Summer is a GREAT time to pull out your camera and try some new Photo Tips and Photo Exercises! How about putting your hand to Shooting Silhouettes! But be prepared to get comfortable with dark images rather than bright ones. If you love taking photos, you may have been told at some point to look [...]
Windows are powerful. They let light and fresh air in. They allow us to see outside of where we are. They frame a specific setting. They bring definition, lines and a sense of opening. When we first walked the ruins of Angkor Wat, I was overwhelmed with trying to choose what to shoot first. Everything [...]
One of the craziest things we saw in Cambodia was the whole Fish Massage scene. Imagine a big tank of water sitting in the middle of the street, not even a tank sometimes but the inflatable pool your kids had in the backyard last summer, and then hundreds of fish swimming around waiting for someone [...]
I want to introduce you to a very special lady. Her name is Sreyown Sun. She lives at the orphanage in Cambodia and was our only female student when Brian and I did a photography workshop/photo shoot around the city. Sreyown is not a mother from having her own children. But she is an amazing [...]
The constant Seattle downpours have reminded me of this very fact: We don’t always have the fortune of breath taking light. When we do, we relish the precious, vibrant light of sunrise or sunset. But when we don’t, we’ve got to be intentional to see beyond the light. We’ve got to be on the [...]
How does one capture drama in their photos? Before I share my opinion, I want to start by asking for yours. Please leave your thoughts in the comments today because there isn’t one right answer. This was a question I felt challenged by while in Angkor Wat. Capturing drama feels easier to me when [...]
After we left the orphanage in Phnom Penh, we flew to Siem Reap to explore one of the seven wonders of the world with our cameras: Angkor Wat. We had been so involved with the orphanage, loving every moment, that we forgot to book a hotel in Siem Reap. So there I was, sitting in [...]
We had two hours to do a photography workshop with the teens at Water of Life. When we hit the point of no one knowing the word for Aperture in Cambodian, I felt the freedom to really drop the technical jargon and just go for it! And so we did! They totally got Buttery, Blurry [...]
Our hearts were so moved by the little ones at Children of Hope. It’s hard to imagine that babies are sold for $10 on the streets of Cambodia. Randy and his team do their best to bring in as many children as they can fit and feed. Each day is a faith walk. Sometimes Randy [...]
He was sitting next to me. The plane was headed to San Diego. It was the middle of December, and I felt so exhausted I chose not to introduce myself—just close my eyes and rest. And then the storm came. It was the worst storm that month for San Diego. The wind knocked our plane [...]
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Making your dreams a reality is hard work. What’s the secret? Well…not sure if there is a “single” secret, but while I was at WPPI this year Dane Sanders from Fast Track Photographer asked if I could do an interview with him on the topic. What a honor. Today at [...]
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TIRED of PHOTOS that are “Happy Accidents”? READY to become CONSISTENT with your SHOOTING? Our 4 Week, Online Class, How to Capture Magical Light, is Coming Back this June! Only a handful of spots left! Our Newsletter Subscribers got first dibs, so Register Today to get one of the few [...]
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