Growing Family

     Sometimes photos can be used to document a family, as their kids grow. And then, sometimes, they can be used to document a family as they grow in number. This fall, I met with a family to document both. In addition to doing photos for their little girl's birthday, we shot/designed some photos for their exciting news - the news of the additions that their family is expecting in spring 2013. Yes, additions is plural :) If you are still confused, see if the photos help...

I think you've got the idea - twins on the way!!!

We also did some birthday photos for this little girl's 3rd birthday...

And if she looks familiar, that is because she was in one of my posts from this spring. 

My little "Klove" friend :) 

By the way, the fact that the shoes are blue does not hold any significance. 

The babies' genders are yet to be determined. Just in case you wondered :)

Family Photos

     Two days after my senior pics photoshoot, I did a shoot at Seneca Park, over by the zoo. I had not been there since this spring, and I was pleasantly surprised at the gorgeous array of colors that we found there. Lighting, colors, and everything around us were absolutely beautiful.
     I am about to do another flash back for you now. Let's see if anyone recognizes this guy and his sister. If you are a new follower of this blog, they may not look familiar to you. I did his newborn photos back in March, and he has had lots of time to grow since then...  :)

Before...

...and After

Kids always grow so fast - and that is part of why I love photos. They capture moments of time, and then you can hold on to those moments forever :)

Senior Photos

     I was practically glowing. My computer was opened to my message page, and what I was reading made me thrilled. She asked me to do her senior pictures. I eagerly told anyone who walked in the room over the course of the next few minutes, simply because I had to tell someone. Anyone at all.  
     Maybe it seems strange that I was so excited. I am always excited when I am asked to do a photoshoot, but my excitement compounds when a family asks me more than once. With this friend, I had done her prom pictures last spring. I was so happy to be working with her again (she is way too photogenic)
     My other main reason for being so elated at this prospect of doing senior photos is that the girl who asked me to do them is not only a good friend of mine, but she is a fellow photographer. And then there was the fact that I had seen many of my teenage friends having their senior pics done by other teen photographers, and I was wondering what is would be like to experiment with senior photos. I didn't expect an opportunity to come up quite so soon, so this was a pleasant surprise.
     I was also slightly nervous. Senior pictures are so important, and they only happen once in your lifetime. I heard one photographer describe them as pictures that would be more widespread than any other work that you do, more so than even wedding photos. My mom, always my faithful "research assistant" helped me look up many different websites with senior photo ideas and tips. I looked at many different photographers blogs to see examples, and I wrote down a list of all the different poses that I had seen, taking that list with me on the photoshoot. I called my friend and helped her work through what outfits and props to bring. We worked out a time, a location, transportation, etc.
     The day of the photoshoot I woke up and literally praised God when I looked out my window. Gray, overcast sky, but not quite dark enough that it looked like it would rain. We had the warmest day all week, with perfect lighting to top it off. This weather-check was not specific only to this photoshoot - I do that with every single one (or at least with the outdoor ones).
     We had a blast with these photos. As I said before, she is also a good friend of mine. We tried tons of different things, and ended up laughing through most of the shoot. By the end, both she and I agreed that the whole thing had been way too much fun. Not only did we try lots of different things, but she laughed with me at my some-what strange photo language (for example: "this lighting over here looks blurry.") We also had many other adventures, like when we decided to run down a hill together and have my mom take pics of the two of us, or when we were shooting on a bridge during rush-hour traffic, and she had to run across the street in high-heels... 'nough said :)
     That being said, the photos turned out well, and I have been excited to share them with you. So, without further a-do....   :)

Stay tuned - I still have children's photos, family photos, maternity announcement photos, and newborn photos, soon to come (yes, 'tis the season for photos, and my photo life has been a bit busy) Have a wonderful day!!