by NIck Kelsh | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog
After I’ve zeroed in on a photographic subject there are several aspects of photography to consider before I push the button. They pile on top of each other in quick succession. There are the usual suspects, of course—lighting, exposure, lens choice, etc....
by NIck Kelsh | Mar 18, 2025 | Blog
Photographic composition happens when a photographer decides to choreograph the visual elements in the frame. Of course, it’s almost always more complicated than that, but it’s one of the required stops for a photographic masterpiece. (Great photographs...
by NIck Kelsh | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog
Well, it seems that recently my regular HTPYL work has been eclipsed by a big round plateful of other stuff—you know, the usual litany… some health stuff, family stuff, a couple of presentations to prepare, conferences to attend, other travel, etc. But the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog
Today is Martin Luther King Day. It is the only holiday that’s been designated a national day of service. It’s intended to be a day on, not a day off. Organizations large and small and individuals around the country take time on this day to volunteer to do...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 30, 2023 | Blog, iphone shoot
It really is a basic and profound question in photography. Should I shoot a horizontal or should I shoot a vertical? Every situation is different, of course. And what you have in your mind in terms of composition often dictates what you end up doing—horizontal or...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 28, 2023 | Blog, iPhone Burst
Here’s an iPhone function that is incredible technology and super useful. It’s also a little frustrating (OK, more than a little frustrating) if you don’t know what you’re doing. It’s the Burst function. Burst means you hold the shutter button down and it shoots 10...
by Anne Kelsh | Nov 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
by Anne Kelsh | Sep 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
September 2022 First day of school photos are a classic family rite. Our boys went back to school two weeks a go and I took the last First Day of School pic of my son Alexander. He’s a senior this year. (Of course there will be off-to-college pics next year,...
by NIck Kelsh | Jun 24, 2022 | Workshop
We are so excited to relaunch our live workshop program with a top favorite destination!! Have you ever considered taking a photography workshop? It could be the best thing you ever do for your photography, your confidence, and your soul! WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW TO SEE...
by NIck Kelsh | May 27, 2022 | Blog
Consider me among the wordless in this country who can’t make any sense of what’s happened in the last couple weeks. It’s hard to disassociate what we do here with photography and pictures of families, especially children, and not be moved to our...
by NIck Kelsh | May 16, 2022 | How to pace your photos
Last weekend I viewed a set of photographs that showed up on my iPhone—and beautiful photographs they are! But there was something about the pacing of this photo story that caused me to second guess some presentation decisions The New York Times made that we all face...
