About

Dolce Pics [dōl-chā piks] is a resource for parents who wish to take sweeter pics of their kids. This collection of photography related topics include Articles on technique, software, camera gear, book reviews and other related subjects. In addition, constructive criticism, technical information, and mini-lessons are provided with each Daily Pic.

The site’s main contributor, Laura, is a mother, photographer and teacher. Laura lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband, Thomas, and daughter, Sophie. She loves to share her knowledge and experience in photographing children as she continues to learn herself. Laura is currently teaching a Digital Photography Course for Beginners in Vancouver. You can read more about it on her teaching blog at OAC Photo.

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Laura’s earlier posts describe her intentions for starting this site. See I Shoot Kids and Mommy Turned Photographer. She shoots mainly with a Nikon D700 and a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. For her complete gear list, click here.

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12 Responses to “About”

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Apr 5, 2008 at 5:49 am

Congratulations on launching your site! It looks fantastic!
Kenny Wong
Apr 5, 2008 at 1:57 pm

Your website looks awesome. Congrats and I am sure this will be a great forum for capturing memorable moments.
Amber Tarling
Apr 5, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Wow, Laura! Great site! I love my Canon Rebel XT - not for everyone, but a basic camera that is doing wonders for my online collection of pics of baby Ben. Congrats on Sophie’s first birthday! And thanks for all the great tips… I’m still figuring out “aperture” and “ISO” modes and what works best. To be honest, I’m a bit of a sucker for the auto mode…
Katherine Lim
Apr 6, 2008 at 4:36 pm

What a great site Laura, Thomas and Sophie!
We had better get cracking at working on our camera skills before we have a child^^
Beautiful site and I enjoy reading your tips and stories!
Karen Smillie
Apr 6, 2008 at 10:17 pm

Congratulations on your new site, Laura! You are so talented and I always LOVE to look at your snapshots. My most treasured photographs of Malia are taken by you.
Gemma
Apr 10, 2008 at 12:04 pm

Finally! I’m so proud that you are following this passion and sharing your talents, Laura! Congratulations!
Cinders
Apr 14, 2008 at 9:04 pm

I left a reply on the 7th, but I don’t think the message got sent properly. Anyhoo, I just wanted to congratulate you on a super dooper marvelous site! You are so gifted! Your Sophie is soooooooooooooo adorable. I love your photos!!
Manuela
Apr 19, 2008 at 5:26 pm

I will echo everyone’s congratulations on launching this new site. What an invaluable resource! Photography is obviously your passion, and I’m sure many appreciative people (including us) will enjoy your tips and especially your photos!
Kirsten Geyer
Jun 28, 2008 at 2:00 pm

I love your use of light. I see your posts on Shutter Sisters and always spend way too much time looking at all the other pictures you’ve taken. Good work!
Kirsten Geyer
Jul 4, 2008 at 1:43 pm

Hey! It’s me again! I have a post request…if you take them. I would LOVE a post on DSLR settings that you use most frequently, for those of use that are a loooong way from ever going manual. I’m so confused by the all the different options! Happy Fourth!
laura
Jul 4, 2008 at 5:07 pm

Hi Kirsten!

For sure I take requests. It just might take some time before I get to posting them.
I’ll admit that I usually shoot in Aperture Priority mode so I don’t have to think about the shutter speed. Just pick up and shoot pretty much. I don’t use flash much but if I do, I should use Manual mode. My ISO is as low as possible and aperture as big as possible. So that’s pretty much my settings most of the time. Does that help any? I may get into that more in a dedicated post in the future.

This week, I’m forcing myself to keep it in manual mode. But I will still use the auto focus.
Terry Lui
Jul 24, 2008 at 9:27 am

Hey Laura! Fantastic site you’ve got going on here! Very informative and comprehensive. Keep it up and I look forward to learning