Scouting Locations | Roselle Photography I have been asked how I find locations for shoots. Honestly, this historically hasn’t been my favorite part of my job, because of how much I hate driving and how much the weather and time of day can affect the light. But I digress. Whenever there is something that has […]

Scheduling Tips | Roselle Photography I like to think of myself as a scheduling ninja. Dramatic, I know, but if you’ve met me, you know I’m not graceful enough to be any other type of ninja…sooooo we’re going with it. Is there anything more annoying than trying to schedule a lunch date, or any kind […]

One syllable, Two letters: For all intents and purposes the word “No” should not be that hard to say…so why is it? Are you afraid of letting someone down? Worried about sounding mean? When you are running your own business, you might be concerned with losing money, or getting a bad review. Learning how to […]

Finding a place to be Creative  | Roselle Photography When Brian and I moved into our first apartment, we were both leaving our parents houses for the first time. We didn’t plan on staying there long, so we signed a six-month lease. We were more than thrilled to have something to call ‘ours’. Because it […]

Natural Light Verses Flash – Why I’m not a “natural light” photographer and why you shouldn’t be either. I’ll admit it – I have called myself “natural light” photographer before. When I said it, I meant that I prefer natural light. Well, duh. Who doesn’t? I was trying to explain to my clients that their […]

  Camera gear – Whew. This topic is always daunting because of the price. I know I didn’t have thousands of dollars to drop on new equipment when I first started out, and I still don’t! So how do you spend the money that you do have wisely? 1) Don’t be afraid to buy used: […]