Photography

There’s nothing worse than getting home from a photoshoot, feeling like you nailed your content, and then realizing that you have too many similar looking photos. We all know the Instagram struggle, right? You can post a photo far faster than it takes you to create it. At that rate, you’re on a hamster wheel […]

Have you ever looked at a photo and felt like something was a little bit off? After trying the usual suspects of straightening the horizon lines and cropping out distracting things, does something still not seem right? Maybe color correcting the photo will help solve the problem. The coloring of the photo is also known […]

This past week I got back from my third road trip through Virginia and the Carolinas. While down there I worked with two new clients, one being Andi from AndiMarrs.com. Working with Andi was seamless and felt like I had known her forever. Which, got me thinking, what should clients be thinking about when they […]

Picking a location for your photo shoot is always one of the most important and, sometimes, most intimidating choices you can make. You want a location that offers good options for lighting, backgrounds, and also just generally fits your vibe. To help you narrow down your options, I made a four question quiz that will […]

“Wait, is it move-in day?” Karen and I couldn’t stop laughing as we walked the pathways through Princeton University and tried to stay out of everyone’s way. Thankfully it seemed to be a pretty low-key day, and we still found plenty of great photography spots on campus. Karen is one of the clients that started […]

Fat Babe Philly held their annual pool party on August 21st and it was such a great time. Karley, one of the organizers of the group, and I had a vision for a photo area where everyone could pose and have their swimsuit model moment. Karley gets all the credit for imagining and executing the […]

With more hours of sunshine and the benefit of warm weather, summer photo shoots can be some of the most fun and the most flexible that you’ll get to do all year. This time of year also just brings out an innate sense of fun and adventure. The problem isn’t a lack of options, but […]

If I had to guess what the most common comment I get from potential clients is, I would feel very confident saying it is something about posing. Whether that be them vigorously explaining that they aren’t models, have never had a professional photo shoot before, won’t know what to do with their hands, etc. It […]

If there’s one thing to know about Darby (from Darby’s Diamonds), it is that she loves the water. Raised in Annapolis, MD, this girl has the bay in her blood and that makes every shoot with her feel like a nautical retreat, even if we don’t always get the water in the background. (We had […]

As any type of creator, business owner, or person online, head shots are a must. Yet, so many times I see folks simply taking head shots and not thinking about ways that they can uplevel those photos and turn them into personal branding photography. Why just have a nice photo of yourself when you can […]

Great posing achieves two different objectives. One is that it gives the subject something to do and will naturally relax them. The second is that is adds movement and context to your photos. Sometimes poses feel a bit weird, even if they actually look natural in a photo. (I call this “I swear it feels […]

What’s the easiest way to bring some interest to your photos and also give your subject something do – add in a prop! The different options of what can be used as prop are so endless that it can sometimes feel overwhelming. Especially when you are trying to match the prop to an outfit and […]