Photo-Recipes

September 20th, 2011

10 Ways to Gain Confidence with a Camera!

A few weeks ago, I participated in the craziest thing I’ve ever done online—a TWITTER PARTY! It was insane, like one of our SOARORITY forum Ask & Learn nights but on CRACK! But it was sooo much fun! For those of you who joined in, we had over 11 million impressions–ELEVEN MILLION PLUS! Craziness! The awesome ladies at Mom It Forward compiled the top 10 Ways to Gain Confidence with a Camera from all the tweeting we did. Below is their post! To see 4-10, CLICK HERE!

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by Jamie Moesser on September 13th, 2011

By now, we all know that blogging and involvement in various social media outlets has become a new, fascinating, and powerful means of self-expression. Hand-in-hand with blogging is the subject of photography as a means of enriching your written content and garnering interest. Blog photography as a means of self-expression in and of itself is a topic deserving of it’s own “face time,” however. As one of our tweeters put it, “social media + photography = a powerful new form of personal narrative.”

Last week, our #gno tweeters had the opportunity to learn some valuable photography tips from Me Ra Koh, key note speaker at Evo ’11 , a regular photo expert contributor for The Nate Berkus Show on NBC, author, and host of the sold-out CONFIDENCE workshops. Her work and photo-recipes have been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Lifetime Television, and VH1. She and other panelists shared ideas on how to gain confidence both behind and in front of the camera. Here are the top 10 tips, in no particular order:

Top 10 Tweet Tips for Camera Confidence

Decide what story to tell before you shoot. Get in closer, frame the picture tighter. If the background doesn’t add to the story of the photo, get it out. In other words, look for background that accentuates the story.
Don’t be afraid to shoot from unconventional angles, whether that means standing on a picnic table or bed looking down at your subject, or lying on the floor looking up. Take lots of shots to find out what works best.
Know that it’s not necessarily what camera you use, but how you use it. @chookooloonks says, “I’ve seen great cameras take crappy shots, and crappy cameras take great shots. It’s all in how you use the tool.”

To see 4-10 Tweet Tips, CLICK HERE!

A big, (actually GIGANTIC) thank you to the awesome ladies at Mom It Forward for walking me through my first Twitter Party! And a HUGE thank you to my amazing panelists and all of you who tuned in!

xoxo,

p.s. What’s Left: CONFIDENCE Workshops!

Just ONE spot left in Sacramento CONFIDENCE Workshop this weekend! CLICK HERE to take it!

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September 15th, 2011

SOAR! Photo Assignment–Working with a Bride, Groom and Pro!

I’ve been fighting the worst fever since Sunday night–after the most WONDERFUL weekend with the Seattle CONFIDENCE ladies (inspiring photos from the weekend to come!). My head is finally feeling like the fog is rolling away, and just in time because I’m so excited to write today’s post!

This month’s SOAR! Photography exercise was a BIG one! The gals had the choice of either second shooting/shadowing a pro wedding photographer or setting up their ideal setting for a mock shoot with a bride and groom. If you are thinking of shooting weddings, I strongly encourage you to shadow a wedding photographer. As Charisse put so well in her blog post yesterday, it’s one thing to be a guest or participant but a whole different dynamic to be the photographer all day long. From shadowing a pro, you learn so much–even if you don’t take a single photo and just carry bags. That’s what I did when I first started, I carried bags from one shooting spot to another, but believe me, my brain was BUZZING after!

I invite you to go check out the SOAR! blog today! Ali created a video of her experience. Charisse shared a ton of powerful tips that she learned, and a handful of gorgeous photos like this one!

And Rachel, who started SOAR! with ZERO photography/camera experience, set up her ideal shoot in the dessert and captured the most FABULOUS moments!!

I am super proud of all three of these girls!

But that’s not all! I want to give Linda Baylis, one of the SOAR! Recipients from last year, the BIGGEST HIGH FIVE! She relocated to New Zealand this year, and she emailed a few days ago to say she booked her first wedding in New Zealand! Woo-hoo!! We are so happy for you Linda!! We can’t wait to see what you capture! In Linda’s email she wrote the most inspiring words, I hope they infuse you with hope for your dreams too!

“It was just over a year ago that you challenged us to blog about our

dreams… While the clock may have struck midnight December 31st 2010 many

months ago the dream is still becoming more and more real…

Here I am back in New Zealand, living in the lifestyle location we’d dreamed

of, and in case I forgot to say before I’VE BOOKED MY FIRST WEDDING!!!”

