Why do we take photos? This has got be one of the most simplest questions to answer and it boils down to one word: memories. We take photos to capture moments in time, so that we can look back at some point in the future and remember things like what people looked like, places we had been or feats we had accomplished.  There is a joke that I often say (and I am sure that many other people have said the same thing) that if you don't have a photo then it didn't happen.  Photos are our validation of "look, I did that, I've been there". Photos can document a life.  For parents, To View More >>

A couple of months back I was approached by representatives from Sleeklens and asked if I could test out some of their lightroom presets and leave a review.  It has taken me quite a while to get around to writing this as I have had a lot of jobs keeping me busy, but it did give me ample opportunity to try out these workflows.  So if anyone is interested in purchasing some presets to help make touching up their portraits a little easier then keep on reading. To begin with the Sleeklens Strike a Pose collection for lightroom comes not only with a whole bunch of presets but a ton of different To View More >>

"Why do photographers charge so much for a few photos?  That seems awfully high for one hours work." Over the years I have heard variations of this sentence uttered (and I'm sure I've said it myself before I became a photographer) and I can understand why - at first glance, the price of a photography package from a decent photographer can seem a bit excessive.  Several hundred dollars for a one hour shoot and a handful of photos?  Get out of here!  Unless you are  high powered executive or a world famous actor, most people don't get paid a hundred dollars or To View More >>