Picture Prefect Video Post #12

About Me Post #11

Here is a little background on me!

Engagement Post #10

Recently one of my best friends got engaged and asked me to be a bridesmaid! As her wedding gift I told her I would do her engagement session. I rarely get to do sessions outside of the studio. I was excited about taking their photos because they were adults and would be cooperative. I got to be creative, try new stuff, and practice skills that I don’t often get to use. After buying a new camera, which if I am being honest, I first and foremost bought for their session, and secondly because I was ready for a new one. It was the perfect time to test it out! I used a lot of fun backlight with the sun and different focusing styles to make the session more special. Getting to shoot this really helped me learn F-Stop, ISO, and how to adjust them appropriately. With engagement sessions, and even weddings, it’s all about the love and the cuddly. I wanted to make sure that they could see the love in their session!

Senior Sessions Post #9

Senior are one of my top favorites to photograph! There are many creative things that you can do with older children (well they probably do not prefer that term) that young kids are not able to do as much. Seniors girl are normally the pickiest clients. They have a certain way they want themselves to look and for a lot of them it is probably the only time they will get to do a photo shoot like this. So, trying to capture them in the way they are aiming for is a big part of shooting seniors. Senior sessions are normally pretty fun because posing is a lot more open and they can do more difficult stuff.  I recently photographed my cousin’s senior pictures and that a loud me to be creative in a lot of aspects that I do not get to experience very often when photographing kids. I loved getting to practice on her and try new things and new light in an outside setting. I used a reflector to lighted her while under a covering that was blocking the sun. The reflector created an amazing lighting effect that turn into a gorgeous picture. These pictures are by far my favorite.

Children Post #8

 Children! What other big reason is there to go to a portrait studio? Mamma’s love getting those moments captured as their little ones grow up. Mom’s love to show them off! The term “children” umbrella’s a lot of things. It sometimes means a group of children or just one super energized two-year-old. Groups are the more challenging for the obvious reasons, multiple people in any setting can be tough on its own. When that group consists of all two-year old’s it is a lot harder. Most kids that age do not want to sit down or sit still for that matter. The perfect picture involves a lot of grabbing the kiddos and putting them back in place and tickling and jumping back as fast as you can. Getting that perfect shot can be difficult, but after seeing how it comes out is worth it! Single children are much easier but they have their own set of challenges. They can melt down or flat out not want to do it. Getting those perfect kids though make it all so much fun!

Families Post #7

Families are the staple of studio photography.  The mom’s that want pictures of their babies. The mom’s that work so hard to get everyone together once a year for the annual family photos. Family pictures are a big thing because it is how we create memories of how we were when our kids were little and capturing personalities. These memories are something that they can treasure forever. One thing about shooting a family is trying to get all the kiddos to smile at the same time, which can be a challenge. Especially with a two-year-old! I normally have to bring out the tickle stick (feather duster). It is easiest because it lets me tickle multiple kids and gives me the chance I need to jump back and take the picture before the smiles are gone. The other challenges are when doing a large group there are so many people to check and make sure that they are all looking at the same time. Grandmas tend to want to look at the grand-kids more than me. 😊

Life's a Beach! Post # 6

Each July the place I work at is ready for fun in the sun and we create a beach setting inside of our studio! We buy roughly fifteen fifty pounds of sand to cover the entire floor of our front studio. It is fun and messy all at the same time. Not to mention we get the cutest pictures!! We try to come up with unique and exciting themes each month! The themes are a great way to drum up business! During the month, we have the beach we run a contest to see who can get the most likes on their beach baby photo!

The thing about the beach is that most kids have a love it or hate it relationship with the sand! It's cold and freaks them out sometimes. But overall it is my favorite theme we offer!