THE JOURNAL

As an Orlando, FL photographer, I am constantly being asked, “Where should we do our family photos?” While there are many obvious locations such as pretty parks, neighborhoods and local beaches, this blog post is being read by you right now because maybe, you want to select a location or activity that is a little […]

My tips for a beautiful and relaxed maternity session: 1. Book early. Don’t wait until the last minute. Photographers scheduled fill up quickly, make sure you have time to plan the session of your dreams!  2. Scheduling for comfort. I recommend scheduling your maternity session for any time after about 28 weeks, once your belly […]

Have you ever looked at an image and noticed it could be amazing, but there is something a little off? You can’t quite figure out what it is? Maybe the light was great, your clients were dressed perfectly, the background looks pretty, but your clients look gray? The answer could be a simple adjustment to […]

If you have a photo with some of grain in it, you can use the Develop module in Lightroom to smooth it with a simple slider! The image I used to show this in the video below was extremely underexposed. I slid the exposure slider all the way up to 4.8 to make the image […]

The image below is a little bit darker, straight out of camera, than I would usually deliver. For the final image, I wanted to preserve the sky and the water, while making the overall image a bit brighter. While adjusting my exposure to make the image bright, I also need to make sure to preserve […]

Family photos are truly so important. It’s the perfect opportunity to capture the kids just as they are now, before they change throughout the next year. This is a time to document how your family looks and feels during this season of life. How do we create beautiful, meaningful images that capture the essence of […]

One of my favorite things to share is how to batch edit, and sync in Lightroom. Utilizing the “Sync” option in Lightroom allows me to batch edit many photos with similar settings in minutes. This saves me hours of editing. In this blog post, I will show you how to sync your settings across images […]

If you’ve ever dreamed of what a relaxed wedding day, done your way, would feel like, Sarah and Matt pulled it off! Imagine feeling super chill, hanging with your favorite people and your puppies all day, and add some really pretty flowers in a farm meets Tuscan outdoor dinner venue. This is the beautiful day […]

Where do I even begin? To say that this wedding was full of love and emotion would be an understatement. So many of us found ourselves not only speechless, but ugly crying from the outpouring of pure, unconditional love. I wish I had a word to describe the way it felt to be enveloped in […]