Author Archives: admin

Rain on Kauai

I just have to share this with you, my beloved readers: It happened to me again last week – I drove all the way to my shoot (one hour) in the pouring rain, only to find the rain letting up … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Rain on Kauai

How to get natural kid’s smiles

Most people don’t smile naturally on command, especially kids.  I want to share with you how I get so many great shots of kids, so you can use these tricks at home. When I’m shooting family photos on Kauai, and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on How to get natural kid’s smiles

LOOK SLIMMER IN PHOTOS

Here are some tips on looking slimmer when you are getting your photo taken, or, if you’re shooting, you can use these to help your subject look slimmer. Shoot with a telephoto lens. If you have a zoom lens, that … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on LOOK SLIMMER IN PHOTOS

Dramatic Lighting after Sunset

For Kauai family portraits, most of the time we schedule the shoots to end at sunset, as that is when the light typically fades. This particular family wanted to have some of their photos taken after sunset because they had … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Dramatic Lighting after Sunset

New Signature Photo

HOW THIS PHOTO WAS DONE The first thing you should know is that this is a single image, not a composite of several images. Like many things, the technique is fairly simple, but the implementation takes a little practice. This … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on New Signature Photo