Category Archives: For Photographers

The light meter:How to take a correct exposure | Camera Basics 101

Previously we talked about why turning your camera setting from Auto to Manual is the first step to taking beautiful pictures. And you now know that you need the right combination of three things: aperture, speed, and ISO to take a correct exposure. Can’t remember what those three things are? Just click here.  We will…

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5 DIY Wardrobe Tips to styling your session | Fall Edition

Today I want to talk about how to choose and coordinate outfits for your family’s session.  A lot of times, I get emails that sound something like this, ” Cassandra, can you take a look at these outfits (iphone pic attached) do they match…what do you think? As a photographer, one part of my job…

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A beginners guide to using your camera | Camera Basics 101

So you have a DSLR camera, but have never taken it off of that little green box- AUTO ( which honestly means that your pictures are not much better than a tiny point and shoot camera:( ).  So how do you use all of those buttons to take beautiful pictures of your children?  The secret…….

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Don’t say “Cheese”

Don’t get me wrong I love smiley pictures, but just a smile, a “say cheese” smile fails to help you remember… what breakfast in the morning was like with his bed head curls and waffle pieces falling off his fork how much he giggled at the touch of your kissesher dimples, silly faces, and how nothing…

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Ooops I forgot to__(blank)__ | Beginning Photography Mistakes

I remember holding my negatives up to the light only to find just a few correct exposures surrounded by completely white and black squares. My professor leaned over my shoulder and said that I forgot to set the correct ISO. Ooops I forgot to __(blank)__ was a common line when I first began using my…

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