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Take Aww-Inspiring Photos
Whether on a road trip, a camping weekend, cruising on a boat, flying off to a dream destination—or a Seattle staycation—we humans tend to take a lot of photos when we’re out and about. Here are three tips for taking better ones. Whether you use your phone or pack your high-tech gear, these will help…
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Pet Pic Tips – Photos at Home
It’s hard not to appreciate the spontaneous joie de vivre expressed by our furry friends! For that reason, it’s always a challenge to capture their cutest poses and true natures. Here are my best tips for photographing—and celebrating—our four-legged companions. May is National Pet Month, after all. Ways to capture the looks you love. It…
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The Fun Begins Now
Now that you have your life back after the holidays, doesn’t it feel good to relax a bit, let go, hang out in your pj’s and play with your kids, partner, friends, pets—whoever? Getting cozy in the winter comes naturally. And cozy makes for great pictures, the kind you look back on later with a…
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Camera Corner: Intro to Aperture
Let me get started by explaining photography in the most basic terms. In order to make a photograph, light must come into contact with your camera’s sensor (or film, if you’re old school). That’s really all there is to it. Light enters the camera through the lens, and is focused on the sensor, where it…
