One of the most stressful topics for photographers is… PRICING Seriously, it messes with our heads. How much should I charge?  Am I priced too low? Will everyone think I’m cheap?  Am I priced too high?  Is my pricing why I’m not booking? It makes us all feel like this… Then, add the chorus of holier-than-thou voices of photographers in online forums saying things like… “You need to value yourself!” “Your clients need to respect you!” “Charge what you’re worth!” “All you new photographers are killing the industry with your low prices!” That kills us. We can’t remember the ..read more

Want a simple way to increase the size of your galleries when you’re tight on time? Whether you’re: – Photographing mini-sessions – On a tight wedding timeline – Making up lost time for late clients There are a few things we do to MAXIMIZE the number of high quality, unique shots to give our clients a gallery that wows them! (BTW, we use and love CloudSpot to deliver beautiful galleries to our clients! If you wanna try it, you can start here for free!) Our goal is to shoot SO efficiently and get as many unique shots as possible with our time. Here are some of our favorite, simple ways to get ..read more

Okay… So let’s say… Hypothetically… You’re at a local park… Waiting for a session to start… And your client calls. And they’re running really late. Not late enough to cancel. But late enough that you’re feeling STRESSED. How are you supposed to give them the experience you promised them in HALF the time? You’re not.  Take their money… And RUN! Just kidding. Don’t do that. But it’s normal if you feel stressed and maybe even a little disrespected when clients arrive significantly late to their session. If your clients really cared about the photos, they would be on time, right? Whenev ..read more

Got two minutes? We’re gonna change your life. With ONE simple mirrorless camera setting! This is probably our favorite camera setting. Ever! It’s so easy to set once… And enjoy the benefits FOREVER. Ready? Let’s go! We shoot with a Canon R6 Mark II mirrorless camera. We’ve been professional photographers for over a decade and it’s without question the BEST CAMERA we’ve ever owned. (You can read more about the R6 Mark II here) Something we LOVE about this camera is the eye detection technology  In the old days, we had to manually move the multi-controller with our thumb (we cal ..read more

Have you ever seen the cameras or lenses we recommend and wondered why we recommend them? Maybe you have a different camera than we do and it makes you wonder if you need to switch. One of the most common questions we get from people who shoot with Nikon or Sony is… Why do you recommend Canon cameras?  The answer is a lot more simple than you may think! It’s because… it’s what we use! We started on Canon cameras over a decade ago, simply because other photographers we admired used Canon. That’s it! We liked their work, and since they shot Canon, we got Canon. Let’s call it the R ..read more

Did you know there’s a really important key to being a great photographer that has NOTHING to do with shooting? Most people believe being a great photographer is all about the decisions you’re making while you’re taking the photos: – Lens choice – Camera settings – Locations, lighting, etc. Of course, all those things matter a lot. But we believe there’s something else that matters just as much… Photo selection. Out of every photo you take during a session, choosing the best photos to post, showcase and deliver to your clients is a HUGE factor in the way you’ll b ..read more

When we were new, we would hear other photographers look at a professional shot and say things like this: “Killer bokeh!” We’d nod. But inside, we were thinking… Killer WHAT?!  They’d say, “The background is so soft!” But you can’t touch it…  “It’s so creamy and dreamy!” Like a Wendy’s frosty?  We were SO confused. If you’ve ever felt that way (or feel that way right now), we want you to know a few things: – You are not alone. – You are in the right place. – You are in good company! When we were learning photography, it felt like were learning a foreign language.  There we ..read more

We’ll never forget that night. Because you don’t forget the first time… You think you might die. It was sophomore year of college. After a long day of classes and work, we were at Amy’s apartment near campus enjoying our favorite evening ritual: Watching Gilmore Girls on DVD on her old, black, square-shape, busted-up, hand-me-down TV with a mangled speaker. (It was damaged in the ’94 California earthquake when she was a little girl.) We were eating a pint of ice cream and a bowl of popcorn –– a tradition that continues to this day. (Minus the ice cream. Our metabolisms don’t seem to handle a p ..read more

One of the most important moments of any wedding is when the bride walks down the aisle. The music swells. The guests stand. She appears… and the tears roll. Jordan cried twice on our wedding day. Once during our first look and again when Amy walked down the aisle. Even though Amy is usually the emotional one in our relationship, something inside Jordan just cracked that day. (Actual video footage of Jordan on our wedding day) But seriously… It’s an intensely emotional, once-in-a-lifetime moment. Which is why it’s so important that the photographer not only… – Doesn’t miss it – But captures i ..read more

There were people. Everywhere. The sky was dark. The fluorescent lights were bright. And hot. Jordan had been standing there… In front of everyone.. For much longer than he expected. He was starting to get dizzy. That’s when it happened. He peed his pants. In fairness to Jordan… He was only six years old. On the mound of the t-ball field. In the local Little League championship game. His little legs got warmer and warmer. His pants, wetter and wetter. It was the last inning –– and his team was about to win. (But it didn’t feel like a moment worth celebrating to him) It was a moment of panic ..read more