This was a rushed last minute shoot. A friend of a friend needed a photo of her daughter for the "most photogenic" category in a pageant! And hey, she won!
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K Family Maternity - Second Trimester
Friday, August 3, 2012
I did a 2nd trimester maternity shoot last weekend. It was super hot out and the light was all wrong, but I got a few I was happy with! And the couple was absolutely great to work with...sticking with me for way too long in that awful Georgia heat while I snapped away!
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Baby Ariel
Friday, February 10, 2012
Now that I have a baby, I was able to try out my hand at newborn photos! If you're friends with me on facebook, you've already seen these, but I thought I should talk about my first experience in newborn photography.
It's not easy, that's for sure. I've always heard that you should take them as early as possible, and this seems to be true (though all babies are different.) The first two days I shot, where she was still under a week old, went pretty good. She stayed pretty sleepy for the most part and I was able to pose her a bit without disturbing her too much. But it seemed as soon as she entered her second week, this changed completely. No more posing her...heck, all I did was lay her down, asleep, on the blanket and she would instantly wake up crying as if she were being tortured. So, though I would have liked to have kept taking more and more photos of her, she wasn't having it, and I had to call it quits.
And speaking of posing...posing newborns is not an easy task. Even when they're in a deep sleep and will let you pose them, it's hard getting them into the pose. I kept trying to put her into that typical newborn pose where the head is resting on folded arms, but could not seem to manage it! Her arms just didn't want to go that way, and even if I did get them into position, she would quickly slide out of it. So in the end, I let her do her own thing, and just made small adjustments that wouldn't disturb her much.
Another fun of part of newborn photography that you might not think about...they can be pretty messy. Most newborns are shot naked and diaper free. And if you've ever had a baby, you know that they go to the bathroom a lot. So its not a question of if they're going to potty on the cute fluffy blanket you're using as a backdrop...it's when. The idea is to just snap as many photos as you can before they do make a mess.
Wraps are a great idea. They solve the mess problem, because you can keep their diaper on and it'll be hidden. They also solve the posing problem. You don't really have to worry to much about their posing when their in a wrap.
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It's not easy, that's for sure. I've always heard that you should take them as early as possible, and this seems to be true (though all babies are different.) The first two days I shot, where she was still under a week old, went pretty good. She stayed pretty sleepy for the most part and I was able to pose her a bit without disturbing her too much. But it seemed as soon as she entered her second week, this changed completely. No more posing her...heck, all I did was lay her down, asleep, on the blanket and she would instantly wake up crying as if she were being tortured. So, though I would have liked to have kept taking more and more photos of her, she wasn't having it, and I had to call it quits.
And speaking of posing...posing newborns is not an easy task. Even when they're in a deep sleep and will let you pose them, it's hard getting them into the pose. I kept trying to put her into that typical newborn pose where the head is resting on folded arms, but could not seem to manage it! Her arms just didn't want to go that way, and even if I did get them into position, she would quickly slide out of it. So in the end, I let her do her own thing, and just made small adjustments that wouldn't disturb her much.
Another fun of part of newborn photography that you might not think about...they can be pretty messy. Most newborns are shot naked and diaper free. And if you've ever had a baby, you know that they go to the bathroom a lot. So its not a question of if they're going to potty on the cute fluffy blanket you're using as a backdrop...it's when. The idea is to just snap as many photos as you can before they do make a mess.
Wraps are a great idea. They solve the mess problem, because you can keep their diaper on and it'll be hidden. They also solve the posing problem. You don't really have to worry to much about their posing when their in a wrap.
I am still here!
Monday, August 1, 2011
No posts in a while. I seem to have a problem keeping up with blogs, if you haven't already noticed!
I don't really have anything for you...so, here are some recent photos I took of Dingo. You're thrilled, I can tell. You've likely already seen them, too.
I haven't taken too many photos lately...mainly because its just been so hot outside! And there is the lack of things to photograph, as well.
I always have Dingo, though.
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I don't really have anything for you...so, here are some recent photos I took of Dingo. You're thrilled, I can tell. You've likely already seen them, too.
I haven't taken too many photos lately...mainly because its just been so hot outside! And there is the lack of things to photograph, as well.
I always have Dingo, though.
Quick share...
Friday, May 20, 2011
My husband and I recently spent a weekend in Savannah...such a beautiful place. Here's one photo taken in Bonaventure Cemetery. I got a few decent photos there, but I was particularly happy with this one.
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Spring has sprung.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Took a walk around base to try to photograph the cherry blossoms, but as it turned out, they were looking rather sad! Like they've passed by already. And to think, the Cherry Blossom Festival hasn't even started yet. There were a few trees that haven't even bloomed yet though, so I should get a second chance.
The above picture is not of cherry blossoms. I'm not sure what it is...some other blossoming tree/shrub.
More Dominique
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Last weekend I took some more photos of my friend Dominique. This time we started at Rose Hill Cemetery and then moved on to the riverwalk.
Overall, I ended up being disappointed with the results of this shoot. I took a ton of pictures but most of them came out pretty dark and grainy. I tend to get so caught up in composing the shots and snapping away that I often forget to check the exposure...and that's not good! Next time I really need to focus on my settings and finding the correct exposure.
I've also come to the conclusion that I need to invest in an external flash. While the reflector has made a huge difference, it's not always enough.
But Dominique was awesome again. Short hair or long, she always looks good and she makes a great model! She's very patient, even when Jordan is accidentally half-blinding her with the reflector! ;)
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