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When we started in photography, we didn’t know anything. We didn’t know how to change a battery. We didn’t know how to swap a lens. Truly, we didn’t know anything. For the first year, we borrowed a camera from a friend, shot everything in auto mode and wondered why our photos didn’t look like the […]

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The older we get… …the more things we forget. Has this ever happened to you? (Especially since having kids) After a few sleepless nights in a row… We be like: Thankfully, MEMORY CARDS… – Don’t have kids – Don’t need sleep – Remember everything (Live footage of memory cards everywhere) As a photographer… The important […]

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Do you ever feel nervous posing clients? Do you want your posing to look fresh and natural? But maybe you get stuck or freeze up… and start feeling stressed? We totally get it. This used to be us before sessions just thinking about posing real clients. Maybe you can relate! Here’s the truth… No matter […]

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Today’s post on focus is short and sweet. But important! So don’t skip it. Just focus (pun intended) for TWO MINUTES. For most of our “pre-photography” life, we shot with disposable cameras from Walgreens that didn’t let us choose our focus point. Do you remember these? They just kinda focused… On everything in the frame. […]

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If you’ve ever wondered what our favorite lens is to create our signature light, bright, airy photos, this one is for you! When we first got started in photography, we thought the way to achieve a specific photography “style” was with editing. Like, if we just apply the same filter, preset or “effect” to every […]

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When we first got started in photography, we heard a lot of photographers say the same thing: It’s all about THE LIGHT! We’d hear things like… Look! Over there! The light is BEAUTIFUL! We looked… And we looked… And we LOOKED… But we just couldn’t see it. It made us feel kinda stupid. We were […]

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Amy & Jordan

We're high school sweethearts who had no formal training in photography, but went from being elementary school teachers to making six figures as full-time photographers. We're teachers at heart (with over 30,000 online course students) and are here to help YOU take amazing photos, build a thriving business and live a beautiful life. As parents to three littles, we're all about making every minute count and love to share what we're learning along the way. We're so glad you're here!
 

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meet us

Amy & Jordan

We're high school sweethearts who had no formal training in photography, but went from being elementary school teachers to making six figures as full-time photographers. We're teachers at heart (with over 30,000 online course students) and are here to help YOU take amazing photos, build a thriving business and live a beautiful life. As parents to three littles, we're all about making every minute count and love to share what we're learning along the way. We're so glad you're here!
 

Hey friend! we're

meet us

Amy & Jordan

We're high school sweethearts who had no formal training in photography, but went from being elementary school teachers to making six figures as full-time photographers. We're teachers at heart (with over 30,000 online course students) and are here to help YOU take amazing photos, build a thriving business and live a beautiful life. As parents to three littles, we're all about making every minute count and love to share what we're learning along the way. We're so glad you're here!
 

Hey friend! we're

meet us

Amy & Jordan

We're high school sweethearts who had no formal training in photography, but went from being elementary school teachers to making six figures as full-time photographers. We're teachers at heart (with over 30,000 online course students) and are here to help YOU take amazing photos, build a thriving business and live a beautiful life. As parents to three littles, we're all about making every minute count and love to share what we're learning along the way. We're so glad you're here!
 

Hey friend! we're

meet us

Amy & Jordan

We're high school sweethearts who had no formal training in photography, but went from being elementary school teachers to making six figures as full-time photographers. We're teachers at heart (with over 30,000 online course students) and are here to help YOU take amazing photos, build a thriving business and live a beautiful life. As parents to three littles, we're all about making every minute count and love to share what we're learning along the way. We're so glad you're here!
 

Hey friend! we're

meet us

Amy & Jordan

We're high school sweethearts who had no formal training in photography, but went from being elementary school teachers to making six figures as full-time photographers. We're teachers at heart (with over 30,000 online course students) and are here to help YOU take amazing photos, build a thriving business and live a beautiful life. As parents to three littles, we're all about making every minute count and love to share what we're learning along the way. We're so glad you're here!
 

Hey friend! we're

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