Tips for shooting autumn colors and leaves: 1. Set your camera on White Balance settings to Cloudy, to give the colors extra warmth. 2. Grab a fast lens: anything with a wide aperture such as 1.8, 1.4 or 1.2 would give you that yummy bokeh circles, such as the 1st picture (shot with a 50mm 1.8, a $100 lens, but it does wonders vs a faster lens such as 3.5 or 4.0.) 3. Create the illusion of abundance by compression. Shooting with a wide angle lens, such as 12-24mm Tamron (what

This week’s portrait came from playing with my two beautiful nieces. This is Breanna, she is reserved and quiet, but once you get her laughing, her energy fills the space. We went on a picnic and had a wonderful time playing, eating and photographing. It was a beautiful day for back lit trees which result in gorgeous bokeh, surrounding the subject. I don’t think I have any other photographs or portraits that feature such an effect. I think it looks perfect with my young model