Post #15 How to Edit Color From Your Camera

I have really learned a lot from working just one year at my school's newspaper but one thing that really sticks out in my mind that I would say I use the most often is a tip that the previous photo editor taught me while out on the football field. A summary of what it is, is pretty much how to edit color and saturation straight from your camera so you really don't have to go do it on the computer near as much! I can honestly say this tip has saved me hours of editing and I hioe it does for you as well! Heres a picture of the menu so just go to your menu, picture style, User Def. 1 and hit INFO and adjust how you wish! Hope you found this as helpful as I did!

Post #14 Make Shift Studio For Cheap!

I just recently learned about a nifty little tip for doing studio photography that I would like to share with you! So, apparently this is a very common trick but i was not aware of it so I thought there must be other people out there who don't know about this right?! Well, here it is, so you know when you see usually baby/infant/toddler photography often times its inside with really pretty wood floor with gorgeous crown molding and just the right wallpaper to match the baby's personality?! I was always so jealous of those photographers that had the money to buy a studio to be able to do all that nice fancy stuff but the tip is for the perfect type of wallpaper you could use any kind of fabric or wrapping paper or actual slivers of wallpaper, hang that us with tape that come off the walls and then for the crown molding you can just buy just one piece from Lowes or Menards or whatever local hardware store you have around, put it on the floor to hold down the backdrop and then get just plywood and stick laminate flooring to it and POOF! Instant indoor studio! Heres my inspiration :)

Post #13 Crafts and Photography

Okay so this post is a little off photography tips kind of topic but i saw it on Pinterest the other day and I just about died! For those of you who do not know me personally I am not just in love with photography but i also LOVE to craft. So hopefully you will love this idea just as much as I do and I can not wait to try this with my camera strap!

Tip: you could also use fabric! HAPPY CRAFTING

Post#12 Editing Basics

A lot of people always question how I edit pictures so here I thought I'd just show you. 

First off I started with the levels and then put a warm filter over top. After that I used the patch tool to fix the blemishes and the under eye bags. Finally i upped the contrast and saturation. Above is the before and after pictures.

Post#11 How to be Successful

As a result of getting the opportunity to go to New York City and talk with real life professional photographers I kind of left with a whole lot of information and tips that I really didn’t know exactly what to do with so I’ve pretty much narrowed it down and done some research for another opinion also. There are just a few simple steps that are extremely vital to being a successful photographer.
 1. be professional
2. be able to sell yourself
3. stop trying to please everyone else
4. take photos everyday
5. make sure you have a back up plan
6. be humble, don’t be arrogant
7. call your self a photographer
 If you follow these simple but yet still challenging steps than I have no doubt that we can be successful!

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Post #10 Front and Back Lighting

Light is one of the most important elements in any photograph. Whether it’s a landscape or an up close portrait, light can make or break an image. Lighting is something that must always be considered when taking a photo, so it is important to understand the different types of lighting and how to make the most out of each.


Front lighting seems very simple, but it can often be a challenge to photograph. Front lighting occurs when the light source is directly behind the photographer. It can be challenging because no shadows are cast across the subject, causing the subject to appear almost two-dimensional.


I always used to hear people say, “oh, don’t shoot into the sun”, but sometimes shooting into the sun could really give your image a unique look. Backlighting is when the light source is behind your subject. Many times if there are things in the air, such as fog, mist, or pollution, you can get a very dramatic looking effect. Unlike front lighting, this will accentuate depth and draw the viewer in.

Post #9 Food For Thought

Just recently I learned something very important that could have possibly wiped out my entire career and past projects. Earlier this week my boss’ computer crashed and her had all of his photos that he had ever taken and when he took it to best buy to see if they could save any of his work but it was all lost. I don’t even have half of the amount of work that he has but still, it would be devastating to lose it all. So that day I went out and get a 1 terabyte external hard drive. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it’s a little box that I can plug up to my laptop and copy everything on my desktop to the box. This way if my computer crashes I still have all of my photos backed up. Just a little food for thought J

Post #8 Just a little tip

As a just starting out photographer many people think that its common sense to shoot when the sun is shinning at its peak but what you’ll grow to learn is that some of the best times to shoot are overcast and at sunset and rise. The easiest way to explain it is just by example. Say that you take a model out in a wheat field at 12 pm, the sun is right over her head so there are very harsh shadows under her eyes nose and probably even her lips. Obviously this is not what you wanted, so in order for that not to occur the best times is overcast, where the clouds soften the light ray and sunset and sunrise when the light is the softest. Hope this is a little helpful! 

Post #7 Softball Turns Out To Be Hard

Whenever anyone asks me what sport I love to shoot the most I quickly respond, FOOTBALL! But when I think about it I haven’t really shot every sport there is. This week I shot my first softball game and let me tall ya, I truly under estimated the challenge this would give me. Between the clunky fence and the restricted shooting spaces I probably came out with only 10-15 good pictures. But on the bright side everything is a learning experience! Here are some of my favorites! J

Post #6 NYC Wake Up Call

Overall my entire career as a photographer has been extremely positive and encouraging….until I got to New York City. Just last week I got the chance to take a trip to the big apple for a media conference with other colleges all around the country. Needless to say I was extremely excited to have such an amazing opportunity opened up to me but all of this excitement was crushed on the first day. I was invited to attend a critique of my best photos by a big wig new Yorker. I didn’t really know what to expect but what I got was definitely not even close. After an hour of waiting outside this guys office he finally calls me in and we begin to look at my pictures. He asked me what I am the most interested in and I replied with sports mostly. As a result he only focused on my few sports photos and he pretty much told me that I was getting what every other photographer could get and he was not impressed at all. Long story short, he wants me to follow around one specific sport and shoot everything that the other photographers aren’t getting (anything besides the games and action shots) and write a book on it with pictures. I’m not sure what ill do with this advice but stay tuned for updates!