Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Back Track Rewind about 2 years ago at this time.  I had just dove into this dream of photography, unknowing of my […]

There are few things worse than setting up a candid group shot, finding the best light and discovering in post processing that you tilted the camera. Your image is off-centered. Shoot! This is one mistake I found myself making during group photos or photos where there are prominent lines in the image, like church pews, […]

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I’m going to start this post off with this statement: we are not reception lighting gurus by any means. And to be quite honest, I admit that when it came the time to dive into using artificial light, it was daunting. And difficult. And foreign. It was hard to figure out just what to buy […]

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} “Invest in glass over a camera body”, they say.  Yes, there is SO much truth to that! There really is. And we […]

This second post in our lens series is our suggestion to your first lens. If you missed our first post in the series where we shared a little of our journey purchasing lenses, saving and choosing which  to purchase, catch up here.  I learned early on that lenses are…so much fun. Glass is truly the […]

Photography gear can weigh in on the expensive side if you aren’t already familiar with that concept. The following series is meant to partially educate while sharing a bit of our journey and how we invested in the gear we have without going into debt. Keep in mind this isn’t the right way by any means. It’s just […]

“I don’t think I could pick just one helpful part. There were bits and pieces all along the way that were kind of light bulb moments. You know the kind of moments you kind of go “ah ha! So that’s how it’s done.” The whole workshop was really eye opening and just presented me with […]

I picked up Lara Casey’s book Make It Happen in Barnes and Noble while I was studying for my Praxis test in March. I only needed to read the first few pages before I knew I wanted to purchase this baby. And that I didn’t want to be studying–I’d rather being reading Lara! More major […]