Homecoming

The "glow" application added just the right touch to this

already beautiful picture.

I love that I was able to capture them just being

boys.

The river was the perfect background!

I used my flash, but turned it to where it would

bounce of the ceiling. This created a fill effect and

brought just the right amount of light in the right

places.

This was a very fun and photogenic couple.

When D. crossed his arms, I didn't correct it, but

used it to my advantage and had L. put her hand on

his arm. A good pose for friends!

I had so much fun with this shoot. These teens were off to their schools' homecoming and I was able to be apart of their excitement. Each couple was different and I enjoyed finding those differences and using them to my, and their, advantage. Thanks, C., for asking me to do this for them!

The flash can be your friend

My husband's friend and his wife were expecting with their first child, so I wanted to treat them to a shoot to help them remember this precious time. She and I met up at a local park and took some pictures. We then went back to her house where I took some great shots of her and the dad-to-be. I hate to admit that I had trouble with the lighting. That's something I'm still working on. I've been anti-flash for a long time and this time I missed out on some great shots because of it. My husband found a flash on sale and bought it for me. It's adjustable and I really like it. Just wish I would have used it! Thanks J. and A. for allowing me to capture these memories for you.



I love this! The flash would have come in handy here.
Instead of pointing it at their faces, I could have pointed it
upward and let it bounce off the ceiling. My shutter speed
was too low for the lighting. The flash would have illiminated
the blur on her face.

This shot is one of my favorites!

I used an inexpensive black sheet as a background and placed

them beside a window.