PHOTOGRAPHY
Session Share: An Organic Family Session from Katie Oblinger Photography
Inspiration: The family's style. Hands down. The mom's ability to always look so effortlessly chic has long inspired me. I knew I wanted to build off of their sense of style so the mom and I discussed a color palette and she took it from...
26 May, 2016
Session Share: A Devoted Maternity Session, from Michelle Anderson of Mango Mahalo Photography
Inspiration: My inspiration for this maternity studio session began when I was first contacted by the father-to-be. I had never before booked a maternity session directly with a husband. When the expecting couple had their styling consultation with me, the husband shared that he wanted...
20 May, 2016
What's in Her Bag: Mary Okner, of Mary Bea Photography
Tell us a little about what's inside. - 5D Mark iii (pictured with my awesomely monogrammed Fotostrap) - 5D Mark ii - Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II - Canon 24-70mm f/28 - Canon 50mm f2.5 macro - Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 & Edge 80 I squeeze all of this and...
12 May, 2016
Photos to Take in May: Fearlessness
Photographing children or your family may be your passion and what feels natural to capture and share. We hope to spark new creativity in you with a short checklist of photographs you can challenge yourself to capture this month, with sample images provided by our...
10 May, 2016
Freelensing
Freelensing is, quite literally, freeing the lens from the camera body. You may wonder - why on earth would anyone want to do that? Couldn’t you drop and break the lens, or allow dust inside your camera body? Possibly, yes. But aside from the cheap...
04 May, 2016
A Guide to Shooting In-Home Lifestyle Sessions
In-home sessions are among my favourite type of session to do. No two are alike and each has their own pace and challenges (especially when siblings are involved!). Even with an over the phone consultation, talking with a client about areas in the home they...
02 May, 2016
An Interview with Commercial Fashion & Advertising Photographer Megan Dendinger
NAPCP: We absolutely love your work! Tell us how you got started in photography. Megan Dendinger (MD): Thank you so much! My journey started when I decided to stay home, instead of working as a hairstylist (a skill that still comes in handy!) in a salon,...
25 April, 2016
Photographing Children Through Their Eyes: 5 Ways to Evoke Childlike Whimsy in Your Child Photography
As child photographers, and in dealing with children on a regular basis, I think we all feel the fascination with this stage of human life! There is nothing more truthful than children and their imaginations. In childhood everything is true, as dream and reality merge themselves...
21 April, 2016
Photos to Take in April: Get in the Picture
Photographing children or your family may be your passion and what feels natural to capture and share. We hope to spark new creativity in you with a short checklist of photographs you can challenge yourself to capture this month, with sample images provided by our...
20 April, 2016