I went hiking and now I’m sore
When I started planning my daughter’s first birthday party, I was overwhelmed as I tried to make a Zoom first birthday party & virtual cake smash a fun activity despite the limitations. However hard it would be, I needed to have a birthday party to commemorate our first year of parenthood and to celebrate my…
In the middle of this summer’s busiest stretch of wedding season (and three days after my camera died the day before a wedding and required I buy a new camera, learn to use it, and shoot a wedding – stress to the power of infinity), I went to France on a missions trip, specifically spending…
Remember how I talked about going to France? I went! Although it was only last month, it feels like a decade ago. Between now and then, I have shot and processed several weddings, finished four North Carolina portrait sessions, finished three British Columbia portrait sessions, hosted three parties, and cleaned my desk. Here I am,…
Most girls go to a swanky boutique, sip beverages from shiny stemware, and try on piles upon piles of tulle and satin and lace and silk. Eventually, they either find the perfect dress…or they settle for an almost-perfect dress just to get out from under the watchful eyes and overly helpful hands of the bridal…
What’s it like having Jennifer at your wedding celebration? Good question. I mean, unless you’re used to having the media shadow your every move (are you a celebrity reading this? I’d love to know!), you’ve never had your very own personal paparazzi follow you around playing one part fly-on-the-wall documentary photographer and one part bossypants…
How on earth do you decide what lens to purchase? The glass you put on your camera will make or break your photos, so this is almost a more important decision than which camera to buy. First: the sooner you can get out of stock lenses, the better. The easiest, cheapest, and most versatile lens (hands down,…
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