Photo Credits clockwise from top left: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The 46th Annual Academy Awards are this Sunday and we are ready to celebrate in style! Check out a few of our inspirational finds above, as well as a couple go...
Inspiration - A few months ago I came across some sleeping toddler images taken by another photographer (Daria Kielek Children Photography). I was immediately drawn to them and was inspired to put this idea into practice with my own baby girl. She is...
My key inspiration for the session was this baby girl's adorable cupcake dress. It was the perfect shade of pink and tied in her beautiful blue eyes. The decorations were simple, which is what I wanted. I really enjoyed the attention being all about her....
“Say Cheese! Give me a sweet smile. NO, a real smile; RELAX dear; look at the camera. SIT DOWN, if you just look at the camera for a moment I will give you a piece of gum…OKAY fine, we will get ice cream as soon as...
This momma contacted me a little last minute, wanting to schedule both a maternity and newborn session. She originally was thinking she wanted to do an outdoor session, but after talking with her more and getting a feel for her style, I just knew an...
Our newsletter has a new look! The NAPCP community is filled with artists who are talented, passionate, creative and -- inspirational. It is for this reason that we have decided to dub our monthly newsletter “INSPIRED.” Of course, we’ll continue to bring you monthly spotlights...
Hello! The January 2014 NAPCP International Image Competition will be closing TONIGHT at 11:59PM EST. The purpose of NAPCP’s Image Competitions is to recognize the accomplishments and creative excellence of our members, rewarding their talent with medallions, priority listing on our directory, vendor endorsements, member points, titles...
Submitting Images for Image Competitions has always been a hard decision for me. I strive myself on offering both technically beautiful portraits, and also ones that my clients will be able to remember how that moment felt forever. So, how do you separate...
We continue our series with our next competition judge, Beverly Walden! 1. Coming from a Professional Photographers of America background and having judged by their standards, I would have to say my number one tip is their number one tip in a national judging and that...
Next up in our advice series is competition judge Anne Almasy! 1. Select images that make you FEEL something. Then review those images, and make sure you're not just feeling something because you remember what you felt like when you took the photo. Do...