by Meggan Jacks |  The Collage Connection
I’ve been on the hunt for a new rug for my living room. Like usual, I don’t know exactly what I want, but I am confident I will “know it when I see it” (and can only hope it won’t be $2000 for a 5×8 rug!)  I was intrigued, [...]

Textures can be a great versatile tool to help manipulate great images into WOW inducing images. This short texture tutorial will help you explore the wonderful world of textures!

The first in a series on common “faux pas” in the world of portrait photography
Diapers were not meant to be photographed. Nothing about them screams “quality” or “elegant.”  They serve more function than form and for that reason, photographing a baby with a diaper, but sans diaper cover, is a professional portrait faux pas.  A [...]

by Meggan Jacks | Meggan Jacks Photography
Diaper covers are an essential “prop” to have on hand for photographing babies. While too much fluff and fuss on a cover may overwhelm a newborn, I’ve found having a few “over the top” boutique covers a great way to add some fun to my portraits of 4M+ babies.
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Every Wednesday Night, I am right there in front of of my TV watching America’s Next Top Model. Well, I am a bit of a reality TV junkie, but my interest in this show has nothing to do with the model drama, or even the competititon – my favorite part of the show is the [...]

By Janine Memon-Dietz/Saving Grace Photography
When I first joined the ranks of professional photographer, shooting a maternity session scared me the most. Children to me are natural posers. They react quickly -  they physically respond with emotion making it easier to capture a variety of different poses. Pregnant women come in all sizes and photographing them [...]

by Kimberly Hill, CPP | Bliss® | Mouse Tales® Travel
For years you heard it from the speaking platform, read it in all the magazines, and discussed it on the forums:  a real professional photographer specializes. Enter our current economic challenges and suddenly the message changes: if they want it photographed, I’ll do it. Or maybe, [...]

by Meggan Jacks | The Collage Connection
If you haven’t already noticed, the use of textures in digital imagery is all the rage.  While my style of portrait work is more clean and simple, I do love to use textures in the background of collages and albums. I am always on the look out for new [...]

By Lisa Dillon | Lisa Dillon Photography
One of the most common questions you get as a photographer is “what should we wear?” Something about planning outfits for portraits strikes terror into the heart of just about everyone—even other photographers! The thing is—it’s not that hard. Think texture, think low-contrast and think head-to-toe. Most of my [...]

by Carrie Steffe | www.emaphotography.com
In my first of my series of bébé love (baby products,  cool baby finds and just all things related to babies!)   I had to write about my biggest love- baby hats!    Cute knit baby hats as you see plays a huge roll in my style of photography.   My [...]