The Joy Blog
Practical, open-book photography tutorials, tips and tricks so you can get your gear and get going
Meet Vanessa
Photography education that gives your art an edge
Vanessa has been photographing weddings, events, portraits and lifestyle for over 20 years.
She's a Canon Explorer of Light, an honor given to only 5 photographers in the United States, and her work has been published by Yahoo! News, Grace Ormonde, Style Me Pretty, Rangefinder and more.
With her practical and open-book style of teaching, she shares everything she knows with hundreds of thousands of photographers as an educator and influential sparker.
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Save time editing with this preset that I personally use on my outdoor photos to brighten and warm up the scene.
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