This was a great article that came out from one of my pro labs and I thought it would be helpful to those of you who are always wondering what you should wear to a photo shoot. The key is have fun with your outfit, use complimentary colors with your family or...
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How to keep your dress clean during a Bridal Portrait Shoot: Wedding Photography Raleigh
After doing weddings for over 14 years I have definitely learned the do's and don'ts to keeping the dress clean during a bridal portrait. I was prompted to write this blog after doing a bridal portrait recently only shortly after it had rained and was able to...
Read More >Holiday Card Portrait Season | Raleigh photographers
Well the season of Holiday Card portrait sessions is almost upon us! My calendar is already booking up fast. So in timing with this I thought this would be a good time to throw out some dressing tips. Now keep in mind, this are the old hard and fast...
Read More >Taming those Toddlers | Raleigh Photography
Boy is this a popular subject. You've hit the terrible two's or maybe the threes and all of a sudden getting pictures of those little darlings becomes areal work of art. You are not alone. I am going to try to help you to do some things that may make these sessions...
Read More >How to choose a photographer | Raleigh photography
I love getting professional photographer magazine. It is always inspiring. It's also helpful in reading about equipment reviews, things going on in the industry and new products. But once in a while I run across a photographer interview that just nails it for me....
Read More >What to wear for a family portrait Session: Photography Raleigh NC
It's getting that time again... Time to start thinking about your family portraits. And the sooner the better so you don't lose that nice tan you have acquired over the summer. I think probably the hardest thing for people when they are getting ready for a portrait...
Read More >Woo Hoo! I have eyelashes! Raleigh photography
Ok, I actually have very long lashes BUT they are so blond I might was well look like my eyes are bald. To add to matters, I forget many times to put on my mascara which adds about 10 years of age to my face. Ugh. And it never fails when someone actually takes a...
Read More >Yummy Cake Tips for Brides
When most people think about planning a wedding, they think about a theme, a dress, who to invite, and last but not least the wedding cake. A wedding cake is one of those key items of a wedding! It creates the cutest pictures and causes those memorable moments. Some...
Read More >A Lesson for Aspiring Photographers…
Tonight like many other nights we had a heated debate in one of my photography forums (of which I belong to many...) But it made me think. I know I have a lot of photographers that follow my blog, especially if they are working at getting into the business. So one...
Read More >How to Dress for an Engagement Portrait
You know as a wedding photographer, I am constantly asked questions about what to wear and what not to wear to a variety of shoots. So I decided to blog about it. Now of course there are too many rules to confine them to one post so instead there are two posts...
Read More >Guest Blogger: Wedding Planning Raleigh Photographers
I have worked with a lot of vendors over the years and I cannot tell you the importance of hiring professionals. By professionals I mean people with at least a good solid 3 years of experience (this allows them to make enough mistakes that they don't make mistakes...
Read More >The Key to Pleasing Compositions: Raleigh Photographer Education
Have you ever wondered why we cut off the top of the head sometimes? Why the subject is off center rather than in the middle. You don't notice these things, you just see an image and thing WOW that's beautiful. But when you start looking at your own image you start...
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