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FAQ Fridays: Favorite lenses

Hi Everyone, welcome back to another segment of FAQ Fridays… where you submit your photography questions and we try to answer them. This week we have another video segment for you. yays! The video features a question we are asked a lot. Hope you guys enjoy this video. Question: Which lenses do you guys normally [...]

Find out which lenses are our favorite
Also posted in: FAQ Fridays   |   Tags: faq fridays, favorite lenses, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 50mm f1.4 photos, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, photography lens, portrait lens   |   6 Comments

FAQ Fridays: pitch black manual mode

Hey Everyone, it’s time for another FAQ Fridays question. Today, we have a special segment… our very first video answer. Yays! We hope to do more video tips in the future. Anyhow, this week’s segment has to do with the “manual” mode on your camera. Hopefully this will help some of you who are wondering: [...]

view the video answer
Also posted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography Tips   |   Tags: faq fridays, Nikon D90 video, photography tips, video   |   7 Comments

FAQ Fridays: Night time photos

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you have a safe and cherished holiday weekend. This week’s FAQ Friday question involves getting proper ambient exposure for night time photos. We are asked to post about this issue a lot, so here it is =) We hope this helps a lot of you out there struggling to get decent [...]

Get help with night time photos
Also posted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography Tips   |   Tags: faq fridays, nighttime pics, photography tutorial, tips   |   4 Comments

FAQ Fridays: white balance help

We’re starting a new weekly feature on this site called “FAQ Fridays”. With many questions from all of you, we hope this new segment will help with your photography challenges. As always, you can ask questions in the comments section if it relates to that certain post. But, if you have specific questions that do [...]

Click for help on White Balance
Also posted in: FAQ Fridays   |   Tags: faq fridays, Photoshop Tips, tutorial   |   4 Comments

Autumn is upon us!

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The colors of fall are here! I hope it’s just as pretty in your neck of the woods, because it is absolutely beautiful over here. What’s the best way to enjoy all the vibrant colors? Ditch the studio and head outside for some gorgeous natural light photography. Here’s a teaser photo below, but click through [...]

See more Autumn photos
Also posted in: Photography, Photography Tips, Portraits   |   Tags: Autumn, fall, hmong osu, leaves, natural light, Nikon 50mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, Oregon State, photography tips, portraits, reflector   |   8 Comments

Portrait: Kitty’s nature walk

Being that the weather has been quite pleasant – meaning cold but not stuff-yourself-in-layers cold – the last couple days, I took Kitty out for a nature walk and snapped away. Kitty, of course, is not actually a cat – she’s my sassy little niece (I love you Kitty!). The nickname is fitting since she’s [...]

more Kitty photos and photography tips
Also posted in: Family, Kids, Photography, Photography Tips, Portraits   |   Tags: children's portraits, fall photography, natural light, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon D90 photos, outdoor photography, panning photos   |   18 Comments

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone. Here are the jack-o-lanterns that we carved out of the pumpkins we picked from the patch a week ago. I carved the cool flying bats one. Way awesome, huh?! Anyhow, I hope you all have a safe and fun halloween. Make sure you check your candy before you eat them. Don’t be [...]

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Also posted in: Photography Tips, Random, Snapshots   |   Tags: halloween, jack-o-lantern, nighttime pics   |   3 Comments

How to take a self timer portrait

Saw this online… thought I’d share it with you guys. How to take a self-timer portrait. Kay and I run into this issue all the time; we visit breath taking locations, but there’s never anyone to take photos of the two of us together. Hope you guys pick up some valuable tips from this one. [...]

Also posted in: Photography Tips, Portraits   |   Tags: humor, portrait, self timer, tip   |   9 Comments

Balancing flash with ambient light

The know-how to balance flash with ambient light is one of the most important things a budding photographer should strive to understand. Once you are able to grasp the technical aspects of this, you will then have the confidence to flex your creativity even more so. Understanding the basic concepts of exposure settings (the relationship [...]

Also posted in: Photography, Photography Tips   |   Tags: Balancing flash and ambient, photography tutorial, understanding exposure   |   4 Comments

Huntington Gardens in 35mm natural light

It’s been such a long while since I pulled out the 35mm f/2.0. With the dependable 50mm f/1.8 and magical 85mm f/1.4 lens the 35mm has been a little neglected. Truth be told, I feel like I still need to improve my composition using the 35mm. Some of my favorite photos have come by way [...]

Huntington Garden photos
Also posted in: Photography, Photography Tips   |   Tags: natural light, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon D700 photos, Nikon D90 photos   |   13 Comments
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