E-Squared Photography

E-Squared Photography Twin Sisters(Erin & Emily)

Side-hustle portrait photographer? We get it. 📸
Inconsistent lighting. Second-guessing settings. Editing forever.
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We teach a simple, step-by-step shooting + editing system
So your photos are sharp, bright, and consistent. MEET THE TWINS:

We are Erin and Emily! We are identical twins and were born just 10 minutes apart. When we were born, the only difference was the bump on Erin’s ear. To this day, we still look super identical and people have a hard time telling us apart. The only difference, besides the bum

p on Erin’s ear, is that Emily doesn’t have her ears pierced! We grew up together in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. At an early age, we got involved in sports and loved working out. We then went to college to be science teachers and got jobs back in our hometown of Rice Lake. We have also found ourselves coaching basketball, track, and cross country. Eventually, we found that we wanted something more to do in the summer months, to hang out more, and use our creativity. This led us into E-squared Photography and where we are today! We spent a lot of time taking photos of our own kids, but realized we wanted to do more with trying to capture the little moments for others in our lives. We have enjoyed meeting new people and spending time in their most memorable moments. We fell in love with finding the creativity in shots and seeing the reactions of our friends who receive their galleries. FUN FACTS: ERIN

-I always have to add hot sauce or red peppers to spice up my meals.
-I love getting up early in the morning and then taking a mid-morning nap.
-I cry during commercials, talk shows, reality TV shows, and pretty much anything.
-I change into sweats within 20 minutes of being home most of the time.
-I have been eating peanut butter and honey toast for breakfast, every single day since I met my husband.
-I love organizing my closet when I get bored.
-I know almost any 90’s country song. Especially if it is by George Strait or Alan Jackson. FUN FACTS: EMILY
-I have a dangerous obsession with pizza and could eat it seven days a week.
-You will find me laughing hard on the couch at the show Super Store and Impractical Jokers.
-I don’t have my ears pierced because I don’t enjoy shopping for jewelry.
-My dream would be to be paid to travel with my family.
-Casa Mexicana (a local Mexican restaurant) is a weekly tradition in my household.
-Someday, I hope I secretly get mistaken for Carrie Underwood.

Are you shooting in RAW or JPEG? 👀If you’re editing your photos, we recommend setting your image quality to RAW.RAW file...
09/08/2026

Are you shooting in RAW or JPEG? 👀

If you’re editing your photos, we recommend setting your image quality to RAW.

RAW files hold more image data, which gives you more flexibility when you’re adjusting things like exposure, white balance, highlights, and shadows during editing.

Basically, RAW gives you more to work with when you get into Lightroom.

Save this tip for later and check your camera settings before your next session!

What camera setting still confuses you?

Drop your question below. We might turn it into our next photography tip! 📸

FINAL DAY! If you’ve been piecing together random photography tips and thinking, “Can someone just show me what I actual...
09/07/2026

FINAL DAY!

If you’ve been piecing together random photography tips and thinking, “Can someone just show me what I actually need to know?”... this is for you. 👀

Our Labor Day Sale is HERE, and we’re taking 50% OFF our 3 most popular photography courses!

📸 Shooting + Editing Course
For the photographer who wants sharp, bright, consistent images without second-guessing every setting or spending forever trying to fix things in editing.

📈 Business Course
For the photographer who’s ready to stop treating this like “just something I do on the side” and start building a photography business that actually feels legit.

💡 Dramatic Sports Course
For the photographer who wants to create those bold, dramatic sports portraits and actually understand how to get the shot instead of crossing their fingers and hoping the lighting works. 😅

And for Labor Day, you can grab the course that helps with the part of photography you’re ready to finally figure out for 50% OFF!

Sale ends September 7.

Comment LABOR50 and we’ll send you the details + link!

Ever take a photo, zoom in, and think…“I KNOW I focused on their eye. Why is this still not sharp?!” 😩Your focus mode mi...
09/06/2026

Ever take a photo, zoom in, and think…

“I KNOW I focused on their eye. Why is this still not sharp?!” 😩

Your focus mode might be the problem.

AF-S focuses once and then stops.

Which is totally fine... until your client takes one tiny step, leans forward, laughs, or basically does what humans do and MOVES. 😂

That’s why we almost always use AF-C.

AF-C keeps tracking your subject as they move, which means you have a much better chance of keeping those images sharp.

Our rule?

📸 If there’s ANY chance our subject is going to move, we switch to AF-C.

And honestly, our cameras almost never leave it.

Want more simple photography tips that actually make sense?

Comment NEWSLETTER and we’ll send you our free weekly photography newsletter! 📩

If you’ve ever looked at your aperture setting and thought, “Cool... but what number am I actually supposed to use?” 😅Ke...
09/04/2026

If you’ve ever looked at your aperture setting and thought, “Cool... but what number am I actually supposed to use?” 😅

Keep it simple.

Your aperture affects how much light enters your camera AND how much of your image is in focus.

A quick starting point we use:

📸 1 to 2 people: f/2
📸 4 to 6 people: f/3.2+
📸 7+ people: f/5.6+

As your group gets bigger, bump up that f-stop to help keep more people in focus.