With intense programs like the SOAR! Scholarship, you get out of it what you put into it. I can’t be more proud of how MUCH these ladies have put into their SOAR! experience and work. Head over to the SOAR! blog, and be inspired today!

A very special thanks to two wedding photographers, Peter Bang in Washington DC and Susan Sparks in Sacramento, CA for allowing two of our SOAR! Recipients to shadow you. You are both so amazing and generous! If you haven’t checked out Peter and Susan’s websites, make sure you do!

xoxo,

p.s. I’ve got a couple Mini Session spots left in Sacramento–coming at you this month! And you may get more than 30 photos b/c I’ll have Charisse second shooting with me! Woo-hoo! Book your time slot HERE!

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August 8th, 2011

SOAR! Photography Exercise for August! Playing with Textures!

The second Monday of the month is here! This means a new SOAR! Photography Exercise! The assignment was to do a Senior Portrait Session with Textures in mind. I asked the ladies to go out into their local area and find places that have diverse textures for a possible photo shoot. We did this exercise last year, and the results were AWESOME! To see the whole exercise so you can do it too, CLICK HERE!

Linda Baylis, one of our three SOAR! Recipients from last year, knocked this exercise out of the park in sharing her journey and discoveries! In fact, our Linda is now settled in New Zealand!!! She recently launched her photography business and is gearing up to SOAR! in the beautiful area called Hawke’s Bay!!! I know she will do so well! Linda’s got so much spunk, power, confidence and passion! I am…no, actually WE ALL ARE, so PROUD OF HER!!! CLICK HERE to see Linda’s new website! Below is the post that she wrote last year for Seniors and Textures. May this exercise inspire you to see textures in a whole new light!

xoxo,

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I’m not sure that any of our three SOAR! Recipients have considered Senior Portraits as their main photography focus, but I’m wondering if tackling a senior shoot with textures in mind…may just open up a new love or disdain.

Let me just say is it was LOVE at first CLICK! This week’s photo exercise left me brimming with confidence, inspiration, and excitement. For the first time ever I walked away from the shoot knowing I had some great stuff and the added bonus… we had so much fun!

The day before the session I set out to scout some locations. I already knew where to find some great brick walls and red doors in Old Sacramento Town but I wanted to investigate a mid-town area my photographer friend Bree Hester had taken me to once. I never thought the urban grunge look would fit with my emerging style so it’s not a location I’d considered before. Oh what I was missing out on!!!

Here’s what I found… two whole blocks of amazing textures, colors, open shade and a world of shooting possibilities. Seriously – I was practically bouncing off the walls I was so excited!

R Street Plaza - Texture Heaven

Looks can be deceiving… luckily my senior’s Mom who joined us on the shoot trusted me on that!

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And here are the results…

What did I learn?

1. Looks can be deceiving – the grungiest wall can make a beautiful backdrop!
2. Seniors ROCK. Christian was the nicest young man – so relaxed, so photogenic and so open to direction! And patience… this guy was a trooper!
3. Mom’s are a great asset to have on a shoot – the picture above with him sitting on top of the rust covered wall was taken in full sun. I had Mum hold up the screen from my 5 in 1 reflector kit to block the sun.
4. It doesn’t matter how many times I fold up my reflector kit with ease and grace in the privacy of my own home – I will never master it during a public photo session.
5. I am no longer concerned with the technical details. I shoot in raw for the added insurance but feel I’ve finally crossed that line that allows me now to concentrate on the other aspects of good photography.
6. Despite having my most unusual problem to date… not knowing how to cull down the images – I still see so many things I wish I had tried, could have done differently….
7. Last but not least, there is nothing more rewarding than the excitement of a client who LOVES your images as well as the experience of the actual session. Seriously.

After reading Me Ra’s blog post yesterday I realized there are many more ideas and techniques I’d like to explore. For example, while I shot in manual during this session, I never changed my aperture from f.2.8. I’d never thought of a wheat field as ‘texture’ and I’m eager to find out if any of our museums have fabulous pillars. As well as exploring how textures can enhance senior images I had another goal for this session. I really wanted to shoot for an album and come up with a fantastic studio sample album featuring my very own images. This is something I said I aspired to way back in my SOAR application. I’m so excited with how the album came out and had so much fun with the textures and colors. Quite a change from my classic wedding album designs! You can check it out here.

