diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index de6be79..9e8ef65 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 module ApplicationHelper
+  def page_title(title)
+    if title.present?
+      "#{title} - Dan Barber Photography"
+    else
+      "Dan Barber Photography"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index d35f109..ff367e5 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html lang="en">
 
   <head>
-    <title><%= @page_title + ' - ' unless @page_title.blank? %> Dan Barber Photography</title>
+    <title><%= page_title(@page_title) %></title>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html" />
     <meta name="keywords" content="photography, images, landscapes" />
     <meta name="description" content="The photography portfolio of Dan Barber" />
