8 Tips for Backlighting

May 17, 2013 By 10 Comments
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Shooting into the light is my favorite. I receive emails all the time from people asking what the trick is to backlighting. Most often people say their images are dark or they can't focus into the light, don't know how to find the light or have no clue how to position their subject. While this takes lots of practice & requires different settings/set ups for different lighting situations, here are some general tips. I hope this helps some of you! 8 Tips for Backlighting 1. Spot Meter. ...continue reading

How to Display Photos – Kelly Garvery

March 15, 2013 By 7 Comments
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Hi! Kelly here! All of us at Click it Up a Notch have been talking about doing a segment on how to display photos in our home for a while now...this is fresh on my mind as I just finished writing a post on this for another blog so I decided to jump in this month as the first post in this segment. I am a little nervous to do this because my house needs alot of work! We need to move & re-decorate plus I have so many projects that I haven started & haven't finished or just have not started ...continue reading

Wedding Photography Lenses: What You Need to Know

January 18, 2013 By 7 Comments
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Courtney receives alot of questions about what to buy when it comes to wedding photography lenses, so I decided this would be a good topic to write on this month. I think lens choice can be a personal thing, but I'll do my best to share what I have experienced along the way. Wedding Photography Lenses When I first started shooting weddings I heard that the 70-200mm 2.8 is THE ABSOLUTE BEST when it comes to wedding photography lenses. One website I read even called it the "ultimate ...continue reading

Lifestyle Photography: 8 Tips to Creating a Lifestyle Feel

October 19, 2012 By 15 Comments
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I LOVE lifestyle photography. Love, love, love it. Lots of people may wonder why I regularly capture my son in his underwear. Because that's all he wears! lol. Lifestyle photography is real. It captures things that are relevant in one's life & freezes genuine moments. Recently we had family pictures taken & it felt weird that my boys actually had pants on! I felt like a fraud because I had picked out their outfits & made them look different than usual. Although my friend did an ...continue reading

My Personal Journey: Kelly Garvey

September 21, 2012 By 12 Comments
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Today Kelly is sharing her journey with us today! Love being inspired by everyone's growth! 2009 This was the beginning of my journey. 2009 was just about over when I began. I was eager (over eager if you ask me!) & couldn't get started fast enough. 2009 (& also 2010!) was rough, but i didn't realize it...glad I didn't realize how bad I was or it may have taken away the fun! Obviously I didn't understand focus (or anything else for that matter). After I took the image below, I ...continue reading

Wedding Photography: 7 Beginner Tips

July 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
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1. Wear comfortable shoes! My first wedding, I bought a new pair of TOMS in the same size as my other TOMS that were so comfortable because I figured they'd be the same! Wrong. By the end of the night I had blisters on the back of my heels, felt like I had shin splints from walking on the back of my shoes for so long & my toes were black & blue. Don't wear new shoes the night of a wedding! Bring a big bandaid to put on the back of your heel just in case you have unexpected ...continue reading

Photography Business: Creative Advertising Through Giving Back

June 22, 2012 By 5 Comments
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It has always been a goal of mine to volunteer, help others & give back as much as possible to my community. When I started owning my own photography business it became even easier to give back than it was before. Having your own photography business allows you so much freedom to be creative in your efforts to help through non-profit work. I started implementing ways to help others each month on my own but in addition to that other opportunities presented themself to me (without me having ...continue reading

Do you know this simple trick to improve your photos?

May 17, 2012 By 2 Comments
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When I first started I was on auto white balance & it seems like from what I hear the majority of people use auto white balance. Auto white balance (AWB) is totally fine to use, but may involve some tweaking during processing to get your results where you want them to be. Even though the results are pretty darn good, AWB can produce images that can be inconsistent or too warm/cool. I find that when I take pictures on AWB, my results are cool in temperature. My style is sunny & ...continue reading

Interval Timer VS. Wireless Remote

April 19, 2012 By 16 Comments
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Are you ALWAYS behind the camera so you are hardly ever in pictures with the ones you love? Sadly, I think most photographers would say YES! Which is why I now to use my interval timer. If this describes you then it sounds like it is time for you to get a wireless remote! Before you buy one, check into the features your camera has, though....it might save you some money! When my wireless remote broke, Sarah Wilkerson with Clickin' Moms was so sweet to tell me about a camera feauture I had ...continue reading

Everything You Want To Know About Camera Lenses: Part 5 – Comparing Different Lenses

March 23, 2012 By 18 Comments
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Have you checked out the lens series this month? If you have been following the other posts you will know more about what the writing on the lens means, you'll have been given an idea on which lenses to buy and when, heard what our favorite lenses are and, difference of your lens on a crop vs. full frame camera. There has been so much useful information shared by everyone, I am kind of nervous to follow all of those awesome posts! Since the other articles have already given so much ...continue reading