Valentine Paper
Valentine's Day is approaching fast, so I wanted tolet you practice adding Valentine Papers to yourhigh key (white background) photos to make themlook like pretty wallpaper.Start by taking a photo of...
View ArticlePink Enchantment
I absolutely LOVE Rita's newsletter tutorial this week on her CoffeeShop Blog,showing how to change greenery to PINK in Photoshop or PSE. Since pink is my favorite color...I HAD to play aroundwith...
View ArticleMy NEW Painted Barn Wood Collection
My NEW Painted Barn Wood Collection has been a labor of LOVE! I live in an area of Michigan with hundreds of historic barns.I enjoy driving around to photograph them in various seasons, andone day, I...
View ArticleFree Heart Glitter Overlay
My freebie this week in our CoffeeShop Newsletter is a high resolutionHeart Glitter Overlay for Valentine's Day. If you haven't already signed up for the newsletter...sign up in the upper right column...
View ArticleProducts for Enhancing Your Photography
I'm super excited to announce my newest product:My Add-a-Baby Background Collection! The collection includes 44 fabulous backgrounds for every season plus Christmas...you just need to add the baby or...
View ArticleShooting with Indoor Natural Light
I love VINTAGE and have a running portrait series calledVintage Val. Isn't Val GORGEOUS?I "discovered" her at the hair salon when I was getting my hair cut,and asked if she would pose for a vintage...
View ArticleCreating Movement in Portraits
I'm so embarrassed to post these first two portraits, but these are frommy FIRST portrait shoot EVER! I had been learning photography for about a yearand was bored with landscape and flower photos. I...
View ArticleDivine Black and White Portraits
As a portrait photographer, I never turn my portraits toblack and white! That's because I ADORE color! Plus, I don't like when the skin tones turn gray and muddy.I have tried many techniques and...
View ArticleMore Ways to Create Motion in Photos
Last week, I wrote about my ONE technique that changed myportrait work FOREVER... CREATING MOVEMENT! Yes, this photo of Alyssa in the field with balloons isvery pretty... But this next version is...
View ArticleEaster Poses
Hoppy Easter! Just wanted to hop by and share some easy ideas forEaster portraits with young children. This is my great nephew Joey who was 10 months old in these photos.I was visiting my sister in...
View ArticleMy NEW Add-a-Baby Background Collection
This photo is one of my favorite summer portraitsand the customer bought a large canvas wrap of her childglowing in a field of wildflowers under golden sunshine! Would you believe that adorable little...
View ArticleSpring Portraits at Dow Gardens
Every Spring, I purchase a yearly pass into Dow Gardenswhich I'm fortunate to live near. The gardens are exquisite in every season...especially SPRING! Here in Michigan, we're still in the early part...
View ArticleCapturing Beautiful Skin Tones in Camera
To me, skin tones make or break a portrait! I work and work to perfect skin tonesand that begins when I'm taking the photo. Here's how to capture beautiful skin tones in-camera: You MUST learn to see...
View ArticleVintage Val at Curwood Castle
In my last post, I showed you how to get beautiful skin tones in-camera. This Vintage Val shoot at Curwood Castle in Owosso, Michiganis a great way to show you the techniques in action. Spring...
View ArticleDandelion Portraits
Every Spring, a field near my house explodes with YELLOW! It's dandelion season and where some people see a sea of WEEDS... I see an ocean of sunshine! Anything that will add...
View ArticleSenior Portraits Beyond the Ordinary
Senior portrait season has begun and if you are a professional photographer shooting senior sessions orif you just want to create unique photos of someone,this is the blog post for you. Of course, I...
View ArticleMy Pretty Floral Chair
Morning is my favorite time of day and I especiallylove shooting still-life photos with a low morning sun streaminggorgeous light into the scene. This week, I awoke to a beautiful sunny morning,and...
View ArticleRainy Day Photos
Don't let a summer rain get in the way of practicing your photography! To prepare for a rainy day, buy yourself a rain cover foryour camera. I have this one that I got for only $15 on this Amazon.com...
View ArticleDaisy Portraits
June is such a happy month when we finally havesunshine and DAISIES...what I consider the sunniest flower!They only last a few weeks, so I have been busy capturing thesimplicity of daisies.I found a...
View ArticleAdding Pretty New Skies
One of the fastest and prettiest ways to add a pop of WOWto your photos is to switch out the sky!When photographing portraits, I am always setting exposurefor the face, so often...especially with...
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