Tips on Capturing Great “No Smile” Photos

Dead Stare: For the straight on shots I ask my client to relax, breath in deep breath in through the nose and out through mouth, I have them do this a few times while looking straight into my lens. If they are extra tense or nervous, I ask them to walk towards the camera slowly
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Tips on Getting out of a Photographic Rut

1.  Change up the scene.  Even if you tend to shoot the same little subjects when you shoot, change up the wardrobe, the setting or the theme.  For instance, put aside the long flowing gowns and flower wreaths, and have a “tomboy” themed shoot instead. 2.  Shoot a totally different genre or challenge yourself to
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Making the Most of Mother Nature

Haunted Woods – a Bucket List Shot Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, Georgia, is one of my favorite places to commune with Mother Nature.  It is the private residence of the owner of a well-known landscape company in the Atlanta area.  The Gibbs family opens its property to the public for eight months out of
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