At the beginning of 2020, I embarked on my third Photo-a-day project. Of course, I had no way of knowing that the photos this year would take a very different turn from what I wanted. I thought I’d have photos from Japan, costume parties, family gatherings, etc. Instead it’s been heavily dogs, food, and home…
Category: Photography
My Favorite Types of Travel Photos
Every photographer has certain compositions they’re drawn to. Here are some of the types of pictures I seem to take over and over. Landscapes This is pretty obvious. Can you be a travel photographer if you don’t get at least some landscape shots? Vignettes It’s nice to focus in on the details sometimes. They tell…
Instagram VS Reality – Travel Blogger Edition
I like to think I’m pretty decent at taking photos and getting better at travel photography each trip, but when I stop and compare my shots to successful travel Instagammers… oh boy! I gotta work on my popular influencer shots! 🙂 Below are some Instagram travel blogger tropes and two examples of each, followed by…
Poisoned Snow White
When I got my first DSLR camera my senior year of high school, one of the first photography styles I used it for was “fashion” photography. My friend Sarah put on a dress, and we ran around town taking pictures. Eventually I had other friends who wanted to model too, and we started getting more…
Before and After Photo Editing | 3
Today I am bringing you a quick but very dramatic “before and after” example. This is why I love editing so much and look forward to it when I get home from a trip! Check this out! Here is the before photo. Kind of yuck, huh? Washed out, no saturation, no wow factor. What a…
Things That Happen When Your Partner is a Photographer
I’ve been really into my photography hobby since around 2005 when I got my first camera. Since then I’ve delved into multiple different kinds of photography subjects, but my favorites remain travel and documentary/lifestyle of whatever is around me and whatever I’m doing. I met Kevin in late 2009 and I immediately started including him…
Before and After Photo Editing | 2
I have another before and after for you today. As in my first post, I used Lightroom to edit. This photo was taken in Oslo, Norway, in the Vulkan area. My before shot had more contrast than I wanted; It was taken in bright sunlight, and I wasn’t cool with the loss of saturation in…
Before and After Photo Editing
I’ve been using some form of photo editing software since I started photography as a hobby in my teens. My parents got me Adobe Photoshop for Christmas that year, and I never looked back. These days I have the Adobe monthly subscription for Photoshop and Lightroom, and I use Lightroom way more often. Lightroom is…
My Travel Camera Gear: An Evolution
*NOTE: This post was updated two years later with new experience and insight. When I first started traveling, I did it infrequently enough that I had a different camera gear setup for almost each trip. I began traveling when I was in college, which is right around the same time I was getting used to…
Level Up Your Travel Photography
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to take photos. Being into photography at home as well, I find it enjoyable as a vacation activity in itself, and I often add locations to my bucket list simply for their photographic promise. For those travelers like me that may be just starting…
Sightseeker 