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 [...]

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.

Improve those outside family portraits

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The use of flash to enhance family portraits taken outside.

What is RAW format and why should I care

Use RAW format to gain more control post capture.

Cloudy days are a great time to take photos

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Take great pictures on cloudy days.

So why is the snow in my pictures not white?

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How to make sure that the snow in your pictures stays white and not an ugly gray.