Photo Editing Realities Part II: It's All About The Presets Baby

Apr 25, 2024

Remember when you were told not to bring up politics or religion in conversations with strangers? Well…I think you can add photo presets to that list as well now. It’s become a bizarre controversial topic on social media and people are certainly quick to judge. We live in a time where people are super concerned with what other people are doing - I think it’s some kind of defense mechanism on some level but this isn’t a human behavior blog. Anyways…. I use ...

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Photo Editing Realities Part I - Just Do It

Apr 22, 2024

People are a little nutty and judgmental when it comes to photo editing.  I spent several months learning how to properly use Lightroom Classic and Photoshop for my photo editing. And I’ll be completely honest - I like the editing more than I like the photography. That’s the opposite of most photographers but I think that’s the introverted side of me coming out. If I can sit in a quiet room and bring the magic out of photos - I am pretty happy! I’m going ...

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The Tamron 35-150 f-2.8 Lens: Pretty Close to Perfect

Apr 18, 2024

Tamron - known for being budget friendly - is selling a camera lens in the same price range as the big boys? How did this happen?  I always figured I would stick with prime lenses.  I love my Sigma 85mm f1.4 and my Samyang 135mm f1.8. I was planning to buy a 35mm and a 50mm and then I would have the whole range that I would need to cover just about anything.   At some point while shooting my toddler in my home studio during the winter - I realized that a zoom ...

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Thoughts on the New Sony 16-35 GM II

Jan 03, 2024

I live about an hour outside of Atlanta. There is a photography rental house - Aperturent in Atlanta that I have been wanting to use for months. Aperturent notified the social media universe a few weeks ago that they would be closed from December 23rd - January 1st and that any rental made with a return window in that timeframe would get the keep the lens until January 2nd at no additional cost. Plus they offered 10% off! I jumped at that opportunity and did the minimum 3-night rental of ...

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Let’s Live Boldly

Dec 12, 2023

 "Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.” Anton ChekhovI am not really a New Year’s Resolution type of gal but this year has just been…different. It’s finally time to reflect on 2023 and look towards 2024! 2023 has been the most challenging year of my entire life. My littlest, Austin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in January when he was 10 months old and he started weekly chemotherapy shortly after. ...

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Meet Your Photographer

Dec 05, 2023

People always asks so I will go ahead and share with you:I use a Sony A7iii Mirrorless camera body. It’s not the latest and greatest by any means but I’m a firm believer that the camera itself has very little to do with how the images turn out.  I’m not saying go buy the cheapest body available - the body does have to have certain functionality but it doesn’t need to be the newest to hit the market and buying used from a reputable source is an excellent option here ...

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