Newborn sessions generally need to be done within the first 10 days of his/her life to get that "sleepy curly" stage of life. It's a good idea to book your newborn session a few months in advance. This will give you time to find the perfect photographer for the job if you don't already have a trusted one that you work with. It's important to get this done in advance, so the the day or 2 after giving birth you can just call your photographer and schedule it. Most photograph

Are you a new photographer wanting to build your portfolio? Here are some tips for portfolio building, but first I would like to discuss why doing it for free for anybody and everybody isn't going to help you. In fact, it's going to hurt you! FREE FOR ALL When you give your skills and products away for free to build your portfolio up really fast you are devaluing yourself and your work. With zero value placed on it, you will encounter the following problems. 1.) Of the se

To do a composite, which is 2 or more images combined, there are a few things you will need. If the subject is going to have things surrounding it and you need it to stay stationary to make the scene, then you will need to use a tripod. First get the scene set, lit, and composed beforehand especially if it includes children or babies who have such short attention spans. I use my other children as stand ins when working with my own baby, but you can use your assistant, or an e