Save this for your next session!

And if you want us to break down aperture, shutter speed, and ISO so manual mode FINALLY makes sense...

Comment REPLAY and we’ll send you our recent Manual Mode training!

STOP!! If you’ve been piecing together random photography tips and thinking, “Can someone just show me what I actually n...
09/03/2026

STOP!! If you’ve been piecing together random photography tips and thinking, “Can someone just show me what I actually need to know?”... this is for you. 👀

Our Labor Day Sale is HERE, and we’re taking 50% OFF our 3 most popular photography courses!

📸 Shooting + Editing Course
For the photographer who wants sharp, bright, consistent images without second-guessing every setting or spending forever trying to fix things in editing.

📈 Business Course
For the photographer who’s ready to stop treating this like “just something I do on the side” and start building a photography business that actually feels legit.

💡 Dramatic Sports Course
For the photographer who wants to create those bold, dramatic sports portraits and actually understand how to get the shot instead of crossing their fingers and hoping the lighting works. 😅

And for Labor Day, you can grab the course that helps with the part of photography you’re ready to finally figure out for 50% OFF!

Sale ends September 7.

Comment LABOR50 and we’ll send you the details + link!
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Photographers, your work isn’t for everyone.And that’s actually a GOOD thing.It’s really easy to scroll Instagram, see a...
09/02/2026

Photographers, your work isn’t for everyone.

And that’s actually a GOOD thing.

It’s really easy to scroll Instagram, see another photographer’s work, and immediately start questioning yours.

Should I edit warmer?
Should I make my images moodier?
Should I pose like that?
Should I change my entire editing style at 11:47 p.m.? 😅

Nope.

The goal isn’t to create photos that every single person loves.

The goal is to create work that feels like YOU, so the right clients see it and think, “Yep. That’s exactly what I want.”

Some people will love bright and clean.
Some will love dark and moody.
Some will love posed.
Some will love candid.

So stop trying to make your photography look like everyone else’s.

Keep learning. Keep practicing. Keep getting more consistent.

But give yourself permission to create work that feels like yours.

Because your work isn’t for everyone.

And that’s exactly what makes it special. 📸
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Our goal is simple:Keep your ISO as low as you can while still keeping your shutter speed and aperture where they need t...
09/01/2026

Our goal is simple:

Keep your ISO as low as you can while still keeping your shutter speed and aperture where they need to be.

A few starting points:

☀️ Sunny day: ISO 100
☁️ Cloudy day: ISO 200 to 400
🏠 Indoors: ISO 800 to 2000+

But remember, these are starting points. Your light and your other settings matter too.

Save this for later so you have it the next time you’re staring at your camera wondering, “Okay... now what do I do with ISO?” 😅

And if you want to see how ISO, shutter speed, and aperture all work TOGETHER...

Comment REPLAY and we’ll send you our recent Manual Mode training!

Photographers are basically part-time software jugglers. 😅Editing software. Booking software. Gallery software. Invoicin...
08/31/2026

Photographers are basically part-time software jugglers. 😅

Editing software. Booking software. Gallery software. Invoicing software.

And somehow we’re supposed to actually take photos too?!

So when we find a tool that can handle more than ONE part of our workflow, we’re listening.

We use ShootProof for our photo delivery, but it does a whole lot more than send pretty galleries to our clients.

Inside ShootProof, we can:

📸 Deliver images in professional, branded galleries
📸 Control how clients download their photos
📸 Sell prints and products directly through their gallery
📸 Set up automated emails and reminders
📸 Manage contracts, invoices, payments, and bookings

Want to check it out for your own photography business?

Comment SHOOTPROOF below and we’ll send you more details!

If your photos are coming out a little softer than you’d like, your shutter speed might be the problem. 📸A simple rule w...
08/28/2026

If your photos are coming out a little softer than you’d like, your shutter speed might be the problem. 📸

A simple rule we use:

Keep your shutter speed at least 2x your focal length to help avoid blur from camera shake.

So if you’re shooting with a 50mm lens, start around 1/100th of a second or faster.

Save this post for later so you can pull it up before your next session.

And if manual mode still feels like a whole lot of numbers you’re supposed to magically understand...

Comment REPLAY and we’ll send you our recent Manual Mode training video where we break it down step-by-step!

Manual mode does NOT have to feel like you’re pressing buttons and hoping for the best. 😂📸ISO. Shutter speed. Aperture.O...
08/27/2026

Manual mode does NOT have to feel like you’re pressing buttons and hoping for the best. 😂📸

ISO. Shutter speed. Aperture.

Once you understand what each one actually does AND how they work together, manual mode starts to make a whole lot more sense.

And if you’re still trying to figure it out, we’ve got you.

We recently taught a training all about manual mode, and we have the replay ready for you!

We break it down step-by-step so you can stop guessing at your settings and start understanding WHY you’re choosing them.

Because your camera is not broken. You just need a plan. 😉

Want to watch it?

Comment REPLAY below and we’ll send you the video! 👇

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