Creative Senior Photo Ideas
If you are the parent of a teenager, you probably know how important senior photos are. Each summer, newly crowned high school seniors start...
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR NIKON CAMERA: DSLR BUTTONS
Did your husband upgrade your point and shoot camera to a Digital SLR this Mother's Day? Or have you been using a DSLR for...
Getting to Know Your Camera: Aperture Basics
Great light, thoughtful composition and an understanding of aperture are the most important aspects of achieving beautiful photography. If you've found yourself drooling over photographs you see on Facebook...
Photographing Kids in Motion
Kids are constantly on the move, aren’t they? In fact, simply watching them in action is enough to send most of us straight into mommy...
Photo Organization 101
2015 is officially here and it’s time to get ourselves organized. In addition to the obvious organizational tasks of cleaning out our kids’ closets or...
7 Basic Photography Rules
Photography is less about what you're shooting and more about how you're shooting. Truth be told, it doesn't even matter what camera you're using....
Visit A Selfie Museum For These 4 Glamorous Reasons
If you are wondering what the next "it" thing is going to be, don't worry, we found it. Two Words: selfie museum. It is...
MOMTREPRENEUR 101 SEO FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photography is one of the most competitive businesses to be in. Years of study, high quality equipment, and a passion for capturing memories help...
How to Take Great Photos in Low Light
Winter is here, and for many of us, that means fewer hours of daylight. So what’s a photographer mom to do? Low light photography...
Maternity Photo Inspiration: Sand Dunes Photos
If you are lucky enough to live near sand dunes when you are expecting, you might want to consider this maternity photo inspiration and...
8 Steps to Creating a Professional Background
Choose a holiday, any holiday; then go over to Pinterest and search for photo ideas for that holiday. Chances are that you’ll find dozens if...
Getting to Know Your Camera: ISO Basics
You might be a photographer if you step outside, see that it’s overcast and run back inside to grab your camera. Especially for momtographers with...
DIY Photo Shoot Props For Kids
Around the turn of the seasons and during the holidays there are photography "minis" popping up all over. Your social media newsfeed fills up...
Portrait Photography Basics
One of the most common requests you’ll receive as a photographer is to take a friend or family member’s photo. Heck, even if you...
10 Tips and Tricks for Photographing Your Toddler
Toddlers are energetic, sweet and funny. They are also incredibly difficult to photograph. Between their inability to sit still, the meltdowns and the ability...
9 Photography Projects to Start in the New Year
Looking for ways to improve your photography skills in the new year? We’ve got 8 photography ideas that will not only improve your photography skills, but...
Maternity Photo Ideas: Milk Baths & Lace Dresses
As we head into cooler months, the ability to take beautiful photos outside becomes a bit more challenging. For women with a winter...
Maternity Photo Inspiration: Rustic Couples Photos
There is nothing more natural and beautiful than a woman about to have a child. When planning your maternity photos you may want to...
How to Use Negative Space
Negative space, or “white space,” is the area between or around the main subject of a photo. It is often used to draw your eye...
How to Photograph Your Child’s Birthday Party
Children's birthday parties are so much fun. They're full of color, energy, emotion and interaction. On the other hand, photographing a child's birthday party can present...
Getting to Know Your Camera: Focusing and Focal Points
Take a look into your viewfinder. How many focal points do you have? 9,11, 18, more? Whatever the case, the number of focal points a...
8 Steps to Choosing the Right Background
Choosing the right background can be an opportunity or a challenge for photographers. On the one hand, choosing the right background can turn a...
Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Drupal Theme Secure from Online...
Drupal continues to be one of the most popular content management frameworks for websites and blogs today. After all, it’s developer-friendly, open source, flexible,...
7 Tips for Taking Great Maternity Photos
Maternity photos are a wonderful way to document your life during pregnancy. Hopefully, you're enjoying the glow of pregnancy and want to capture it....
Back Button Focusing
Several weeks ago, we talked about focal points and focusing. We introduced you to the idea of changing your focal points or using the “focus-recompose”...
How to Take Photos of Your Children in Full Sun
Summer photography is full of childhood memories just waiting to be captured such as children splashing at the pool, kids playing at the local...
Capturing a Year of Baby’s First Moments
Oh the amazing things that our babies can do. From recognizing the sound of our voice, to walking for the first time, we want...
Tips, Tricks & Treats for Great Halloween Photos
What do ghosts, princesses, and superheros have in common? They will all be coming out after dark this Halloween night; you know, when our cameras struggle...
6 Steps to Great Self Portraits
If you consider yourself a “mom with a camera,” then you’ve probably grown quite comfortable with being BEHIND the camera. However, that also means...
8 Reasons to Leave Your Camera at Home
Being a Daily Mom writer means that we are writing and photographing our lives around the clock. This also means that our kids have...
Momtreprenuer 101: How to take better product photos
Product photography can make or break a website. We’ve all ordered something online and been surprised when the colors or textures don’t quite match...
White Balance 101
Beautiful photography has very little to do with your camera, although a decent camera does help. The photos you take and the results you get...
Framing Your Shots to Maximize Impact
We often say that our favorite images are “frame-worthy.” Framing is our way of displaying moments in our lives and letting the world know...
7 Tips for Photographing Your Infant
Have you ever seen one of those "Pinterest-inspired vs. Reality" photo comparisons where a well-intended mom (or dad) saw an image on Pinterest that...
Mom’s Guide to Buying a Digital Camera
Many new parents find themselves buying a new camera within the first year of their baby's life. With so many precious moments to capture,...
September Photo Contest!
We love getting to know our readers, and interacting with you on a more personal level. We also love giving you the opportunity to...
Grilling & Meat 101: How to Gather Your Family Together Without...
Are you tired of settling for subpar meat from your local grocery store? Got a hankering for the convenience of high-quality, delicious meat delivered...
