Do you need any more than your cell phone camera on your next vacation?

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So you’re going on vacation in a couple of weeks and there is so many things to pack.  Do you need anything more than your cell phone camera on your next vacation? The short answer, absolutely YES.  Most point and shot cameras bought within the last couple of years will produce far superior pictures than [...]

The Winners Creed

The Winners Creed

Normally, I talk about photography or social media in my blog, but this quote is just to good to not post and to long to post directly, so I will post it here. Enjoy!! The Winners Creed I know that I have the ability to achieve my definite purpose in life: therefore I demand of [...]

Posting pictures to Social Media

Put some thought into what you post and how you post it. The world, your friends and family will think better of you because of it.

Turn that flash off to photograph holiday lights

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A very common thing I see around this time of year is people taking photographs of the holiday lights, but they leave the auto flash capability of their cameras on. Unfortunately, when they get home and look at those pictures on their computer, they will likely be disappointed. To dramatically help this situation, consult your [...]

Image a Pyramid when taking those family photos

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When you take a family photo over the holidays, position the people in the photo in the shape of a pyramid. This will make for a fun photo in which it will be easy to see everyone’s face and they will be at various heights. You might have to use a aperture of F11 or [...]

Window Light Portraits

Taking portraits using window light can be amazing. They are relatively easy and fast to setup. There are just a few things to keep in mind.

Best time to take pictures is after a during and after a big storm

Best time to take some pictures is during and after a big storm.

Cell phone pictures just aren’t sharp

Various techniques to hold a cell phone still while taking a picture.

Give your cell phone camera time to focus

Cell phones take a while to focus compared to traditional cameras including point and shot. Give them time to focus before you take the shot.

I have lots of Photography tips to share from my trip West to Yosemite and more

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I’m back from my trip to California, specifically Yosemite and more and have lots of Photography tips to share over the next few days and weeks.