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The Definitive Costa Rica Wedding Guide

My name is Christina and I’ve visited Costa Rica almost every year since 1999, and over the last five years I’ve spent winters there photographing some of the most beautiful…

Rebecca & Edward’s Wedding in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

WEDDING LOCATION: Langosta Beach Club, Tamarindo Costa Rica PREPARATION LOCATION: Hotel Tamarindo Diria ENTERTAINMENT: Tamarindo Fire Dancers WEDDING COORDINATOR: Maruja Roldan with Costa Rica Destination Weddings Makeup & Styling: Maravilla…

Barbados Wedding Photography

Amanda & Matt’s Wedding at the Crane, Barbados Amanda and I hit it off instantly during our first phone conversation together and I just knew their wedding was going to…

Adox SilverMax 100 review

Impressions of Adox SilverMax 100 35mm film

I happened upon some Adox Silvermax 100 B&W film when I was shopping for a trip to Costa Rica. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the reviews seemed favourable, so I put a roll into my second film camera and away I went. I experimented a lot, doing some photos in bright sun, some during golden hour and a couple at night with longer exposures. Man, was I impressed when I got the roll back!! First of all, can we talk about the sharpness? Holy crap this film is sharp!

Kaleidoscope Effect – 35mm film

I use two tools to create kaleidoscope effects. I purchased Kaleidoscope glasses for $25 from Amazon and I also have a new kaleidoscope prism crystal from Different Lens World – $40.

EPISODE 9: HOW TO ROCK WINDOW REFLECTIONS

Are you ready to see differently? After today’s episode you’re never going to look at your house the same way again. That’s because we’re creating art out of everyday window reflections. You’ll learn easy steps to train your eye for the best possible result.

EPISODE 8: LIGHTROOM SHORTCUTS

SHORTCUT 1 – COLOR BALANCE IN ONE CLICK SHORTCUT 2 – TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF YOUR SHOOTING HAND SHORTCUT 3 – ADD A PRESET TO MULTIPLE IMAGES AT ONCE SHORTCUT 4 – BACH CROPPING (YES, CROPPING!) SHORTCUT 5 – EASY STRAIGHTENING

EPISODE 7: FOREGROUND FRAMING

As a follow-up to our previous Bokeh tutorial we’re going to explore foreground framing in depth. We’ll explore how to make leaves, plants and flowers sing… and I’ll show you some cool shiny things I have in my camera bag — including some incredibly easy-to-find bokeh makers from the dollar store.

EPISODE 6: FIVE HACKS TO PROBLEM SOLVE ON THE FLY

You’ll learn how to how to focus in the dark, an easy way to get an exposure with back-lighting, take better candids, compose when rotating the camera, AND eliminate clutter with something you always have nearby.

Creativity exercises and assignments for photographers

THE REASON YOU HAVE TROUBLE BEING CREATIVE

Have you ever wondered why your creativity sometimes suffers, and then all of a sudden it just “comes to you” when you’re least expecting? In this episode we explore the reasons for this, and why you need to trust your gut to get those killer creative images.