I really hope you have as much as fun and get as much inspiration from this exercise as I did. I look forward to seeing your results. Keep it coming Me Ra!

Take care,
Linda

(We love you Linda!!! xoxo, m)

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July 26th, 2011

Guess Who Got an iPhone? (and is going CRAZY w/ Photo Apps!)

Yes, Brian and I finally entered the 21st century and got iPhones. As a photographer, I almost feel embarrassed on how long it has taken us to get one. I feel like I have to justify myself and tell all my photo friends that AT&T didn’t have coverage in our home so we had no choice but to wait for Verizon. But I don’t really have to share all that, right?!

But SERIOUSLY…I am going CRAZY over the photo apps. I mean CRAZY!!! I LOVE THEM!!

Blaze had his last baseball game last Saturday, and I was so giddy about taking photos with my iPhone that one of the moms asked if I had just bought it that morning. To funny! I won’t bombard you with ALL the photos I took, but here are my top three!

I am so crazy about this kid!

And my FAVORITE!

It’s kind of fun to not have to think about camera settings and just play with composition! I was thinking about the Third’s Principle a lot, and seeing how far I could push the envelope. It was also fun having the space of a square for composition. Just those two factors, the Third’s Principle and having a square image to work with, got my creative juices going. Sometimes it’s the simplest of things that recharges our creative energy. Not to mention all those filters!

On our drive home, I took this little gem! I love that the shutter dragged on this enough to blur the tree in the foreground.

And one little MISSY snuck in the car with mom’s iPhone and took this self portrait (so classic!).

Just Hilarious. She doesn’t know that I found this yet.

So TELL ME, what are your favorite Photo Apps!!

xoxo,

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July 18th, 2011

#photorecipes: Six Tips for Your Family Photo Shoot!

Have you ever booked a family photo shoot and then hung up the phone with a knot in your stomach because although the photographer might be a pro, you are NOT a pro at having your picture taken? Switch the tables. Have you ever booked a photo shoot and hung up with a knot in YOUR stomach because you want a game plan for your shoot? If you answered yes to either side of the scenario, today’s post is for YOU!

Many of the people who book my Mini Sessions or Portrait Shoots are photographers themselves. They have tons of photos they’ve taken of their kids and spouse, but they want to be in the photo too! Below are six fun tips for the family being photographed AND the photographer shooting! All of these were inspired from my recent Seattle Mini Sessions. You’ll notice the same setting in a few to get your creative juices flowing on how I mixed up the family’s set up depending on kids, their age, how many, etc.

Enjoy!

Tip 1: Wear Complimentary COLORS.

If your family is going to be photographed, go for color! Look for colors that can compliment each other well. If there is a mother and daughter, find a way for them to both wear the same color but in different ways. Notice how mom has the lilac cardigan and her daughter has almost the same color scarf. This strengthens the presence of the ladies in the family. Don’t be afraid of patterns, as long as there isn’t a distracting logo, your good! Golden Rule that I always have Genie tell our clients “Where what you feel most BEAUTIFUL in.”

Tip 2: Scout Out a Fun, Creative Location

Before the shoot, scout out an interesting location. Look for fun textures, old barns, wheat fields, abandoned buildings, brick, ivy, cement steps, etc. It’s always fun to mix up your family photo shoot with unique backgrounds and locations!

Tip 3: Share the Spotlight!

Take turns focusing everyone’s attention on each person in the family. The simple act of everyone turning and giving the youngest daughter a BIG smile brings out the best reactions!

And when the middle one, who is a little more shy, is authentic to herself when it’s her turn…what more could you ask for! This is the story of their family.

Tip 4: Toddler Calls the Shots (in the beginning)

There is nothing I love more when I start a family photo shoot, and the toddler wants to sit by himself off to the side! It’s the BEST!!! I encourage the mom and dad to let me take a handful of shots because this way the toddler feels like I’m on his side, but it’s also the sweetest season to photograph. We take a few with the toddler calling the shots on where he is going to sit and not sit, and then he’s usually up for my ideas after that. (But I have to admit, I think his ideas win every time! )

Funny little story with this next photo….Isn’t it sweet! Doesn’t that little guy look like the perfect subject for photos?!

