Hmm...

 Strange title, I know. I love names and naming things, but I must admit that I am really struggling to come up with creative blog-post-titles that go with each experience. So I'm skimping out on this one... while I think of some more titles for later dates.
     This post will be brief, but I wanted to share a few favorites from a recent photo shoot with a family. Sweet family, and I loved working with them. We did have a little bit of a challenge with our lighting situation. Bright, late afternoon sunshine and lots of shadows, which are difficult to work with and are nearly impossible to fix on the computer. So, we found as many shady places as we could and worked with what we had... and in the end it worked out alright :)

Enjoy your day!

Life in Photo World

 I feel like I haven't blogged in so long.... I've missed it. This is definitely the craziest time of the year for me and my family, but we're getting through it. Now that I have been officially banned (by my parents/teachers) from doing any school work on this holiday weekend, I am able to take a few minutes to catch up on here... it's my goal to get a couple posts up this weekend. Yay!
     Just because I have not been blogging faithfully does not mean that I have been completely out of photo world. On the contrary, I am learning how time consuming the whole process is. One does not simply go out and take a few pictures, and then put them on a disk. One communicates with people, sometimes for weeks, to find a time, location, and good weather for photos. Then one spends time researching different techniques, ideas, and lighting tips in the days leading up to the photo shoot. Taking the pictures is definitely my favorite part of the process. And then, finally, there is a few days/weeks of photo editing, also very fun. And then, when one sends the completed disk to the family, hopefully they receive permission to blog about the photo shoot. And then I sit down and tell you how much fun I have with it all. Because I do enjoy this process - and I am so thankful for every opportunity to learn more.
     So, here I am, bringing you a photo shoot with a family that I did a few weeks ago. This was my first time working with a family, all together. I have done individual pictures of kids, and even a few of siblings together. But not whole families at once. And frankly, the idea both excited me and scared me. The thought of coordinating everyone in one picture and still finding creative ideas was intimidating. Luckily, this family made it pretty easy for me. with some help from my mom (my self-appointed assistant who I am ever thankful for) we managed to come up with some fun family shots, and everything turned out far better than I had even dared to hope.

So fun! Stay tuned - more photo shoots coming :) God Bless!