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June 17, 2025
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Mine is Rocky Road from Baskin-Robbins. No doubt about it but it probably isn't your favorite flavor, is it? That's why Baskin...
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Do You Have Permission To Be Here?
June 16, 2025
We all want the best locations for our photo sessions, right? And just because we see a place that we would like to use, that doesn't mean that it is ok to do so without...
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Overlooked Items That You Should Bring To Your Photo Session
June 13, 2025
Before I begin, I am using this photo of Lacee because she is so good at the details (and I like the atmosphere of this photo) and not because she forgets to bring stuff...
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Using The Sun Without The Heat
June 13, 2025
This photo of Nora turned out so well with the sun backlighting her and the background faded out of focus. Look how pretty her face is. She was not overheated or squintin...
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This Year's Team
June 09, 2025
To grow as a portrait photographer, you need two groups of people: mentors to teach you and people to photograph. I am very blessed in both of these areas. I have many me...
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Fun In The Sun... Setting Sun, That Is
May 29, 2025
June will be here in a couple of days and everything is so green outside. This photo of Emma is a perfect example of why you want to shoot early in the morning or in the...
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A Brand New Start
May 28, 2025
It's that time of the year when I make the transition from one senior class to the next one. I am so grateful for each student from the class of 2025 who chose me for the...
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Location, location, location
May 27, 2025
When scheduling portrait sessions, it is crucial that you have a good location to shoot at. Somewhere that offers a variety of looks and gives you what you need as far as...
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This Is Why "Senior Season" Starts In June
May 21, 2025
Class of 2026, get ready to start "Senior Season '26". It's your turn to shine in the spotlight. Every year I am asked "When is the best time to start my senior portrait...
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So Much To Think About
May 13, 2025
It might appear to you that photographers just point their cameras and push a button but I assure you that there is so much more to it than that. There are so many camera...
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Timing Is Everything
May 09, 2025
If you really want the best lighting of the day, you will schedule your photo session during the first couple of hours of daylight or the last two hours of daylight. If y...
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A Better Way To Share Your Photos Online
May 08, 2025
You have finished your photo session and you are waiting for your portraits to be finished and sent back to you. Now you want to share them... but what's the best way to...
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That Time Of Year
May 06, 2025
What comes to your mind when you think about the month of May? Mother's Day? Memorial Weekend? For me, it's the graduating class of that year. Young people excited about...
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Shooting At The Civil War Museum
May 05, 2025
The Civil War Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, has some great cabins for your photo session. If you like the rustic look, perhaps the Civil War Museum is the place you want...
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Back To The Sweetheart Bridge
May 04, 2025
The Sweetheart Bridge in Washington County, Kentucky... Recently I had the opportunity to shoot with Payton at the Sweetheart Bridge in Washington County. It had been a w...
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