All of you have really rocked these challenges so far. Your photography skills have clearly improved and your photos are always the cherry on top to my day. So this week, I want us to really have some fun with our cameras! This week’s challenge is the Zoom Effect. Let’s just dive right into it. [...]

Your creativity really shined this week! From family to animals and even inaninate objects, you took the concept of group photos and made it your own. It’s clear that my 8 tips for taking group photos helped you capture the perfect group shot. 1 Anne Jones | 2 Susan Padilla | 3 Sue Gilpin | 4 Becky [...]

This time of year, I spend most of my days photographing families.  Everyone wants that amazing family photo to feature on their holiday cards! I love taking group shots. Whether it’s for holiday cards, weddings, graduations or birthday parties, I love capturing those picture perfect moments between loved ones. And you will too after I walk you [...]

Way to go! You took on one of the hardest concepts in photography this week: taking tack sharp photographs. And, you blew me away. So much so that narrowing down the best of week was quite the challenge for me! 1 Vivian Clibon | 2 Ann Jones | 3 Ann Scott | 4 Tess Rollins [...]

When I first started studying photography, I admired how great photographers took tack sharp photos. I read and practiced and studied (and studied some more) until I too mastered this skill. From experience, I know that sharpness can be one of the most challenging and frustrating aspects to grasp when learning how to use your dSLR. [...]