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Need a quick DIY Father’s Day gift? A few years ago I put this together for my husband. I grabbed a chalkboard and the boys and headed out in our yard. They took turns holding the board with the letters WE LOVE DADDY on it. I saved them to a zip drive and headed to Target to do a quick print and find a frame. I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. So was dad!

Don’t have a chalkboard? Cut the letters out of colored paper, or cardboard; bend pipe cleaners, or use found letter objects. Possibilities are endless.



Indoor Natural LightIndoor Natural LightA few months ago I got to create these images of two adorable siblings. Sister was not so thrilled with having her photos taken, but we got a few without too many tears. Big Brother was a trooper and totally great in front of the camera.

Taken in the client’s home using natural window light.

How to utilize natural light indoors during cold weather: 1- find the brightest set of windows in the house. (windows act as a great diffuser as long as the light is blasting through) 2- play with the position of your subject. In these photos, i had the clients perpendicular to the windows and I mainly kept my back towards the light source. Because of this, one side of their faces is a little darker than the other. If you don’t like that, turn the subject more straight on with the window.

I love this video tutorial from Photography Concentrate on how to use window light: