Have you ever seen an image that absolutely takes your breath away? One that is so full of color and detail, that you know it just can’t be real? When I had the opportunity to sit in on Dave Black’s presentation on Lightpainting at Photoshop [...]
"Get it right in-camera." I'm sure you've heard this statement time and time again. It's good advice for things like composition and exposure, but it leaves little room for creativity in post-processing. Some take the statement further, saying "Get it right in-camera so you can [...]
Let me start at the beginning. I have loved flowers ever since I was a little girl. As a child, I would gather handfuls of garden flowers, wildflowers and, often, weeds and bring them home to my mom. I loved to see her face light [...]
Photographs are memories, snapshots in time. They remind us of friendships, love, and relationships. But what happens when we lose those closest to us? The photographs end, and we are left with only memories we’ve made throughout our lives together. “Some people come [...]
Sometimes, the best photographs are the ones that we didn’t plan on taking. That was the case for photographer, Matt Shumate. While shooting a wedding in Spokane, Washington a few months ago, he was surprised by the first winter snow of the season. This is [...]
As Michelle wrote yesterday, we had the opportunity to participate in Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk in our hometown this last Saturday. We had an absolute blast! Here's the group, before we headed out for the morning (shot by our group leader, Paul). And here's [...]
This past Saturday, Misti and I attended Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk in Boise, Idaho. It was our first time participating and we had so much fun! I want to share a few of my favorite photos that I took from the walk. Misti will [...]
Helping others in need isn’t just for the holidays. We can use our talents and skills as photographers to help others all year long. I’d like to introduce you to Mia Coelho of Compassion Photography, a non-profit company based in Fort Worth, Texas, whose values [...]
In preparation for Photoshop World in Las Vegas, we knew we were going to be learning a lot about Photoshop, photo editing and photography in general, but we had no idea as to the extent it would be. We discovered new techniques, shortcuts we never [...]