Underwater photography is everywhere these days! It embodies summer so perfectly; it's playful, adventurous and gives us a whole new perspective on our children. It can also get very expensive, very quickly. Even as a professional photographer, the $1,500.00+ price tag for the underwater housing...
NAPCP’s latest round of their international image competition is now accepting entries. Are you excited? Or maybe you’re not sure what to enter or even if you should. I’ll be perfectly honest; I used to have a love-hate relationship with contests. Over the years I...
Summer is a time for being outside, having fun, and finding adventure. As a mom of twins, I’m constantly looking for ways to keep my kids active and happy during these months home from school. As a photographer, I’m constantly looking for activities that will...
With the Image Competition in full swing, we asked our judges to share some of their expertise with our members for submitting the very best images. Here is some excellent advice from Tim Walden: When evaluating photography I like to compare it to standing on two...
Ahhhh vacation. Bonding, relaxation, adventure and 1,413 images to prove it. Ok, maybe only 867 if you aren’t obsessed with catching every. single. moment. {guilty as charged}. And don’t forget the 212 pictures on your mobile device. For many people, capturing these images is...
1 - Everyone gets to be in the photos! It’s so important for kids to not just have photos of themselves as they grow up, but also images together with you, the parents. Memories of all the fun you had together as a family, and how...
With Independence Day coming on Friday, there are so many opportunities to show American pride and - as photographers - to capture those beautiful patriotic moments. While the flag is used in hundreds of ways today, we did a little research on how to show...
Joyce told us that she gets lots of questions from her clients on how to take better pictures of their children in between professional photography sessions. She wrote this great article to help the parents with DSLR cameras learn more about how to get better...
Happy Monday! We recently did our annual member survey and had such a fabulous response! We may be a little biased, but we're pretty sure we have the best members in the world. The feedback we received will be invaluable as we move forward and grow. Here...
I am so excited to introduce my long time friend and colleague, Lisa Phillipson, as NAPCP's new Social Media Maven. This is a volunteer position with great responsibility, and Lisa is up for the challenge. She has already been hard at work behind...