture part one

I am a photographer.
But before that, i was a mom.
A mom who loved taking pictures.

When my first daughter was a baby I was big into funsavers. I always had one on me. I loved the thrill of dropping my camera off at Walgreens and in one hour looking at pictures of my baby. Digital cameras were way beyond what my brain could handle back then.

When i look back at my pictures now though i am kicking myself. No, not because I used a funsaver. because there were so many things i could have done to make my pictures soooo much better.

In todays day and age we are sharing information with each other faster then ever. Remember sitting at your grandparents house watching a slideshow of their trip to Florida?

That would NEVER happen today. Today my grandma would just upload it to facebook. Or better yet take pictures while she was there and tweet them !!

With so much picture sharing fun going on in the world of social media I thought it would be fun to share some tips and tricks I have picked up over the past few years on how to take a Great picture.

I promise you do NOT need a fancy camera to take a decant picture,
You can take AWESOME pictures with a point and shoot camera.
And if you are still rocking the funsaver , we can work with that to.

These are tips and tricks that anyone can use to take their pictures from drab to fab in three simple steps.

Stay tuned for step one :)

Lovely

I have been wanting to participate in Life made lovely Monday for some time now.
But to be honest most days I stink at making life lovely.
I have pretty ideas in my head about making my home a lovelier place.

But then the dishes in the sink and piles of wash distract me from that craft I had in mind.

But lovely comes in many forms. And today i am sharing this lovely picture of my clients baby boy I took over the weekend.


I hope you all have a lovely Monday !!

I need to say this every morning

As I face my day.
As I run my business and take care of my family.
I need to remember that it is OK to invest in myself.
Acknowledge my God given talents and purpose.

I had a AWESOME weekend. I photographed this wedding in Sedona.
I love Sedona. It looks like all the best parts of Arizona and Wisconsin all mixed up.
This morning I had coffee with my Amazing friend Robin. Its so wonderful to have a friend who believes in you. Inspires you on your creative journey.

I am a lucky girl.

random awesomeness. I had FOUR people tell me they love my blog this week.

Random not awesomeness Ashlynn barfed ALL OVER the car yesterday.

it was gross.