Photo Sister

Photographing Christmas Lights

PHOTO SHOOTS

I love the twinkle lights! Lucky for me, they are everywhere this time of year. One of my favorite displays is Candy Cane Lane in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle. Since 1941,...

by LaRae

How To Clean Battery Acid

TECH TALK

It happened. A battery exploded in my SB800and there is battery acid all over inside and outside of my flash.My good friend Andy from Unknown Photographergave me the tip on...

by LaRae

Lighting and Previsualization Workshop

BEHIND THE SCENES

Vaudeville Etiquette: The Entire Shoot! from BlackRapidTv.com on Vimeo. “Lighting” has always been a dirty word in my professional vocabulary. Yup, that’s right. Me – Photo Sister – is scared...

by LaRae

Photo Sister Challenge: Shoot A Stranger in an Urban Setting

PHOTO SISTER CHALLENGES

I’ve recently noted that when I take portraits of people I usually already have a rapport with them. We’re on hugging terms and go out for a cup of coffee...

by LaRae

High Resolution images on Facebook

SOCIAL MEDIA

If you haven’t already noticed, Facebook has a new image viewer for all your images and albums. It’s pretty sweet. It even allows people to download the images in high...

by LaRae