Family Fun

I had the pleasure of taking pictures of this sweet family this past weekend and had a wonderful time. I never know what to expect when working with kids, but I know that and I enjoy the challenge. Thank you K. and L. for giving me the opportunity to work with your family.

No posing was necessary for this precious shot. I love the look of sheer

glee as C.'s 13 year old brother swung her around on his back.

This shot wasn't planned. It just happened and I love that!

The innocence and pure joy of a four year old.

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.

A New Location

I recently found a new place to take pictures and have been itching to take some clients there to try it out. I took my kids once, but they weren't interested in taking pictures. I had a shoot today and was finally able to use it. I love the results! The only downfall was that we shot early in the morning when the grass was still wet. I'm so glad I thought to take a blanket along!

Let's Dance

Here's an excerpt from a book I read a while ago, but decided to glance through last night. This reiterates what my wonderful and very supportive husband keeps telling me, especially before I leave for a shoot, "Just shoot!"
"I compare relaxing your shutter finger to dancing. When you're really dancing-when you're really connected-you just do it. Neither partner wonders where they're going next. They just go there.
In photography, as in dancing, when you hesitate, you stumble. Spontaneous photographs require not just spontaneous events, but spontaneous photographers: photographers who don't think too much about when to push the shutter button. They just push it.
Thinking too much can get you into trouble. In the time it takes to think a thought, wonderful photographs com and go: the look of shock as a door slams; a baby's sneeze; the first blast of a sea breeze in a baby's face. Here and then gone. Don't think. Just push the button. Dance with your shutter finger (How to Photograph Your Baby by Nick Kelsh)."

These shots were very easy to achieve. With a little post-production...voila. My husband was out of town this evening, so to pass some time away I decided to dress my kids up in outfits they loved and took them outside. It was later in the evening so the lighting was great. Jonathan, the baby, was the most difficult. He just wanted to run around the yard naked:)

Creative, yet simple touches

I enjoying getting creative with the pictures I take. However, I enjoy simple additions most of the time instead of a complete overhall. The only changes I made to this picture were to make it black and white and to add the child's name. It needed a little color without all of it and for me, the name in red did it. It took me a while to find the right font. The cute and kiddish ones just didn't work, so I decided on one with a clean and mature look.