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DIY Family Photo Shoot

Guest author Jared Jaureguy has several great tips for taking your own family pictures. These days the price of a family photo shoot can cost almost as much as a nice digital camera. You may have thought it makes more sense to take your own family photos, but you aren’t …

Introducing Red Bird’s House Photography & Handmade Gifts

Handmade Gifts and Beautiful Photography Pauline Stevens from Red Bird’s House is an amazing photographer, whose images warm my soul and remind me of good times.  Every once in awhile I will come across an artist whose work encourages me to slow down, to not pack every second full, to …

How to Photograph Animals: By a Professional Stock Photographer

Professional photographer Tamara Bauer shares great advice on how to photograph animals. Animals have been a passion of mine ever since I can remember…they are a favourite subject to photograph and I’d like to share some tips for animal photography for folks who are newcomers to this kind of subject …

Online Class Review: Shoot It! Product Photography by Craftsy

An Interactive Platform After my photography lessons with Joe, I was excited to find this Shoot It! A Product Photography Primer class on Craftsy.  Joe and I didn’t cover product photography, so I thought the Craftsy class would be a great follow-up and purchased it last month.  I just had …

Flint River in Autumn Huntsville, AL by Joe Fikes

Photography Lessons With Joe: 9 Steps To Better Pictures Plus Recommendations

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. However, I am an affiliate of Amazon.com and Blurb, and will receive a small commission if the links below are used to make a purchase.  However, I only recommend companies and products that I believe will benefit my readers. The first part …

Practice Photography In The Park - Fountain

Practice Photography In The Park

  Today we got together a picnic lunch, a ball, the toy rocket, the kids, and my camera, and set off to Constitution Hall Park here in Huntsville, Alabama.  Constitution Hall Park is on Church Street across from Big Spring Park. It is also accessible from the courthouse square.  Park …

Clouds on Rocky Knob by Joe Fikes

Photography Lessons With Joe: Part 1

  An Art & A Science Last month I began photography lessons here in Huntsville, Alabama with my friend Joe Fikes.  After our first meeting to get an overview of the class and talk about my experience level, I came home and wrote an introductory article that was supposed to …

Photography Lessons With Joe: Introduction

Photography Lessons in Huntsville, Alabama I have the opportunity – lucky me – to take photography lessons with Joe this summer.  Once each week I will be learning things like what an f-stop is, the meaning of ISO, and how to use my nice Canon Digital Rebel XSi for something …

My Back Yard – Today!

  The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. – Psalm 19:1 (NIV) When I took these photos today in my back yard I wasn’t planning on a post, I just happened to have my camera out and looked up!  I spent much …