The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Portrait Photography

Whether you're just starting out or looking to brush up on your portrait photography skills, you've come to the right place. Or maybe you’re just curious about how it all…

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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Portrait Photography

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Portrait Photography is here at last – and I’m so excited to share it with you! I’ve been a professional portrait photography for so many…
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Winter outfit inspiration that will look amazing at the Eiffel tower! II Best Paris Photographer

Cosy sweater season is upon us and we could not be more excited about it! Pair it with a midi skirt and some chunky boots. Throw a scarf or a…
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Who are family portraits for and why they are so important II Paris Family Photographer

They are for you, you, and you too! you know I am talking about you. Having your family photographed is just the best way to stop the time. Whether it’s…
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Photography Tip: Photographing Fairy/Christmas Lights This Holiday Season || The Authentic Portrait

You know those photos – the couple wrapped in fairy lights, the baby surrounded by them – they’re stinking adorable. It’s the classic Pinterest holiday shot and everyone wants it. …
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My Biggest Passion II Best Paris Family Photographer, Katie Donnelly

You know that feeling when you go to your grandparents home and flip through all those old family photos, vacation photos.. photos where your parents are little and you can…
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Excited to be One of Click it Up a Notch’s Top 16 Posts in 2016!

I’m incredibly humbled to share that one of my recent articles written for Click it Up a Notch was included in the top 16 posts for 2016! You can see…
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Photography Tip: Taking Better Group Photos – Get Handsy || The Authentic Portrait

Hey get your mind out of the gutter! Not that kind of handsy. One of the easiest things to do to take better photos is to have people get really close…
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How to Look Good in Photos || The Authentic Portrait

Because we get by with a little help from our friends.. right? This one is for EVERYBODY on how to look better in photos! First things first – the old…
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Tips for Photographing Kids || The Authentic Portrait

I LOVE working with kids. They bring such light and energy to photo shoots. Sometimes it can be a little hard to figure out just how to harness that energy…
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Common Photo Mistakes You Don’t Realize You’re Making (and How to Fix Them) || The Authentic Portrait

So, you’ve done a little research and bought a nice camera. Go you! And yet, for some reason, your photos aren’t coming out at all like you’d hoped. Here are…
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Photography Tip: Lenses || The Authentic Portrait

Today we’re going to talk about lenses! With so many options it can be hard to know which way is up, so here’s a brief rundown of the ones you’ll…
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Photography Tip: How to Bring Your Photos to the Next Level – The Basics of Composition and Framing || The Authentic Portrait

We’ve all done it. You see something – something beautiful. Maybe it’s your daughter laughing or an amazing sunset. You pull out your camera and click, satisfied in the knowledge…
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Photography Tip: The Rule of Thirds || The Authentic Portrait

Want easy ways to make your photos better? Try upping the game on your composition. Read my first blog about it next! One of the most common composition methods to…
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Photography Tip: What Are Megapixels? || The Authentic Portrait

SPOILER: This post is a biiiiittt more technical BUT super helpful if you’re planning on buying a camera. You’ve probably heard people talking about the word pixel and you’re…
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Photography Tip: What is White Balance? || The Authentic Portrait

In keeping with our recent Photography Basics theme, today we’re going over white balance! White balance defines how the colors in your photos come out, how warm (yellow-ish) or…
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The Authentic Portrait eBook GIVEAWAY and SALE!!

At 7 years old, just a few days after school was out, you’d find my family and a summer’s worth of luggage tetris-ed into our beat up brown Toyota Camry…
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Photography Tip: What is Camera Raw? || The Authentic Portrait

You might have heard this word bandied around with no real explanation and felt a little out of the club. Here’s your ticket to the insider’s party and your quick…
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Photography Tips: What is ISO (and how the heck do you use it?) || The Authentic Portrait

There sure are a lot of acronyms to deal with when working in digital photography, amirite? So, this time, ISO. A little preface: ISO goes along with the posts on…
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Photography Tips: What is Shutter Speed? || The Authentic Portrait

Let’s get right into this: shutter speed determines how long your camera’s shutter opens and closes and thus, lets light in. Your camera has a curtain (called a camera shutter)…
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FREE iPhone Photography Course!

Introducing a very gorgeous, very new and very FREE iPhone photography course! SIGN UP HERE Broken into 3 parts, it includes: The before, the during and the after…
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Photography Tips: A Blog Series for Beginners – Aperture II The Authentic Portrait

I’ve got something amazing I’ve been working on that I want to share with you guys. It’s a 15-part series (every other week until October!) within the Authentic Portrait where we…
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How to Choose the Perfect Outfits for Your Photo Session (For Families and Couples!) || Paris Photographer

Building “looks” (outfits) for your photo session is SO much easier than it seems. I promise! The trick is to choose a base outfit. Ideally this is one that you…
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All Up in Your Grill || The Authentic Portrait, Photography Tips

I’ve realized recently that is me when I photograph. I’m up close, inside the action, as I’d joke around and say, all up in someone’s grill. The upside? You can…
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Photography Tip: Indoor Lighting (instant lighting hack inside!) || The Authentic Portrait

Lighting is tricky. Indoor, it’s even trickier. One of my BIGGEST lighting hacks I always use when I’m photographing indoors is to look for natural reflectors, like a big white…
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