Ah, the holiday season. With Hanukkah, and Christmas coming up a LOT sooner than I expected, I find myself getting my camera ready for what’s coming. With lights, colors, love, and most of all – awe and magic – I put a different emphasis on holiday photos than I would for photos I take the rest of the year. Why? The light is different, for one. It’s darker outside much earlier, but we are better lit by candles, twinkly lights, and Menorahs. The sky is the limit! For another thing, ...
Photography
Stop Paying for Stock Photos and Take Your Own!
I love pretty pictures and creating great graphics to go along with my blog posts. Sometimes I have the perfect image in mind for the background of an graphic, and I can go straight to the search field on Canva and find it. Other times I know I’ll need stock photos, because I have no way of having my own picture for something (like the time I wrote about my dream of moving to Australia!) Either way, we all know it is your images that typically get people interested in clicking on your ...
How To Set Your White Balance
Have you ever taken a photo inside and wondered why everyone is orange? Or perhaps you took a photo in the shade and your child was a strange shade of blue? Today we are going to talk about how to set your White Balance. White Balance White balance is how your camera interprets the color of light in a scene. Each light source has it’s own individual color. When we take a photo, our cameras usually try to neutralize these different colors to give you the most natural looking photo it can. ...
How To Take A Food Photo From Good To Great
A good photo can make or break a blog post. Clear, high-quality pictures enhance and supplement your written content and are aesthetically pleasing to your viewers, thereby enticing your audience to come back for more. This is especially important when you are trying to take a food photo. Your readers are looking for beautiful food that looks delicious. How To Take A Food Photo From Good To Great 1. Use Clean, Even Light Natural light is the best and if you're outside, seek open shade. ...
3 Tips for Photographing Your Everyday Life
Our daily life is made up of small moments that, when put together, form lifelong memories. I love documenting my everyday! It is the ordinary, everyday things that tell my story, and the same is true for you. Here are a few tips for photographing your everyday life to help you get inspired. Photographing Your Everyday Life If you often find yourself in a rut when photographing your everyday life, here are a few tips to help you take your images from ordinary to ...
What to Do When You Don’t Have Access to Natural Light
It’s no secret that every photographer loves shooting in natural light! Great natural light yields amazing photographs that are bright, light, and crisp. As a photographer myself, I try to take advantage of it in my photographs as much as I can. However, there are certain conditions and situations where natural light is not available to me. What do I do in this case?! Here are the tips and tricks I use when I don’t have access to natural light. What To Do When You Don't Have Access To ...