In truth, we did the toddler’s idea and now it was Ms. Me Ra’s turn. I asked the mom to gently rest her head on her husband’s shoulder for a peaceful look, and she looked at me like “What?!” with a big smile! But she tried it, and we got to laughing so hard we almost wet our pants! She was trying to rest her head on hubby’s shoulder, but the toddler wanted down which caused her husband to have to readjust constantly which sometimes bumped her head, and then I kept asking her to try “resting” her head again as the toddler tried to climb out of dad’s arms while the baby is starting to fidget in mom’s arms–OH, if you could only see the outtakes! BUT, you only need the stars to align for a split second to get the shot where everyone looks peaceful, joyful and content! Love it! One of my favorite memories from the day! (love you Linnea!)

Tip 5: Give ‘Em a SQUEEZE!

Touch, hugs, the “BIG SQUEEZES”, the BIG–Wrap-My-Arms-Around-Mom and Dad, is a great activity for a family photo shoot! Pre-tweens that may be a little unsure of the shoot, don’t hold an ounce back if they are asked to SQUEEZE dad with all they’ve got! Don’t worry about focus being sharp. The story of this photo is all about content. I LOVE that this little guy is looking right at the camera, but he isn’t sharp. It gives me a sense of feeling how wrapped up and safe he is in dad’s arms.

Have mom squat down to her child’s height and go for the same BIG SQUEEZE! Get in tight for a more intimate feeling. Frame out whatever isn’t necessary. We don’t need all of mom’s arm to know she’s holding her little one. We don’t need much background or anything to the sides of them. We want the whole story to revolve around this SQUEEZE!

Tip 6: Finish Where Love Began!

End your photo shoot with mom and dad, where all the love in the family first began! Off center mom and dad and let the kids be in the background. This is when I have mom and dad do a big “FAKE LAUGH” for me (that feels absolutely awkward! but the more they do it, the funnier and authentic it becomes!). Let the kids just stand in the background. Their confused or bored little faces adds the perfect contrast to make mom and dad’s connection of laughter that much stronger in the story of your photo! And I guarantee that mom and dad will have a BLAST doing this set up which is a GREAT way to end the photo shoot!

Now your turn! What are you favorite family photo tips?!

Big thanks to the most wonderful subjects! Thank you for the honor of capturing your families!

Happy Monday!

Me Ra

p.s. For Real This Time!

Okay, we said we were going to extend the Early Bird Discount a little longer, and a BUNCH of you jumped on that and registered. With EVO just ending, we decided to keep the Early Bird Discount going until the end of this week. And then the CONFIDENCE Workshop price will go up to the regular rate of $999 per person. But we did want to give EVO ladies a chance to get the Early Bird ($799)! So GRAB your CONFIDENCE spot before the end of this week!

Brian, Genie and I are so excited about this Fall! We released 100 CONFIDENCE Workshop seats for this Fall between four cities, and 71 have SOLD! It’s going to be an AMAZING Fall that is FULL of CONFIDENCE! Woo-hoo!

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July 11th, 2011

Photo Tips on The Nate Berkus Show TODAY!

Me Ra is back on the The Nate Berkus Show…TODAY! (CLICK HERE to find what time it airs in your city!)

Today’s show is all about telling your family’s story throughout your home. If you are a lover of family photos, you will love the storytelling photo tips we discuss!

Catch a clip of the show here, but tune in to your local listing to watch the whole enchilada!

Happy Monday!

Genie

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July 1st, 2011

Firework and Sparkler Photo Tips!

Can you believe the fourth of July is this Monday?! How is this possible! Time to break out the lemonade stand, bbq, strawberry shortcake, lawn chairs, blankets, sparklers and CAMERA!

Today’s blog is packed with inspiration for your 4th of July!

(Photo by Crystal Garcia from Ashland, OR / Crystal, this photo is PRECIOUS! Amazing lighting and such a wonderful way to show the red, white and blue!)

If you want a fun photo challenge this fourth of July, try out any one of the three Photo-Recipes below. I think the most fun Photo-Recipe is the last one because it’s all about how to capture your kids playing with sparklers!

Photo-Recipe for Capturing Fireworks!

1. Set your camera on AV or A mode. This means aperture priority, where you decide how blurry your background is. Since we’re wanting fireworks, we want more detail than any thing else. So bump up your aperture to somewhere between an F11 to F16.

