I know some of you will be thinking DIY Framing? What are you going to tell me 1. Go to Meijer 2. Pick out Frame 3. Open back... Believe me, I know this topic may sound silly but how many of us have a picture that has become one with the glass or looks wavy and warped under the glass? I know I have a few and the worse thing about it, is many of the photo in these frames were from the film days...and of course I do not still have the negatives. The great news is there are a few very simple things you can do to protect your photos from damage above and beyond framing them. 1. Never, ever place a photo directly on glass. When any photo is placed against glass, over time moisture from t
Ok, so Christmas is right around the corner and you have a baby at home and want to take a cute holiday photo but you are not too sure where to start. For my son's first Christmas, I wanted to do something personal yet unique. I had just done a newborn session and the parents wanted one of the classic ring shots...and that got me thinking. At first I was going to try tying our rings to ribbon and hang them from the tree, but for the life of me, I could not get my little baby in a pose that looked nice with that idea. Then I noticed my husband's and mine "First Christmas" ornament on the tree: it is metal (safe for a baby that mouths everything) and has our names and year of wedding engra
I recently moved from Australia to Metro Detroit. We had so much carryon luggage that not even my camera made the carry on list - we had to send it in our air shipment. I really hope it arrives soon, as I am beginning to have withdrawals and I cannot imagine going through Christmas without it! Until it arrives and I can begin shooting new material again, I am using my blog to share past material. My very last session in Australia was for a mom and baby. The first session we planned, we had to cancel at the last minute because the babe was really sick. I was bummed as I had the perfect location and in was early spring so the Aussie grass was still green and the golden hour was early enou
