Happy Weekend!

Hope you all are doing awesome! The weather here in TX is finally cooling down (While I'm sure you all in the southern hemisphere are starting to feel the heat pick up!) Either way, this time of year offers the best weather to go out and shoot without being cold or hot because the weather is just right!

My wife and I went out on a Sunday evening to a restaurant we haven't seen before, we loved the decor and atmosphere of it. I saw how they labeled the various areas and was interested. While this image may appear simple, there are always things to remember when shooting symmetrical subjects. Make sure you are at the same height (not shooting upward on downward) and also not on an angle. By following those two steps, your subject will not appear distorted. When seeking subjects such as this, make sure there is something that grabs your attentions, for me, it was the red paint on the stone wall followed by the unique choice in text. On another note, the food was DELICIOUS. It's called 'El Monumento' in Georgetown Texas.

Do you ever see patterns that just look incredible, or perhaps the textures? Sometimes editing is needed to bring these images to life, so when you do shoot something of that sort, be sure to adjust contrast and saturation to make it look like the way it appeared to you. That being said, know that when you take a picture and it does NOT look the way you intended, it's NOT your fault, so take your picture, and edit it. Editing is not a deadly sin as some people believe. Everyone edits...and it's completely OKAY. This image here was in Nikko Japan. It was of a roof of one of the temples. The discoloration, texture and patterns were amazing. Way different than anything I have seen state-side.

Photographer: Jerimy Robinson

I wanted to share this image from my good friend Jerimy. He shot the Elgin Cathedral with his cellphone! This is more evidence that your perspective, lighting and subject are more important than the lens or camera you choose to use. He read through some of my guides on composure and produced some amazing work! He has more on his IG account if you want to check it out. Jerimy's Instagram He has the awesome opportunity to visit incredible places and not wasting it at all. So if your going somewhere, a once in a lifetime experience, photograph it!

So we covered a variety of items today. I wanted to also encourage everyone to encourage other photographers! I have witnessed in the past, that one person gets a nice camera and they instantly start degrading other's work or their equipment. This is ugly. Please do not do that. Help each other, teach other skills. We all will have a very different way of shooting. Let your work speak for itself. If someone asks questions, give them answers. If you disagree with something they say or do, let it go. We are all human and learn differently. Love and encourage each other! Now go out and share your amazing work!!

First Blog Post!

Welcome to our first blog post!! The purpose of this blog is to share our knowledge and encourage you in your photography adventure! So we will share tips and tricks and ideas you can apply in your shooting. We are professional photographers, but we love to shoot everything we encounter and sometimes we don't have our equipment, so we use our cellphone cameras. No matter what camera you have, you are capable of capturing the perfect image!

This is a picture of my wife when we were in Japan, we are strong believers of having fun no matter where you are. So of course we took our artsy pictures, but you have to have fun no matter what. So of course doing a little stop action in front of some artwork is a perfect opportunity for that! The area was Asakusa in Tokyo. There were alley ways with shops, but we were there a bit early, so the shops were closed and they had these decorated doors. So much amazing art!

The other morning I was taking our pup for a walk, the morning was muggy and I was half a sleep. I had finished one cup of coffee which only gives me enough energy to put flip flops on and take the dog for a walk! As we walked around, I saw this little guy on the wall. I didn't have my camera though. I was wearing polar bear sweat pants and had my cell in my pocket. Long story short, I was NOT prepared for this opportunity! So with my free hand, I positioned my phone against the wall of the building above the snail and clicked two images and this was the result. The mornings offer some of the best light, so when shooting, always be aware of your lighting.

Being a photographer has it's perks! If you are selling something, you have the chance to have a professional photographer shoot the item for sale! I find these opportunities to be most fun. I find I work the hardest at these times. I see people post two or three images of whatever item they are trying to sell on facebook of craigslist and the images do not accurately represent what they are selling. That being said, you have the opportunity to show off the item you want to sell. Images can be flattering, so shoot with that intent! This image here, I shot in the beautiful morning light. Location was so-so, but the lighting made up for that :)


Thanks for checking out our first blog post, Feel free to comment and ask questions. We will address them them in a reply or perhaps in another post! Have an awesome week!!!