We often get asked by visitors about what gear to get for their first “photography” kit. The answer can certainly change depending on what your needs are, but if your needs are for a starter “portrait” kit, then read this post for our answer. Question: I just started my own knit shop on Etsy and [...]
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FAQ Fridays: Photography Starter kit
Posted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography Tips, Tutorials Also tagged: camera gear, faq fridays, lighting gear, starter kit 1 Comment
FAQ Fridays: Manual focus pros and cons
This weeks FAQ Friday post is about manual focus and the pros and cons of it. If you’ve been wondering about when is a good time to actually use manual focus, then this post is just for you. First off, manual focus mode? In the time of the latest and greatest auto-focus cameras, is the [...]
FAQ Fridays: off-camera flash setup
PrettyGeeky’s FAQ Fridays is a segment on our website where we try to answer your photography questions in plain English. This week’s topic is something that we think would be very helpful for those of you who are just starting out with off-camera flash photography: Question: How do you guys set up your lights for [...]
learn how to set up off-camera flashPosted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography, Photography Tips, Tutorials Also tagged: faq fridays, off-camera flash, plm umbrella, radiopopper, remote flash 5 Comments
FAQ Fridays: help with shooting under bright sunlight
PrettyGeeky’s FAQ Fridays is a segment on our website where we try to answer your photography questions in plain English. This week’s question deals with something we all have to deal with when taking photos. Read the question and see if you can relate: Natalie writes: I have been keeping up with your blog site [...]
See the tip to help with your bright sunlight photosPosted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography Tips, Tutorials Also tagged: bright sunlight, faq fridays, fill flash, help, photography gear, reflector 10 Comments
FAQ Fridays: Aperture settings explained
Hi Everyone! Happy St. Patrick’s day! Hope everyone is wearing green! In honor of the holiday, we’re releasing this post one day early! It’s an FAQ Friday post released on a Thursday ;p. Anyhow, to show our St. Patty’s day spirit, we went out to an especially green location to shoot a special VIDEO episode [...]
see the video on aperture settingsPosted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography, Tutorials Also tagged: aperture settings, faq fridays, iPad, outdoor photography, tutorial, video 7 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 answerPosted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography Tips, Tutorials Also tagged: faq fridays, Nikon D90 video, video 7 Comments
Autumn is upon us!
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 photosPosted in: Photography, Photography Tips, Portraits Also tagged: Autumn, fall, hmong osu, leaves, natural light, Nikon 50mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, Oregon State, portraits, reflector 8 Comments
Photography tips: Using a reflector
I thought I’d post a few photos that were taken using natural light with a reflector. A reflector is one of the least expensive source of light you can get. A reflector bounces light and can serve as either a main light or fill light. When shooting outdoors, it’s a great way to add extra [...]
photos using a reflectorPosted in: Photography, Photography Tips, Portraits, Tutorials Also tagged: natural light, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon D700 photos, reflector 10 Comments
California winters are awesome
We’re so spoiled over here in California (winter: 70 degrees! are you kidding me?). I grew up in the Midwest where winters were a major pain in the butt. I just don’t appreciate the 3-4 months of snow like I use to when I was a little kid. Back then I couldn’t wait for a [...]
warm winter photosTurn on the Baby Making Music
Her name is Sophya and if we lived closer, she would so be a regular on my site. She is super darling and squishable. *squish squash* I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with her but she has completely charmed me nonetheless. Her daddy just recently picked up a Nikon D60, good for [...]
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