Photography by Mary Lynne Ashley

Top nine for 2018!

A friend shared this, and it's such a great idea I wanted to pass it along! "Don’t throw those beautiful cards away, update your contacts with their holiday card image. It’s best to take it a little further away then you can zoom in/scale. It’s my favorite part of the cards, get to enjoy them all year long!!!! "

Don’t throw those beautiful cards away, update your contacts with their holiday card image. It’s best to take it a little further away then you can zoom in/scale. It’s my favorite part of the cards, get to enjoy them all year long!!!! @jaidenphotography

Hahaha. Been there (on the opposite of the camera witnessing it) many, many times!

I was reminded this morning how difficult it is to photograph puppies! It can be frustrating because you have the cutest subject EVER in front of you, but they want to jump all over you and you can't get far away enough to take a photo (unless, of course, you have someone helping you and they have them on a leash, etc., etc., which I didn't). So with this little guy, I found the only way I could get a shot of him was to photograph him through the window so he couldn't get to me!

Having photographed bazillions of families, I can vouch for this!

One of my faves from a job I shot a couple days ago!

Macro photography opens up a whole new world you barely knew existed. Best of all, you don't have to worry about your subject copping an attitude (said the person who has photographed a bazillion two-year-olds)!

If you don't already have a macro lens, I recommend renting one or seeing if you have a kind friend who might let you borrow one for a day. I rented one for a job a few years ago, and quickly decided I needed one for myself. Now, there's no way you could pry that thing out of my hands. It is addictive. These are flax seeds, btw.

I would love so much if you would follow me on Instagram! http://instagram.com/marylynneashley/

Hoping Santa will bring me this! What's on your wish list this year?

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So cool! Had to have been so incredibly satisfying for these photographers.

Totality: Watch the iconic 'climber eclipse' photos happen in real time This video takes you behind the scenes with Ted Hesser and Andrew Studer, as they plan and ultimately capture some of the most iconic images of last week's total solar eclipse.

Love how this photographer used his skills to give back in such a creative way.

Photographer Turns Sick and Disabled Kids into Justice League Superheroes Photographer Josh Rossi spent $1,500 last year turning his 3-year-old daughter into Wonder Woman, and the photo series went viral. This year, he did anothe