Category Archives: Education

Beginner Photography Workshop

Beginner Photography Workshop I’m so excited to offer for the first time ever a beginner photography workshop this fall!! I’ve had so many requests recently for photography advice or students to shadow me that I can’t keep track of it all, and I thought this would be a great way to fill that need. Whether...

The First Look Part 2 | Education

The First Look Part 2 Two years ago I published a post giving 4 reasons why you should consider doing a first look. They were all great reasons, but I think the list was incomplete. This is still one of the number one questions I get from my brides, and I wanted to talk about...

Equipment Review | Canon 50mm f/1.2

Canon 50mm f/1.2 This is the first time I’ve ever reviewed a piece of my gear, but sometimes you come across something so good you just have to share it. I would never put myself in a position where I only had one lens to shoot an entire wedding day (you just never know what...

My Favorite To-Do List App | Wunderlist Review

Wunderlist Review It’s not secret that I love lists. A lot. I make lists for everything and I have old notebooks full of lists with everything crossed out. The whole point of making lists is to be able to cross things off, right? A photographer friend of mine introduced me to an app for t0-do...

Preparing for your Bridal Session | Raleigh Bridal Photographer

Raleigh Bridal Photographer I have some bridal sessions coming up this month and as I started writing emails to my clients about how to prepare I realized that this content would be a great blog post!! Bridal sessions can be more complicated than other sessions for a couple reasons. Often you’re waiting for your shoes or jewelry...

Making your Wedding YOU

Making your Wedding YOU Tell me if you can relate to this. I’m not a very creative person when it comes to ideas. I can see something I like and do that (cough Pinterest cough), but I’m not good at coming up with unique things on my own. Part of this is because I’m a traditional...

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