When it comes to high school senior portraits, posing senior boys can be a little more challenging than posing senior girls because, unlike the girls, there’s typically no hair to flip, no dresses to twirl and no jewelry to touch. It can be tricker to vary the poses and make sure the gallery feels full […]

In this post, we’re going to tell you about the best portrait photography lens. We’ve shot hundreds of portrait sessions for our own clients over the years and still actively shoot portraits at engagement and anniversary sessions, as well as on wedding days. We’re practitioners in our craft. As photography teachers, we also have the […]

As professional photography teachers with over 10,000 students in our online courses, one of the most common questions we get from new photographers is this: What digital camera should I buy? That’s a BIG question and can definitely be an overwhelming one. It was for us at the beginning of our career! There are millions […]

As people-centered photographers, we often shoot multiple-hour portrait sessions in the same location. One of the most difficult parts of our job –– especially when the natural environment around us looks similar –– is giving our clients enough variety so their blog post has a lot of visual interest and their final gallery feels full […]

A few years ago, we got an email from a 15-year-old girl who was hired to shoot her very first wedding. She asked, “What advice would you give to someone about shooting their first wedding?” Here’s what we told her… Wow! Congratulations! What a BIG honor. We still remember shooting our first wedding solo. The […]

Looking for tips on how to be a better second shooter? We’ve got you covered! But first, a little background on how the two of us work together. In our marriage, Amy was the photographer first. She had a passion for the camera before Jordan ever did. So, to help  pursue her dream, while she […]