When it comes to lifestyle photography there’s one theme I keep on hearing form professional photographers: keep on shooting more!

While the idea of shooting more may seem intuitive it’s a tough one to practice. It means bringing your camera with you virtually everywhere you go. Make it a practice…

Erika, what kind of point-and-shoot digital camera did you own before you purchased a DSLR?

The Canon PowerShot something-or-another. It’s the same one Maria Sharapova used in the Canon commericials. She was taking pictures of her dog.

What’s one of the reasons you wanted to upgrade to a DSLR?

To take better pictures….

The reality is that a high quality lens, combined with a fast camera body, make an extraordinary difference when you’re shooting a sporting event. That’s why you see the pro sports photographers lugging around lenses the size of a fullback’s thigh. Those lenses (and the cameras attached to them)…