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Lori Pickens

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The Listening Place Business and Branding Photography Session Parkersburg, WV

I love getting to work with local business, and the important work that this non-profit organization does for children in our community make it extra special. For this Business and Branding Session in Parkersburg, WV, I was able to go to the Listening Place and help them update photos for their impactful work. “The Children’s […]

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The Listening Place Photography Session

headshot, Photography, Photography Tips

photography tips using constraints
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One of the best ways to push your creativity is to introduce constraints. It might sound contradictory, but it’s true! By limiting yourself and your choices you not only remove the overwhelming ideas or ways to get started, but you force yourself to work within the defined limits and push what you already know or […]

Photography Tips on Using Constraints

Click Pro, ClickPro, Photography, Photography Tips

A young girl in a pink dress joyfully holds a delicate flower in her hand as she stands in a wheat field, while the photographer captures this beautiful moment from the side.

To all my fellow photographers, below are three of my favorite tips for taking stronger images in backlight. 1. Select the light placement for the look you want. If you want flair, allow the light to point directly towards your lens If you want more of a haze, place the light *just* outside of your frame  The […]

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3 Tips for Backlit Images

Click Pro, ClickPro, Photography, Photography Tips

Drone shot of the red maxi dress
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The Red Dress Project Have you heard of the Travelling Dress Collective? 11 artists. 2 continents. 3 countries. 8 states. All connected by 1 dress… The journey of the red dress is a culmination of the creative hearts and minds of 11 talented women. Over the span of 1 year, the dress has quite literally […]

The Travelling Dress Collective

Drone, Photography

Loved meeting up with one of my favorite littles. Lilith is now two and so full of fun and energy. I love the families that come back to me year after year because it means I get to see their kiddos grow up and change. For this session, we decided to change things up and […]

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Lilith is 2!

Children, Families

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