My Top Ten October 2020 Guilty Pleasures

As most of you already know, October is an insanely busy time for photographers. You will most likely find me chained to my laptop on never-ending editing sprees with Netflix binging in the background. But, as most of you also know, I am on a health journey, so some of these will be from that. Read on to find out what I am obsessed with this week, what I can’t put down and what I can’t stop thinking about!!

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Pensacola Beach Adventure and A New Season of Life

Saturday morning, I woke up with an overwhelming urge for change. This entire past year has been full of major growth. But, in particular, this past month has been full of deep introspection. I am in a very odd season of life. My children are now teenagers. They don’t spend as much time with me as they used to, which is normal. But it leaves me in such a weird position. I have spent the past 15 (almost 16) with my entire days devoted to being a mother. And while I am still a mom, they don’t need me as much. So in that respect I have been having to find ways to fill my extra time.

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5 Tips for Better Cell Phone Images of Your Kids

I have people saying to me ALL the time “I wish I had a fancy camera, but all I have is my cell phone”. I always try and stress to them, you don’t NEED a fancy camera, the best camera you have is the one in your hands! Of course there are limitations to what a cell phone camera can do, and I don’t think they’ll ever replace a dSLR and a Photographer with a great eye! BUT I’ve put together a list of five of my best tips for putting that camera to work, and taking better photographs of your children, using what you’ve got.