by Alyssa Terwall | Mar 21, 2019
In college I spent a semester studying abroad in London, and as a gift, my parents bought me a point-and-shoot camera. It was small enough to fit in any bag and light enough for me not to make excuses about carrying it wherever I went. From that point on, my camera... 
by Alyssa Terwall | Jun 11, 2016
On day four of our Photography Expedition here in Peru’s Sacred Valley, our instructor, Efrain Padro, answered the one burning question we all had… “How do I make the background of my photo blurry?” His answer? Count sheep. Efrain’s tip for counting sheep is one that... 
by Alyssa Terwall | Jun 10, 2016
If I only remember one piece of advice from my time in Peru, it’s this: Photography is like a run-on sentence; you have to put a period somewhere in order for it to make sense. Alyssa here, coming to you again from our Peru Photo Expedition, where our instructor,...