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Saturday, October 27, 2012

fun times two

I was so excited that this family was coming to town! We had a fun time with this photo shoot. The boys are twins and were excited to share the news that they were having a baby sister (well they found out the sister part later)!


To keep the boys engaged during the photo shoot, I pulled out these blocks (and used only the colors that would match the shirts) and later a wooden train set. It was a great alternate to the posed shots--photos of them engaging in play.








We had them share a chair (to get them to stay close to each other) and silliness ensued. I love all the funny faces they made.





Again, I had one of the boys hug the other. This helped relax them in the pose and pulled them closer together for a tighter shot.















A family portrait.


I used all three of my backdrops--the buttercream wood, the brick wall, and the gray chevron. Great to be able to try them out.



one year old shoot

A photographer friend of mine had me shoot her son's first year portrait session.  
She brought all his stuffed animals to line up around him. We'd get everything arranged just right, and then he'd crawl away!
Found this little suitcase at a garage sale this summer. I love it for little boys to sit on! It's just the right size and the blue color is a change from my other vintage ones.

She brought his initial for him to hold--great idea. I've started a collection of wooden and metal letters so that I can do this with other toddlers.


Whenever his mom told him to smile, he would tilt his head and then smile.

We took a couple shots with big brother. The best way to get young kids close enough to each other (because they usually don't stay in one play or stay posed) is to ask one to hug the other. Sometimes you even get some great outtake photos too!

He did a great job of making a mess while eating his birthday cupcake.

family session

Trying to get a big family or an extended family together can be tough. Trying to decide what everyone should wear can be even more difficult. This family, even though some family members lived across the country, was able to get together for a photo shoot at my favorite park. We shot the entire group, siblings, small family groups and some individual shots.





In choosing colors to wear to a photo shoot, it's a great idea to choose one or two colors for everyone to wear. The color scheme can be monochromatic (shades of the same color), analogous (colors beside each other on the color wheel), complementary (colors opposite each other on the color wheel), or the clothing style and colors can follow a theme. When you choose your colors, try to find colors that each peson already has in his/her closet if possible. Simple clothing styles are best. Layers work well in fall or winter shoots.









Navy blue and aqua shirts with jeans worked well for this family shoot.

Friday, July 6, 2012

catching up...

Finally catching up on my blogging! I tried to update my blog a little while ago. I wrote a long post and uploaded all my photos, pushed publish and nothing happened! I'm hoping for better success this time...

Thursday, July 5, 2012

proposal and an engagement shoot

While I helped with this engagement shoot just last week, I couldn't wait to post it (and skipped some other shoots I need to post).
This was an engagement shoot where the engaged couple got "officially engaged" (he gave her the ring) during the shoot! And the future bride's mom and her two aunts (me and my sister-in-law) were both there!
The light and location were gorgeous (as was the couple), and I can't wait to finish editing more of my photos. Here's just a couple photos, and I can't wait to help shoot the wedding...

Love the old truck in the field, but we had to watch out for cows and cow pies!


He's giving her the ring--such a wonderful expression on her face... (and my sister-in-law, Kathi, got it all on video)


Can't get over the great light and the fun location so close to their house.

newborn baby

This mom (and dad) were very gracious in letting me invade their home to shoot their newborn when he was only one week old. Many newborn shoots I see on photographers' websites boast sleeping babies. This newborn--born weighing OVER tens pounds--was alert for most of our session. And he was so big that the suitcase I brought to put him in wasn't big enough...
But isn't he just the cutest thing?









Here's big sister...

She wasn't real thrilled to hold her baby brother.