The B family!!

I LOVE this family! These guys were so much fun!! Thanks again for letting me hang out and take your pictures!

Photo Contest WINNER!!!!

So hopefully you knew about the photo contest that I was having, if not... you should watch better so that next time you can send in a photo! The winner of the photo contest was chosen today and the winner is.....

Jacqui Preece!! This photo has great color and composition. It's very appealing and would be a great advertisement!! Congratulations Jacqui on your new camera!!

I love the Boshard Family!!!

This is one of the coolest families EVER! Not to mention how amazingly beautiful they all are! Here is a preview of their family pictures! They are surprising their parents with pictures of the kids for their anniversary!

10 Tips for better photography

This is a post I put up on at http://artist.to/photobyashlee/ and I think its a great post for my first 'Photo Tip' post! I am hoping to get a new tip up every Monday so make sure to check back for more ideas and helpful information!!

10 Tips for Better Photography.....
1. Get down on their level-
If your taking pictures of little kids or animals don’t shoot down on them, get on your knees and take the picture at their height!!

2. Use a plain backround
Don’t distract from your main focus with a busy background

3. Use a flash ourdoors
Never turn off your flash just because your are outside, the flash will actually help your color!

4. Move in close
Don’t be afraid to get close to your subject

5. Take Vertical pictures
Its always fun to get a different angle on the same object

6. Lock the focus
Make sure your focus is locked before you take the picture, no one likes blurry pictures!

7. Move it from the middle
Put your main object to the side of the frame to add interest to your picture.

8. Know your flash’s range
Don’t put your subject so far away from your camera that you wont be able to see them at dusk or night even after your flash goes off.

9. Watch the light
Unless your taking actual night pictures don’t shoot in the dark, also try and avoid bright sun light or shadows!

10. Be a picture director
If someone looks out of place ask them to move over a little, and always check for things that look out of order, a necklace that’s slipped down, a tree branch coming out of someones head etc.

This year...

This year I am going to try and become a better blogger! I am going to actually update my blog in a timely matter and post the pictures I take instead of giving them to my clients and forgetting to blog them! So If i start to slack... just let me know its been a while since my last post and I'll wake up and post something!