Momtographer Monday- One more thing about gear
February 06, 2017
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I had a thought this past week that continues the idea of it not being about your gear, so I wanted to make sure to share it with you all:
When you're a broke college student, sometimes all you have is a microwave or an iron and ironing board or even a hotplate. You usually can't afford to buy the "fancy" groceries and end up buying Ramen, bread,...
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Momtographer Monday: Homework
January 30, 2017
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No, this isn't a blog about doing homework with your kids. This is homework for YOU!
I assume that you are reading this blog because you want to become a better photographer, so today's Momtographer Monday post is about how you can do that. I've spent the past few weeks talking about how to take better photographs and what to think about when you'...
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Momtographer Monday: Why Your Camera Is NOT All That Matters
January 23, 2017
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I want to talk to you all today about your camera. It doesn't have to be the best and most expensive equipment around, I promise. You can have the best camera and lenses on Earth and still take a crappy picture. Conversely, you can have a really simple point and shoot or your phone and take a great picture. It's truly about the knowledge BEHIND the...
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You Are Beautiful
January 17, 2017
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For those of you who are new to the blog, welcome to Fluttering Shutter Photography! I'm a maternity/newborn/children, family photographer in Loudoun County, Virginia. That being said, this is coming from a photographers perspective, but it is (more importantly) coming from the perspective of a mom.
As many of you know, I'm currently in my second...
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Momtographer Monday: How To Use Props
January 16, 2017
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Even if you're not photographing people professionally, you can still incorporate props. You don't even have to spend a bunch of money investing in them, because you likely have things that will be perfect for a "session" right in your own home! Today I want to talk about what you can use around your house that can act as props for a quick photosho...
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Scheduling Your Portrait Session
January 12, 2017
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Hello again! I wrote this blog a year ago, but I think that it's SO important that I decided to tweak it a little bit and repost it. Enjoy!
It's the very beginning of a brand new year, so I wanted to talk to all of you about when you should be scheduling your sessions. The answer varies depending on the type of sessions, so I've broken it down a...
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1k Giveaway!
January 09, 2017
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Hello all!
I started my business officially in 2014, but I was working a regular office job full-time simultaneously. It was in August of 2015 that I officially made photography my full-time job and I haven't looked back! I have had the honor of taking a multitude of portraits in Loudoun County and I am so excited to see where this journey takes m...
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Momtographer Mondays: Angles
January 09, 2017
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Remember when your babies were starting to crawl and everything suddenly seemed like a death trap? The thing you probably heard at least once or twice was "Get down on their level to see what they see and what they can get to." Well, I'm here to tell you that this advice applies to photography as well. If they're laying on the floor, lay on the flo...
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Momtographer Monday: Getting Kids to Cooperate
January 02, 2017
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In the photography world there's something called PCS (Photographers Child Syndrome). This is when our kids aren't cooperative because they're so used to being photographed and are D-O-N-E with us using them as models. It's real, ask my kids. Or just look at some of their pictures:
Then, by some miracle, they can decide to cooperate and the imag...
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Momtographer Monday: The Importance of Light
December 26, 2016
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I struggled a bit with what topic to start with for this series, but I decided that I wanted to start with possibly the most important topic when it comes to photography. Although it may be surprising, your camera is NOT the most important thing when it comes to photography. (We'll talk about that in an upcoming blog.) Today, let's talk about light...
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