Let’s talk about how to get blurry backgrounds in your photos. As people-centered photographers, we love the way blurry backgrounds look, because blurry backgrounds bring all the attention and focus to our subjects (which is where we want it) and it gives the overall image creamier, dreamier, softer, more romantic, better-than-real-life look, feel and vibe. […]

Like herding cats or nailing jello to a tree, organizing large group photos at weddings or during portrait sessions can be challenging (and a little scary and overwhelming!) if you don’t have a solid plan before you arrive. We can help with that! Today, we’re sharing five of our best tips for organizing large groups, like bridal parties and […]

Do you ever struggle getting little kids to smile and stand still for pictures? Maybe you’re just not sure how to talk to little ones at a portrait session or interact with them on a wedding day. If that’s you, we can help! This post will help you feel more comfortable and confident when you […]

When you’re an outdoor, on-location photographer, weather can just get in the way sometimes. Whether (pun intended) it’s rain on a wedding day, extreme temperatures or another curve ball from mother nature, the weather can really put a literal and figurative damper on your session — and you can’t always just cancel and reschedule. Sometimes you […]

One of the reasons we love Arizona? Sunshine. Vitamin D, baby! It’s good for the skin, the soul and shooting too — and we get lots of it. In fact, when people ask us how we deal with the summer heat (which basically feels like living in an oven), we tell them, “Some places get blizzards […]

When we’re photographing wedding days, one of our biggest goals is to honor the vision  our brides had for their day as much as we possibly can. We know most of them spend months, if not an entire year, selecting each small detail for their big day and imagining what it will look when it […]