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I am just over halfway through my first ever “photober” challenge. If you have heard of Inktober, the challenge to artists to draw one ink drawing a day from a prompt for all of October, photober is just the same thing for photographers. The first thing I told myself was that it was okay to fail. 31 photoshoots in 31 days is A LOT, not to mention the fact that I had other paid sessions planned as well. I was confident that I could do it, but I did not want to let Photober be

Save this for when you need a quick pose guide! These are my 10 go-to poses that always make it into my workflow. Getting in front of a camera is hard. That is just the fact of the matter. But, with easy poses that flow into each other naturally, you can get your model loosened up, laughing, and having fun with the shoot rather than being stressed. 1. Rock Step Have your client stand with their feet shoulder-width apart, with one slightly in front of the other. Then have them

Abby and I grew up as sisters do, fighting, trading snarky comments, and becoming best friends two minutes later. I believe that is a common occurrence, and as we grew up, along with our younger sister, we became closer, a front against the world. Abby has always been the sister I’ve forced to do portraits in our luscious, summer-y background in Sitka, Alaska. From the time we got our first digital cameras, that grew into iPhones, and eventually into my Nikon D3500, we were

I started my morning hopping on the light rail to downtown Seattle to meet up with Aaron. We had connected through Threads a few months back while I was still traveling in New Zealand. I could tell from the get go that Aaron was a genuine guy, so when he asked about brand photos I had no hesitation saying yes. I suggested we meet at Olympic Sculpture Park, a beautiful location on the waterfront of downtown. On my way I stopped by The Seattle Center, getting the iconic monora

This guide gives quick advice for how to prep for a dance photoshoot.

Find some tips to get past your camera shyness and capture a meaningful moment in your life.