We had the most fun at the end of the shoot (there was almost no light left) catching her, and then Tanner, jumping off Grandma's deck. This is my favorite one.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
happy 17th birthday, Taryn!
Happy 17th Birthday Taryn! I'm posting these photos of my daughter, Taryn, on her 17th birthday. We took them several weeks ago to document her new look--"real" glasses (she actually needs them this time) and a new haircut (six inches cut off). I love the neon photo effect that she created when she was editing her photos. While I don't know if these are the photos she likes, these are a few of my favorites (I can't help but throw at least one goofy face in!).
We had the most fun at the end of the shoot (there was almost no light left) catching her, and then Tanner, jumping off Grandma's deck. This is my favorite one.
We had the most fun at the end of the shoot (there was almost no light left) catching her, and then Tanner, jumping off Grandma's deck. This is my favorite one.
Savannah's senior photos
Hard to believe that it was time to take Savannah's senior photos! She worked hard and graduated a year early. On a day when the weather was cooperating, we headed to the new park on Naef Road for her shoot. Taryn and Macey came to assist. I've noticed one of the current trends in portrait photography is using cement, open fields and interesting doors as backdrops for photos. I thought that this park would have the most variety of backdrops to test.
We took her photos among trees, on the playground (a few), out on the grass, at a bridge, against the stone wall of the bathrooms, across the street around an old gate, and in a tree. But my favorites were at the cement wall which is part of the sidewalk on Naef (I had to be on alert for passing cars!) and the ones in an overgrown field (I didn't realize it was there and was quite happy to discover it). Savannah has just developed allergies this year, and we didn't realize until that night how much the grassy field affected her! But the pictures were wonderful!
We took her photos among trees, on the playground (a few), out on the grass, at a bridge, against the stone wall of the bathrooms, across the street around an old gate, and in a tree. But my favorites were at the cement wall which is part of the sidewalk on Naef (I had to be on alert for passing cars!) and the ones in an overgrown field (I didn't realize it was there and was quite happy to discover it). Savannah has just developed allergies this year, and we didn't realize until that night how much the grassy field affected her! But the pictures were wonderful!
Monday, June 15, 2009
a stormy wedding day
This cute couple was so fun to photograph! I had taken their engagement pictures months ago and was looking forward to their wedding. Despite the stormy Oregon weather, Kathi and I had fun shooting their happy day.
These first two photos are my favorite of the couple. While they are more "serious" or "moody" I love the look of them.
When we arrived at this wedding, the weather looked promising and we had fun snapping candids of the family members waiting for the bride and groom. But just after the bride and groom came out, the weather took a turn for the worse and we had to work around the weather to take photos. Then when the rain started in earnest, we went into the temple atrium to finish up our photos of the bride and groom. Thunder and lightning boomed and flashed overhead and the power went out! Usually the power goes out and then after a few minutes it comes back on but it was still off when we left the temple and headed to the reception.
When we got to the reception, the power was out there too. Kathi and I had to use a flashlight to go to the bathroom! The candlelight on some of the tables added some light to the windowless hall, but it was still pretty dark. Five minutes before the reception was to start, the lights came on! The reception was very elegant.
Here are a few of the details from the reception.
These first two photos are my favorite of the couple. While they are more "serious" or "moody" I love the look of them.
When we arrived at this wedding, the weather looked promising and we had fun snapping candids of the family members waiting for the bride and groom. But just after the bride and groom came out, the weather took a turn for the worse and we had to work around the weather to take photos. Then when the rain started in earnest, we went into the temple atrium to finish up our photos of the bride and groom. Thunder and lightning boomed and flashed overhead and the power went out! Usually the power goes out and then after a few minutes it comes back on but it was still off when we left the temple and headed to the reception.
When we got to the reception, the power was out there too. Kathi and I had to use a flashlight to go to the bathroom! The candlelight on some of the tables added some light to the windowless hall, but it was still pretty dark. Five minutes before the reception was to start, the lights came on! The reception was very elegant.
Here are a few of the details from the reception.
macey's soccer photos
I had a rare opportunity (meaning nothing else was scheduled at the same time!) to see Macey play soccer. Of course, being me, I couldn't just come, sit, and watch! So I wandered the sidelines photographing her game. It was so fun to see her play! She looked so grown up out there on the field. Here are my two favorite photos from the game. While she scored a goal, the photo of that goal was unspectactular (I wasn't in the right position), so I used one of her earlier goal attempts.
you use what you have
For the last several years, I have taken individual photos of students at school to use for class projects or scrapbooks. I usually bring one of my drapes and tape or pin it to a wall (or bring my backdrop stand) and shoot a couple of classes at one time. This is what those individual photos look like.
But sometimes you have to use what you have. One second grader had missed both days that I was there to take photos; it was the last week of school and we needed her photo for the project the next day. I stopped into the class at the beginning of school to see when I should bring in my drape and take her photo. "Can't you take it now?" the teacher asked. "Sure," I replied my mind busy considering what would be best for a backdrop in the classroom. Spying a black sweater hanging on the hooks, I had Taryn grab it and hold it as the backdrop. And this is the result! I had to come back later and take a photo to show the "behind the scenes" of this cute photo!
But sometimes you have to use what you have. One second grader had missed both days that I was there to take photos; it was the last week of school and we needed her photo for the project the next day. I stopped into the class at the beginning of school to see when I should bring in my drape and take her photo. "Can't you take it now?" the teacher asked. "Sure," I replied my mind busy considering what would be best for a backdrop in the classroom. Spying a black sweater hanging on the hooks, I had Taryn grab it and hold it as the backdrop. And this is the result! I had to come back later and take a photo to show the "behind the scenes" of this cute photo!
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