focal length: 50 mm
shutter speed: 1/80
aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 400
flash: none
I like round dots of light in backgrounds because it gives a photo a holiday-fun feeling. This photo was taken last January while the Christmas tree was still up and I really liked seeing dots of light in the background. I have some white lights [...]

focal length: 56 mm
shutter speed: 1/160
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
flash: none
Your subject doesn’t always have to be looking at the camera. I like to leave viewers to imagine for themselves what the story was behind a photograph. Why does she have stickers on her face? What is she staring at? Why does her [...]

focal length: 44 mm
shutter speed: 1/50
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
flash: none
One of the challenges of shooting everyday life in your home is dealing with busy backgrounds. I’m looking forward to sunny days when we can spend more time in nature where the best backdrops are. In this photo, I liked that my subject pops out [...]

focal length: 52 mm
shutter speed: 1/400
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
flash: none
With highlights and shadows that reach the far ends of the dynamic range, it’s difficult to maintain detail in your shots. One way around this is to meter for the highlights which, in this case, is the sky outside the window. Then in post processing, [...]

focal length: 52 mm
shutter speed: 1/5000
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
flash: none
I just took this photo an hour ago of the cherry blossom tree on our street. I like the balance of the pink blossoms and blue sky. I should have increased my f-stop value for a wider depth of field (to have more of the [...]