2. A while back I did a tips post on ISO. The lower your ISO (or what we once knew as film speed), the richer your color. We want deep, rich colors for this shot, so bring your ISO down to 100.

3. If you have a tripod great, set it up! If you don’t have a tripod or have little ones to manage use a table top or put the camera between your knees. Since you set your camera in AV or A mode, your camera will determine how long your shutter needs to stay open to record the light from the fireworks.

4. When you see the fireworks go off, push your shutter release button (the button you push when you’re taking photos), gently let go, and let the shutter stay open as long as it needs too. When you hear the click, that means the shutter closed. It may take a few long seconds for the image to record before you can view it in on the back of your camera.

5. Is the image dark? Look at your image, click your info button and see what the camera decided the shutter speed should be. Switch from AV mode to Manuel (M). (you can do this! stick with me!) Set your aperture at the f-stop you chose (somewhere between F11 to F16), and then adjust your shutter speed so it stays open longer than what the camera had decided. Example, you took the photo in AV mode. The camera decided to stay open for 4 seconds. But it wasn’t long enough because the image is to dark. Move to Manuel, set your aperture back, set the shutter to stay open for 6 seconds (two seconds longer) and try again.

6. Is the image to bright? You basically do what we did in step 5, except this time you adjust your shutter so it DOESN’T stay open as long. If your photo was to bright or overexposed, the shutter stayed open to long and let to much light in. We just need to speed that shutter speed up a bit. Maybe have it stay open for 1 second instead of 4 seconds.

(I hope this makes sense, and isn’t to confusing! Brian dresses up as Professor T in DVD 2, and does a great skit on understanding shutter speed. I almost pee my pants, every time I watch it or see him reenact it in our kitchen. Check out our DVD series for more help with camera settings!)

(photo by Gina Maxine from California / Gina, I LOVE the look on his face and how it’s only lit by the sparkler’s light!)

Second Photo-Recipe for Fireworks!

1. Set your ISO to 100.

2. Set your camera on Manuel mode.

3. Set your aperture to F11 or F16. Remember, the higher the number in our aperture, the more detail we have.

4. Set your shutter speed to 4 seconds long.

5. When the fireworks go off, click your button, wait for the shutter to close.

6. Check to see if it’s to bright or to dark and then just adjust your shutter speed accordingly.

Photo-Recipe for kids (AND adults) playing with sparklers!

Whether you want to capture a photo of a favorite word spelled with sparklers

(photo by Jasmine Taylor from Washington / Jasmine, what a FANTASTIC IDEA!)

or simple capture the sparkling joy in your kid’s face as they play with sparklers, try this fun photo-recipe out!

(photo by Natalie Teabo in Georgia / Their beautiful, adopted daughter from Ghana West Africa, one month after coming home!)

1. Set your ISO to 100.

2. Set your camera in Manuel mode.

3. Set your aperture to F8.

4. Set your shutter speed to 1 second.

5. Have your little one twirl their sparkler in front of your camera while the shutter is open (make sure the camera is on a table or something that isn’t going to move).

You should see a trail of light for every direction they twirled their sparkler. If not, slow your shutter speed down even more. This can be a ton of fun!

MORE GREAT RESOURCES!!

Check out any one of these websites for more fun photo tips!

11 Tips for Sparkling Fireworks Photos from Photojojo

How to Photograph Fireworks from the New York Institute of Photography

Tips for Getting Spectacular Firework Photos from Salisbury Post!

QUESTIONS?

If you have questions about camera settings for today’s photos, make sure you post them in the comments! I’m sure these lovely ladies would love to help!

Okay, you are set for photos on the 4th! You seriously better send me what you get!

A big thanks to all of you who saw my FB call-out for photos and responded so fast! I love showing off your work! It is always so inspiring!

Have a wonderful 4th of July!

xoxo,

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Last Week for the Early Bird Discount!

If you are planning to join us this Fall for our CONFIDENCE Workshops, make sure you register this week to get the Early Bird Discount Price of $799 vs. $999. If you’d like, you can also break up the amount into payments. Click on one of the four Fall CONFIDENCE Cities for more details!

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June 29th, 2011

Water Baby Photo Contest! (New Partnership with Our365, Come Join the Fun!)

For the last two months, I’ve had the honor of being the Photo Judge for a wonderful website called Our365.

