At the end of each year, I like to do a review of sorts. What was the year like? Did I do well, or could I have done better? What worked and what needs to be changed moving forward? But more than anything, the end of the year is the perfect time to pause and reflect…

Here are a few very important things I learned along the way of achieving my goal of reading 60 books this year, which will hopefully help and inspire you to do the same..

When it comes to my photography, keeping things simple means that certain elements become more important than one would expect. Things like color, for instance, can either enhance the portrait or become too distracting…

The one goal that’s always on my list every year is to evaluate and improve the processes in my business. See 5 changes I made in my business in 2019 that might seem small, but make a huge difference…

The question of having a BLACK FRIDAY SALE always comes up this time of year. As businesses try to push potential clients to make a purchase by discounting their wares, I have come to better understand my own feeling about this practice, and why it makes no sense for the business I’m running…

The prices that professional photographers charge for photos and print products can sometimes be a little shocking. There is a wide range of prices out there for photography, so it can naturally be very confusing..

Finances are one of the biggest struggles when starting and running a small business. Not only are you excepted to keep track of everything, pay taxes, and follow all the legal requirements, but also actually make some money (that’s the whole point of this thing, right?)…

Penny, the owner of Jolie Gotique, and I have been working together for quite a few years now. We plan and shoot her new fashion products in Fall and Spring of every year, and it’s a fun and exciting commercial photoshoot with a whole team. Get a behind the scenes look…

Since my last “10 Things About Me” post was so popular, you get another 10 super fun things you probably didn’t know about me…

Posing doesn’t have to look old-fashioned and obvious. It could be organic and flattering, and it an essential part of looking great in photos for those of us who aren’t natural-born models. This post is all about what goes into posing a family (big and small), my approach to getting those relaxed group images, and yes - even using posing to achieve candid shots that a lot of families absolutely love as part of their session.

In this article, I offer up advice for anyone who wants to get into photography a bit more seriously, is thinking about investing in their first DSLR (aka, a real camera!), and isn’t quite sure where to start, what they need, or how to generally approach taking up photography as a hobby.

It seems like every day there’s a new photographer in town. As a more established business (I’ve been at this since 2013 after all!), there are a few mistakes I see new photographers make over and over again. While there’s nothing wrong with trying…..

With the popularity of photography, more and more people are becoming familiar with the RAW file format. Unfortunately, there seems to be some misinformation about RAW, which then leads to potential conflict between photography clients and …..

Cameras have megapixel resolutions that capture every single pore, crease, and eyelash. And if you’re not a model, that amount of detail can be scary. Retouching helps us regular people look our best in photos. It allows us to not worry about that pimple that came out of nowhere….

Blogging is one of those things we all know we should be doing, but is just so hard to get it done. As small business owners, we know that our online presence, SEO, and the content we create can define our success.. yet, time and time again we don’t post consistently…

There are so many ways to do Studio portraits, but lighting truly makes the biggest difference. My lighting method, as it happens, is a bit unique. In fact, as with everything, my approach to lighting is to make things as simple and easy as possible…

This post is a little different, because it’s about ME. Meet the person behind the lens with 10 facts you might not have known..

While all photographers might seem alike, behind the scenes, things can be very very different. There is a formula of sorts that applies. It explains why some photographers charge more (sometimes a lot more) than others, without the needless breakdown of technical details nobody needs to know or care about..

Because I’m a photographer, people often ask me which camera they should go out and purchase when they’re looking to upgrade. And while the answer is usually fairly simple (buy the best camera you can afford), there are some details to consider if you really want make the best decision for you

Part of always trying to improve is having to change things. It’s not always my favorite thing in the world - spending time I can otherwise devote to something else - but updating the website is something I’ve been wanting to do for a few months now. And now that I’ve had a couple weeks over the holiday break, it finally happened…