Category: Tips & Pointers

Rain, Rain, Go Away…Or Not

Nature is amazing. It’s grand, and beautiful, awe-inspiring, relaxing, and more, but photographing it can be a challenge. In Texas this spring, we have had our share of rain…and then some, but imagine the amazing pictures you could capture during a rain storm: the rain, the hail, the lightening, the thunder clouds, the people. In… Read more »

Tips On Photographing Children, From Your Dallas Photographer

If there is one thing people love, it’s taking pictures of their children. You can never have too many pictures of your child growing up. They are cute as heck as babies, rambunctious as toddlers, fascinating as adolescents, temperamental as tweens…well you get the picture. Then there are the annual class photos to document their… Read more »

Photographing The Weather

Everybody knows the popular saying “Everything is bigger in Texas,” and if you are not a Texas native there is no doubt that is one of the first things you’ve noticed. However, when you think bigger, you think more land, wider spaces, bigger highways, bigger buildings, bigger steaks, but would you think bigger weather? Texas… Read more »

The Science Behind Sunsets

Do you love photographing sunsets, or perhaps just enjoying their vibrant colors before nightfall? Sunsets are some of the most beautiful events on our planet, don’t you agree? The colors can be so vivid, and each evening in a different unique pattern. Sometimes various colors can seem like brush strokes painted there deliberately for effect…. Read more »

What Product Are You Selling?

Other than a printed description, the most important aspect to marketing your product is a picture of it. There is a reason behind the saying “A picture paints a thousand words.” People look at the images of the product they are in the market for, then read the description, and then look at the image… Read more »

Tips For Capturing Your Lifestyle

Lifestyle photography is a type of photography that captures people in real-life situations, whether it be working, performing, attending an event, or celebrating a milestone. It is an artistic way to capture the everyday, the not so “everyday,” and the really special moments in life.  There are as many different lifestyles as there are people,… Read more »

Food, Food Everywhere, But Not A Thing To Eat

When you’re watching TV at night and that MacDonald’s or Wendy’s commercial comes on and you see those juicy burgers, you may not even be feeling hungry but you know that you want to get off the couch and run out and buy one. Why? Because of the presentation. If you were looking at a… Read more »

Shooting Professional Pictures

Professional photography can be fun and challenging. Although anyone can point a camera and shoot, to take a captivating picture there are definitely personality traits a photographer needs, and professional tricks to master.  You may be wondering what those personality traits are. Patience, creativity, and the ability to think outside the box are a few,… Read more »

Fall Photography

Fall in Texas may be a heck of a lot different than fall in Vermont, Maine, or Upstate New York, but Texas has its own unique beauty. Fall is a favorite time of year for many because the temperatures are cooler, and you get to enjoy the bright orange color of pumpkins, and the reds… Read more »

What Is Food Photography?

Much of our lives revolve around food. We need food as sustenance. We need the vitamins and minerals from food to keep our bodily systems running efficiently. We celebrate with food. We socialize with food. We scout for romance with food, by meeting up with new people for lunch, dinner, or coffee. We use food… Read more »