Creating a lightsaber glow in Photoshop (easier than you think!)
If you have ever taken a picture of a toy lightsaber, even the [...]
Jedi portraits
When my son wanted to be a Jedi for Halloween, he told me [...]
Clothing choices for portraits
Now that the holidays are almost upon us, many people are taking the [...]
The importance of a good baby wrangler
A baby wrangler's job is to direct the attention and expression of the [...]
Five steps to taking better pictures of your carved pumpkin
1. Carve the pumpkin. Okay, that's obvious. But keep in mind that where [...]
The violin, the ukelele, and the cajón
I was very lucky to get to make some portraits for Clayton, who [...]
Butterfly Haven at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
We visited Chicago this weekend, and one of the highlights of our trip [...]
Paul and Hope’s wedding
I attended a very lovely wedding this weekend of my husband's cousin. He [...]
Autumn at Cincinnati Nature Center
We took advantage of the beautiful weather and visited the Cincinnati Nature Center [...]
Family portraits at Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
A cemetery may sound like an odd location for family portraits, but Spring [...]