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Category Archives: Learning

Shooters Workshop| Austin Texas

A photographer friend contacted me a while back about joining her for a workshop in Austin.  I was hesitant.  There are TONS of workshops out there and often you pay big bucks and end up disappointed after you attend.  Thankfully, this workshop was inspirational and informative.  I was slightly disappointed with the lack of models, though.  Thankfully we were…

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Star Struck

Yesterday was a LONG day.  I took a little road trip to College Station to attend the Brazos Valley Professional Photographers Association’s monthly meeting.  Their speaker was none other than the amazing Jasmine Star. Jasmine is an award winning destination photographer from California. I have been a fan of Jasmine for over a year now.  She…

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How to Have Great Christmas Photos | Austin Photographer

This time of year I get several emails asking me what camera would be best to buy for a loved one.  I can only imagine the look on someone’s face as they unwrap a camera Christmas morning.  But it takes more than a great camera to capture wonderful photos. 1.  Lighting.  Natural light is best…

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Photo Restoration

Last year I was approached by one of the moms in my Girl Scout Troop about restoring a photo of her husband’s father.  At first I was skeptical that anything could be done to save this photo.  It was a wallet sized photo, covered in Scotch tape, dirt and looked like it had been dropped in a…

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Always Learning!

I attended a workshop taught by Ross Benton last Saturday.  Ross is an awesome photography ninja from San Antonio who masters everything from Babies to Brides.  His workshop focused on lighting techniques I can use to make my sessions better.  One of the best things I learned from this session was off camera lighting which…

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Tips for taking Texas Bluebonnet Photos

So many folks have asked me about taking great photos in the bluebonnets.  I have no real secrets.  It’s pretty much dumb luck about 60% of the time. That percentage decreases as I hone my photography skills but when I was just a “mommy photographer” I can promise that it was ALL dumb luck.  That…

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