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Chicago Two Day Workshop
Three days and FIVE newborns, whew! All ranging from four to ten days and so darn sweet. Agata Brannon was our host, and her studio in the quaint Chicago suburb of Long Grove was a newborn...
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Priorities Part Two
Take a second real fast and go read this six year old blog post from 2012. Maybe you read it six years ago, or you’re one of my workshop attendees and I pointed you to that blog when you sat in front...
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Milky Way Family Retreat Early Bird Sale
I’ve been a part of the Milky Way Retreats since their launch a few years ago, and when Lisa and Erin came to me with the idea of it, I let them know straight up that I was planning this Collective (I...
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Weekly Roundup!
This week was basically “Groundhog Day, photography edition” with every morning starting the same, 5:00 alarm, coffee, devotions, kids off to school, more coffee, off to the Shop, edit from about...
View ArticleBreath of Heaven – One year after losing my mom to cancer
December 2, 2017 was the last day I spent with my mom. You know how after you have a baby that you say, “No one told me half of the stuff that was going to happen.” The movies don’t show puking during...
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Granny’s Funeral in Eastern Kentucky
She made lived to be exactly 91 years and one day, before taking her last breath and running through the gates of heaven into the arms of her beloved Paul. Whenever I’m asked to describe the...
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The top three lighting problems for newborn photographers…and how to fix them!
I’ve been teaching photography, mainly newborn photography, for nearly nine years…and the resounding problem that most photographers come to workshops with is lighting. (Followed closely by marketing,...
View ArticleHow to get the most help when asking for CC
“Can I get some CC on this?” Raise your hand if you’re in at least ONE photography group on Facebook. I’m guessing if you’re reading this, that there is a 99% chance that you are in one. At least. If I...
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Gagan Dhiman for the Rachel Vanoven Collective
I started building a list of guest instructors I wanted for the Collective last Spring. There were a handful of friends who believed in my dream and supported me by trusting us to film them teaching...
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Let’s Talk Business
A few months ago I asked Collective members AND non Collective members what topics we should focus on for future videos, and after Lighting (which we covered immediately in probably my favorite...
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