Author Archives: ShutterBug

How to make your photo sessions fun for your subjects (and you!)

pay per click advertising Ever have a hard time getting your little ones to smile for the camera? Do you ever photograph people that tell you they hate getting their picture taken? Do you say that you hate getting your … Continue reading

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How to Shoot and Stitch Panoramas with a Drone

Drones allow photographers to capture images and video from unique perspectives and vantage points. Although digital cameras on modern consumer-level drones have come a long way, they are still quite limited when it comes to sensor size and resolution. As … Continue reading

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Allowing your photography to grow alongside your kids

Like many mothers, I fell in love with photography when my children were born.  My younger three are each a year apart. When I began to have babies, my husband and I decided it would be best if I would … Continue reading

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PL Chronicles: Nasim and Spencer

Now that we’ve started posting frequently on our YouTube channel, one overdue video is simply an introduction: who we are (Nasim Mansurov and Spencer Cox), and how we came to be running Photography Life. If you’ve ever wanted to know … Continue reading

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How to create beautiful portraits with light from one window

Call me old fashioned, but nothing brings me greater joy in photography than a beautiful portrait. And I find myself especially drawn to those portraits that utilize a single light source.  I hear all the time from other photographers who … Continue reading

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