How many times have you heard yourself say, “I’m horrible a getting my picture taken” or “I don’t like my [insert facial feature here]” or any other self-doubt technique that prevents you from taking great photos? Really?
We photographers are often the worst at this – I know I am! One of the many reasons photographers get behind the camera is so they are not in front of it. So, believe me I KNOW where…
This past summer I was in Buffalo, NY to shoot Ellie’s Senior Portraits. Since I am originally from Buffalo, I frequently go back for sessions with clients there.
We went to a location called the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. It is a fabulous place – rich with history, designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted -the famous landscape architect who designed New York City’s Central Park.
The beautiful gardens and architecture was a tremendous…
In digital photography, there are ways to implement different treatments to photos. These treatments vary from imitating film types and treatments, to special effect treatments to change the color and texture of photos. Here, I will apply different treatments to the same photo so you may see how they look.
The most common treatments are Black and White and Sepia. Black and White mimics black and white film. Black and White can be taken monochrome…
What is your photography style?
I love vibrant color. I wear bright color clothes and occasionally bright makeup. My photos are no different. I anticipate the spring and summer all winter long because I love the look of the bright blue sky and the green grass. It is my goal that my photos reflect my love for bright color. I shoot a combination of romantic poses, crisp and clear details, and photojournalistic moments. Even though…
There are a lot of photographers out there. A lot of them are good. Why am I doing this? Isn't the market already flooded? For me there is a single photo which motivates me to be a photographer. It's not a famous photo. It wasn't even shot by a great rockstar photographer.
It's a photo of my parents at their wedding in 1956.
I spent hours staring at it as a child. I imagined what…
