I am so proud of this girl. She is graduating from BYU this week! She is the kind of girl that is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Congratulations, Sharla! And the best of luck to you.
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Aaron & Shareece – Provo, Utah Engagement Photographer
I had so much fun photographing this stunning couple. They are a perfect match for each other! I got to photograph them on two different evenings at three different locations. It was a blast. I don’t think I could have ask for a better couple to photograph! And I couldn’t be happier for them!
The Best Online Photography Workshop Ever!
I am proud to announce my new online photography workshop! I had a lot of fun making this and you will have a lot of fun taking this workshop!
If you ever wanted to learn what all those buttons on your camera do, or wanted to learn how to take better pictures of your son at his soccer game, or just wanted to get better at photography in general, then this the class is for you. It’s a six week online course with six assignments designed for you to go at your own pace. You will never be afraid of your DSLR or manual mode again!
To learn more about his class click here!
Since this class is so new and I am feeling very generous, I am offering this workshop at a very special, very low price! But this offer is only good for this week. So take advantage and sign up today and don’t miss out. Even if you can’t start this course for another month you can still get it today and start when you can. There’s no excuse! Get it now and start taking fabulous photos!
5 Tips for Photographing Your Family Indoors
I’ve recently had a lot of people ask me about how to use their digital cameras and how to take better pictures. So I decied to put it all together in a nice little package in the form of an eBook called “How to Shoot your Family & Friends and Get Away With It”. Then I decided to give you a teeny tiny little taste of what you can learn from my eBook. Here’s how to make your indoor photography go from drab to fab in just 5 easy steps!
1. Turn off your Flash
Yes, that’s right, I am telling you to turn off your flash indoors. Flash is evil…I mean, it even gives you red eyes and dark scary shaddows. Your subject will be so much more flattering if you just turn off your flash and place your subject next to a window. You be the judge, which photograph do you like better?
2. Find the Light
Now that you’ve turned off your flash you need to find some light. Look around and see what rooms have the best light. Or even where the “pretty light” is in each room. Stay away from harsh afternoon light. Try to find soft diffused light next to a window. You might even be surpised where you find the best light.
3. White Balance
Are you tired the of orange and blue images you get when photographing indoors? Setting your white balance could possibly be the most important step when shooting indoors. This might just change your life. When you set the white balance on your camera, you are simply telling it what color the light is that you are shooting in. Different light sources give off different hues or temperatures. For instance, tungsten light (or regular lightbulbs) give off an orange color. Our eyes can adjust to this and we don’t even notice, but your camera is very sensitive to this. This simple remedy is to simply set your white balance.
Almost every DSLR has white balance presets you can set. They are displayed as icons you can choose from to match your lighting:
4. Use the Biggest Aperture
I have a confession, I love big apertures. Huge, wide open, let – in – a- bunch- of- light apertures. This makes a depth of field to die for. I really need a whole other post to really get into apertures and depth of field. But, basically, the aperture is the size of the opening of the lens. Having a big aperture will let in a lot of light and make the background blurry. Both of these things are perfect for indoor shots. Try setting your camera to the aperture priority setting. On a nikon it’s A and on a Canon it’s AV. Get your aperture to the smallest number possible (they’re fractions, the smaller the number, the larger the opening) I think I will definitely have to do another blog post on this later.
5. Use A Higher ISO
Use at least 400 but go higher if you’ve got it, 800, 1600, or even 3200! Yes, it’s true that higher the ISO the more noise, or grainer the image is. The newer cameras don’t have as much problem with this now. Just play around with the ISO and see how it can make your images lighter.
To sum it all up, try this when shooting indoors:
- Aperture Mode (A or AV)
- f stop 2.8
- ISO 400 or higher
- next to window light
- and set your white balance
Click here to learn more photography tips and tricks.
Art Show
I have been teaching a group of 7-12 year old students an online photography course. They are all so talented and have such a great eye for photography. We are half way through our course and I want to show off how beautiful their images are. Hope you enjoy our online art show!
Hannah Whiting
Tabitha Howard
Hannah Preston – I think the ice looks cool because the sun is shining at it. It makes it wonderful.
Kerisa Boden – One of my favorite pictures I have taken in this class was with my little sister holding a camera. I decided to try to take a similar picture, but make it better. This was my favorite photo because I liked all the clarity of the picture and that it showed her happy face.
Lilly Tippets – I picked this picture because it’s pretty and I like the doll and the background.
Regan Abbott – I chose this photo because the background looks nice.
Alayna Zenger – It was so hard to choose between two pictures I took.I It was hard because the two pictures were sooooooooooooo cute, and I love every picture of any kind of animal. I thought it was hard trying to get animals, but my pictures turned out great.
Ammon Borden – My favorite subject is my family, so I got us all together and my mom made the cards to say “Family” and we tried a function on my camera we haven’t used before – the timer.
Claire Raymond
Coy Christensen – This is my favorite because it looks like a silhouette. I think that looks really cool.
Ellie Napoli – I like taking pictures of my cat, Fluffy. This is a picture of her after a bad snowstorm
Eva Thimmes – I picked this picture because its pretty.
Hannah Harvey – I chose this picture because it’s my stuffed animal family and I felt like it showed the love the family has. I liked the lighting on that picture and the angle. I did close up so you could really see the faces
Joanna Hinton – I liked how the kitties are pretty and easy to take pictures of and I can have fun with taking pictures of the kitties.
Laureana Lazarte – I chose to take a picture of a ballet costume and pointe shoes because I love ballet. I really want to dance on pointe someday. I loved this picture the best because of the lighting coming in from the side and how close up it was to the shoes with the costume in the background. I love how the colors all came together with the pinks and oranges
LoriAnne McCourt – These are my brothers
Lyvia Zenger – I liked my main subject, animals are always fun to take pictures of.
Nyah Richards – I chose this picture because I like the lighting, background, and it’s of me and a favorite stuffed animal.
Vanessa Kirkpatrick – these are some of my favorite stuffed animals. : )
Ciara Abbott
Sarah Cameron
Tristen Harvey – I liked this one the best because it has the most colors and it has a lot of the barbies showing. I chose to take a picture of my barbies because they are my favorite toys and I got the cruise ship for Christmas.
Sophia Thimmes – I chose this photo because I really like the vivid colors.
Sarah Oldroyd
Sarah Nelson – I like it because it is frosty and beautiful.
Ahrana Hyde – I loved this photo its cute and sweet.