MJCollins Photography

High-Res vs. Low-Res Photos: The Bread Explanation

August 27, 2026 • Leave a Comment

I get asked all the time: “What’s the difference between a high-resolution photo and a low-resolution photo?” So let me explain it the best way I can...with a food analogy! Imagine your photo is a slice of bread. A high-resolution photo is your nice, big, fluffy slice of bread. You can make a little sandwich with it. You can make a BIG sandwich....

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Photographing Louisiana-Pacific's Groundbreaking Ceremony in North Branch, Minnesota

June 24, 2026 • Leave a Comment

Photographing Louisiana-Pacific's Groundbreaking Ceremony in North Branch, Minnesota Some events are more than ribbon cuttings or ceremonial shovel tosses; they mark the beginning of something that will have a lasting impact on an entire community. I recently had the privilege of serving as the event photographer for Louisiana-Pacific's groundbre...

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nicolesjourney

March 02, 2025 • Leave a Comment

She walked into the studio, flawless and put together. Her makeup was perfect, her hair carefully styled—on the surface, she was composed. But beneath the polished exterior was a young woman carrying her lifetime of unanswered questions, quiet pain, and unspoken struggles. Nicole had been adopted as a baby into a loving home, but the question of...

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Jillian's Power

February 07, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Jillian's Power...she's in there The universe did its thing to get this legend in front of my lens. I can hardly take credit for any of the resulting images because I didn’t direct anything. I couldn’t. It would have been a shame to. She walked into the studio with a quiet confidence. A woman who had been through it—through fire, through d...

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Have you asked yourself some of these questions? | Family Photographs

August 25, 2024 • Leave a Comment

Some Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Family Photos Am I in them? I’m really passionate about this one. I hope you pass your camera to someone else from time-to-time. So many people (men and women alike) are unhappy with their weight or the way they look, etcetera, etcetera... and avoid cameras like the plague. As a result, there may not be ve...

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