If you've missed any of the Move to Manual series so far, be sure to check it out! We've spent the last several weeks covering all of the basic aspects of photography and how to use your camera. We've gone over the basics of composition and lighting; what aperture is; how shutter speed, iso and white balance can change your photos, and we've talked about metering. Now...it's time to put it all together and start shooting in manual. I set all of my shots up the same. Every single image that I … [Read more...]

This is going to be the last tutorial in the Move to Manual Series! Next week, I'm going to go over setting up a shot and how I prepare my settings and position my subject. Next weeks post won't go up until Tuesday because I want you guys to take a full week to review the tutorials I've already shared and get in some practice with metering before piecing everything together (unless you are already, which is GREAT!). Today I'm going to go over metering. I won't go too in depth with all of … [Read more...]

We are slowly winding down this series on understanding your camera a bit better and making that jump from Auto to Manual. I really appreciate all of the feedback that you guys have given and I hope that you are all enjoying this series as much as I've enjoyed putting it together. To view all of the posts in this series, be sure to check out the Move to Manual Button in the sidebar. Over the last several weeks, I've received emails and comments from many of you who are loving the series but … [Read more...]

Can you guys believe we are coming to the end of our Move to Manual journey?! It's hard to believe that we started this just a few weeks ago and have already discussed so much. Are you guys learning a lot? I've enjoyed seeing all of you post your images over in the Group Flickr Pool and I hope that the feedback and the information so far has been helpful. This week I'm going to talk a bit about White Balance and how having the correct white balance setting in camera can impact the amount of … [Read more...]

If you've missed the first few installments of Move to Manual, make sure you check them out! So far we've discussed composition, lighting and aperture. These techniques build off of one another, so you'll want to make sure that you've read them all! Shutter Speed is a vital setting for all of us busy mama's trying to capture shots of their rambunctious toddlers. Your shutter speed controls how quickly you are able to snap a photo (hence, the speed of your shutter) as well as how much light is … [Read more...]

Thanks so much to all of you who have provided such awesome feedback and encouragement on the Move to Manual series I'm co-hosting. I mentioned last week that I'll be partnering in this series with my friend and fellow photographer Amy Earle of Simply B Photos! Amy's a remarkable photographer and the brains behind all of the family photos you see here on my blog. Today, I'm sending you guys her way to check out her tutorial on how light affects your photos. She's got some great insight on … [Read more...]

I have been completely overwhelmed by everyone's response to this series! I had no clue when I started pondering the idea that it would be so well received. So many of you have emailed, Facebooked and tweeted me your appreciation (which  is quite flattering considering the series hasn't even officially begun). I wanted to make an exciting announcement before I begin! My very best friend, mentor and fellow photographer Amy from Simply b Photos will be partnering with me during this … [Read more...]