Our365 has two different platforms. First, one in every four women who have a baby in the hospital have Our365 photographers take their baby’s first hospital photo (Remember that sweet hospital photo of your little one swaddled with the hospital cap on? That’s the photo!). Second, many of these new moms want to join a community that helps support the first year, 365 days, of their baby’s life. Our365′s website and newsletter is filled with wonderful tips from your baby’s health to caring for your baby to developmental changes to expect and more! When you sign up for their newsletter, you fill out how old your baby is and they send you tips based on your baby’s age! Their newsletter reaches over 1.25 million new moms! Yes, 1.25 million!! Isn’t that AMAZING!

I connected with Our365′s team through Random House. They were kind enough to do a book giveaway of “Your Baby in Pictures” (which is still selling strong thanks to many of you!). We continued the conversation, and I’ve been given the honor of being their Photo Judge every month for their Photo Contests! They tell me the theme for the month, and I write a shortened version of a Photo-Recipe from “Your Baby in Pictures” to inspire their readers. It’s been a wonderful partnership!

Check out the last two Baby Mama and Baby Papa Photo-Recipes and all the great photo submissions!

If you have a baby between 0-12 months, check out this month’s Photo-Recipe and enter the Photo Contest! The theme is Water Baby!

Starts today!

Now we’re off to teach our Photo Coaching Intensive Workshop and have a Mexican dinner afterwards with the ladies! Can’t wait! (Pray it doesn’t rain! )

xoxo,

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Last Week for the Early Bird Discount!

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June 28th, 2011

Looking for a Sense of Well Being (Special Photo Shoot)

While in Chicago last month, one of our workshop attendees booked a Mini Session for her family. But when her family couldn’t make it, she decided to use the session as an opportunity to have a Self Portrait Photo Shoot done of her. A FABULOUS IDEA!

I LOVE self portrait work. I love the process of collaborating with my subject to capture a photo that best represents their current season in life. To start our process, I sent Dana four or five reflective questions to answer and send back. A couple of the questions were;

In this current season, how do you see yourself as a woman? (i.e., strong, courageous, open, solid, quiet, unfolding, etc.)
Where do you see your journey or process going?

Based on her answers to the above questions and a couple more I sent her, I had a much deeper sense of what direction we wanted to explore for her Self Portrait. Before I started shooting, we talked about her answers and how we might visualize the words through imagery. Together, we created a series of photos that are symbolic of where she finds herself in this season of life.

For question number one, Dana used the following words to describe herself; strong- tough and tender- looking for my own place in the world. Since she loves yoga, we incorporated this practice into her shoot. Here are a few of my favorite photos that show Dana’s words.

STRONG

TOUGH

but TENDER

LOOKING FOR MY OWN SENSE OF WELL BEING (this is my favorite!)

Dana had never tried a handstand without a wall to help her balance. Look at how she rocked it! This is my favorite photo of the series because I can imagine her children, and even future grandchildren, drawing strength from this image. To someday see this photo and know their mom was actively looking and working toward her own sense of well being, that she saw herself worthy of that process…wow, what a legacy to leave.

Thank you SO MUCH Dana for this wonderful Mini Session. Your honesty to the questions I emailed you, the conversations we had during the shoot, your willingness to explore and collaborate together…it all unfolded the most amazing photo shoot. It was such a honor to do this shoot for you.

Much, much love,

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Last Week for the Early Bird Discount!

*If you are a CONFIDENCE GRADUATE, we have only got ONE Spot left in our Photo Coaching Intensive, 4 hr. Workshop! It’s TOMORROW in Seattle. CLICK HERE for details!

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June 16th, 2011

10 Photo Tips for Father’s Day!

We are taking a field trip to The Nate Berkus Show website today! I’ve got TEN Photo Tips to inspire your picture taking for the perfect Father’s Day gift! No matter what age the kids are, whether they are sleepy newborns or rascally boys, you’ll find a special something to inspire your picture taking. And most of all, dad will get the BEST gift ever this Sunday!

Click The Nate Berkus Show for Father’s Day photo inspiration!

Happy Father’s Day to my dad, Ahba. He is the most enduring, inspirational man I know. I’m so blessed to be his little girl. (I love you ahba.)

And a big Happy Father’s Day to all the men who support their beautiful wives in their photography dreams! Not only are you awesome dads, but you help us fly too! What would we do without you? So thankful for you!

xoxo,

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