To the new bride-to-be, Congratulations, that ring is gorgeous! I know you are head over heels excited with finding your venue, buying your dress and booking your favorite photographer… and you should be. Wedding planning is so.much.fun. Enjoy this season in your life because there isn’t anything like it. That gorgeous wedding dress I was […]

Last year was an amazing year. It was a hard year. It was a rewarding year. It was one of those years that will be etched in my heart forever. So many things happened that it would take more than a blog post to cover them all. On top of going full-time into the photography […]

When Lindsay contacted me about shooting her and Thomas’ engagement session in DC, I could hardly contain my excitement. Timothy and I decided to make a trip out of it and drove to Washington DC the day before. I was so excited to meet my sweet bride and her fiancé until I got an allergy […]

When it comes to choosing their wedding collection, many couples can’t decide whether or not they would like to include a wedding album. The decision is particularly hard to make since we live in a digital age, and they get a cute little USB with all their wedding images anyway. But the question is — […]

Happy New Year, friends! I know everyone is excited to turn the page and start a new chapter in your life, in your business. While people everywhere are already working on their New Year’s Resolutions, I encourage you to really challenge yourself this year. Are you starting your own photography business? Are you working on […]

Happy New Year, everybody! I can’t believe it’s January 1st already. What a great year 2014 has been, and what an amazing year 2015 is going to be. 

I can’t believe Christmas Day has come to an end already! Christmas is one of my favorite holidays of all time. There is just something “magical” about this time of the year! It’s like time stops in place for one day while we get to enjoy spending time with family.

What I love most about the ending of one year and the beginning of another, is counting all the blessings that the past year has held and all the new and exciting things that await. Every year has its challenges. We try to focus on so many things throughout the year, and start so many […]

2014 has been an amazing year here at Alina Thomas Photography. So many good things have happened this year that l wouldn’t be able to write about them all, no matter how badly I’d like to. One thing that I consider important in the photography industry, is

Back Button Focus for Photographers:   Many photographers struggle with accurate focus, resulting in images not being consistently sharp. This is why a great deal of images are being deleted during the culling process. If this is happening to you, I am about to give you some hard-earned advice that will help you achieve accurate […]