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My name is Kelsie and I'm an Ohio photographer based in Columbus. Grab a cup of coffee (or in my case - a chai latte), a glass of wine or a bottle of coke and enjoy viewing my latest work, browsing resources for seniors & photographers, and getting a little peek into my life!

When you are first starting out in the wedding industry, one of the most common ways to gain experience is through second shooting. If you you ever get the opportunity to second shoot, it can be really exciting, but also really intimidating at the same time if you’ve never done it before. If this sounds like you, here are… 

8 Tips for being an AWESOME second shooter!

When most people think of a photographer, the first two things that come to mind when thinking about their responsibilities are 1) taking pictures and 2) editing those pictures. After jumping into my business feet first, I quickly realized that this is definitely not the case! While those two things are what the rest of […]

What it Really Means to be a Photographer

In all honesty, this post was actually scheduled for a few weeks ago, but life happens and I didn’t get around to writing it until last night. At 11:30. From my bed. Now that’s the life of an entrepreneur right there haha I have a feeling that this won’t be the only time something like […]

My 2017 Goals

Now that we all understand the manual mode triangle and know how to set our cameras on manual, it’s time to learn more about exposure. In case you missed the first few posts in this series, here’s my tips for how to set ApertureISO and Shutter Speed. Each of these components of manual play a role in achieving… 

My trick for achieving proper exposure

For the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing all about my system for shooting on manual mode. We’ve learned all about aperture, and how I use it to achieve my distinct style of shooting (read here). I also shared more about ISO and how to set it to maintain the highest level of quality in the […]

How to Master Shutterspeed