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Welcome back to "Beyond the Frame"! Last time, we talked about the art of the candid shot and how to become an invisible observer. Today, we’re taking that a step further. How do you take a single, still image and make it tell a whole story? As photographers, we aren't just taking "pictures"—we are visual narrators. A great photo should make the viewer ask questions: What happened right before this? What’s about to happen next? Here are three ways to bake a narrative into you

Welcome back to the blog, fellow shutterbugs! We’ve all seen perfectly posed portraits—the beautiful lighting, the deliberate smile, the perfect angle. But there is a raw, captivating power in a photograph that captures a moment so true, so fleeting, that the subject didn't even know it was happening. That, my friends, is the magic of the Candid Shot . A candid photograph is an image of life unfiltered. It’s the genuine laugh, the intense gaze of concentration, the quiet mome

Welcome back!  This month I want to look at a set of photos I took of my dog Harley this past week. I spent about fifteen minutes taking these photos, using a Canon camera, and it was about 2 P.M, the sun just starting to go down.  When I take pictures of dogs I bring one extra thing with me. Treats. Getting a dog to sit nicely and look at the camera will be close to impossible without either a treat or a toy. For the photos below I used some simple beef treats that Harley lo

Welcome to Beyond the Frame! Here, I'll be sharing some of my favorite photos, going over the tips and tricks I used to capture them, and...