With summer weather almost in full swing, thunderstorms + torrential downpours are inevitable here in Virginia. As a senior portrait photographer, one of the hardest parts of shooting summer portrait sessions is knowing when to reschedule due to weather + when to shoot regardless of the forecast. Some days there is an 80% chance of […]

Happy Tuesday, friends!! We made it through Monday (whew!) and the work week is officially in gear! One of my past workshop attendees + mentoring clients, the oh-so-fabulous Rachel, posted a wonderful question in the workshop Facebook group and I have decided to answer it in today’s blog post! She asked how I organize + deliver […]

All of my fellow small business owners and boss ladies know that there is ALWAYS an endless list of “to-dos” and a constant jumble of information swimming through our minds. It’s kind of in our job description. With dozens of things to keep track of, it’s hard to ever feel organized! Contracts, invoices, questionnaires, calendars, to-dos, client emails, […]

Something that I used to struggle with as a photographer was mastering backlit images and finding that “glow” that other photographers always seemed to have in their images. I absolutely loved the look of “glowy”, sunset light, but I just couldn’t seem to achieve it without hazy images or awful sun flare. But, with practice, […]