How To Photograph Fireworks

The 4th of July is mere days away, and one thing we all do, is grab the camera for some fireworks shots. The next thing a lot of us do, is look at the images in confusion and wonder what happened. But we are going to help you make sure your images this holiday turn [...]

The Difference Between Full Frame and Cropped Sensors

Mike Collins has created this short video to explain the difference between cropped sensors and full frame sensors. Full frame sensors are more like film, when you shoot with a 50mm, you will get 50mm. But if you shoot with a cropped sensor of say 1.6, instead of seeing the frame at 50mm, you will [...]

Find Interesting Backgrounds in Unlikely Places

As a photographer I’m always looking for unique ideas for my next photo shoot. I stare at people in public in search of potential models, and have embarrassed myself on occasion by getting caught.  I’ll even admit that I’ve stalked people in Wal-mart and other places trying to get a better look at them. Yes, [...]

Always Backup Your Files!

If you visited our website yesterday, more than likely you seen a 404 error. Which basically means that no information was found on the server that provides our web space. So, why wasn’t it found? Apparently someone thought it would be amusing to hack into our FTP and delete every file from our server. That’s [...]

David Beckstead on Composition

Fashion posing for couples – by David Beckstead I have been shooting plenty of bridal-style model shoots in the last few years. I use this time to evolve my compositions and branding. Yet instead of getting the same style of imagery I compose at weddings, I try to work on concepts and locations outside of [...]

The Basics of Exposure

Exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium (film or sensor) during the process of taking a photograph. Exposure is measured in lux seconds, and can be computed from exposure value (EV) and scene luminance over a specified area. If you are interested in seeing photographic examples of this [...]

3 Tips to Instantly Improve Your Photography

If you’re new to the photography world, you will find these three tips very helpful. If you’re an experienced pro, you probably already know these, but it never hurts to re-read them. 1. Composition – Composition in layman’s terms means “were you put stuff in your photograph”. There are all kinds of compositional rules that [...]

E-Book Coming Soon

Hey everyone, I’ve been thinking over the past few days about this blog and the information I put out. It’s hard to grasp all the knowledge of being a successful wedding photographer from a blog. I update it with things relevant to photography and posing. I do include bits and peaces about business, such as [...]

Scott Kelby “CS5 for Digital Photographers”

Hot off the press, Photoshop Master Scott Kelby’s book is now available.  If you’re a photographer that uses photoshop I would highly recommend picking it up.  It has just been released on Amazon.  What are you waiting for?  Hurry up and order it, like now, today… The Adobe Photoshop CS5 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices [...]

Time Lapse Photography

How to do Time-Lapse Photography from Scott Bourne on Vimeo. This video goes through the process of how to set up a camera for time lapse photography. It then goes into show you how to edit. Take a second check it out.

Depth of Field Explanation

This video is a little on the long and slightly boring side, but it does explain DOF with plenty of examples.  Thanks to Snodart.com Depth of Field Explained (by snodart.com) from NT on Vimeo.

My Ultimate Wedding Kit

Here is my ultimate wedding kit.  Not much more you need other than plenty of batteries, ( I would say 3 for each camera). (3) Canon 5D Mark II (1) Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II USM (1) Canon 16-35 f/2.8 (1) Canon 50mm f/1.4 (1) Canon EF 100mm Macro IS USM (1) Canon EF 24mm [...]

Camera Basics Explained

All those crazy camera settings got you confused?  Not to worry, just have a look at our page on camera basics where we explain M, A, S, P.  This is a very helpful lesson that will help you get started on your way to getting some creative photos and not just snapshots. Camera Basics