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Grabbed my oldest son, Gavin, again for another test photoshoot with my new studio lighting. If you haven’t seen the pix from yesterday, scroll down a bit for some funny shots :) Gavin hates modeling for me, but he’s just so darn good looking that I have to use him! But I’m biased, of course :) I just love his toothless smile!
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      I had the pleasure of photographing this sweet English Bulldog, Bourbon, with my friend. Bourbon was a sweet dog, and he was pretty hyper throughout the session, but I managed to get some good shots of him. There’s a couple of behind the scenes shots of my friend holding him in between his modeling :) I just love the first photo. The light was gorgeous at Bourbon’s house. We even got a shot of his “older brother” Slade playing in the yard.
It’s that time of year again. Fall is so beautiful for photographing kids and doing family sessions. I had the pleasure of photographing these little beauties, Ellie & Gigi. Obviously they are identical twins, and I think they look a lot like the Olsen twins! Their mom and dad run a natural pet foods business. Ellie and Gigi are seriously some of the cutest little twins I have ever seen! We did their session in Piedmont Park in Buckhead in Atlanta. Such a gorgeous location, and the leaves are just beautiful this time of year and offer some beautiful light. Their mom asked me for advice on what they should wear, and I actually went searching online and found some really cute things from The Children’s Place and sent her links. I love how the outfits turned out! The entire family is a perfect example of coordinating but non-matching outfits. There’s probably nothing worse than seeing family photos with nothing but white shirts and jeans. Have some fun…add some color! Pick an outfit for one family member and build the other family members’ outfits off of that. Pull colors, patterns, etc. Ellie & Gigi were perfectly dressed :)
Tested out some studio lighting with my boys today. Don’t mind the bent collars in need of ironing, btw…ha! If there’s one thing most photographers agree on, it’s that it’s darn near impossible to photograph your own kids! All three of my sons definitely have Photographer’s Child Syndrome. You’d think my oldest would be the easiest since he’s able to listen and follow directions. He is, after all, 8 years old. But, alas, that is not the case. He is very hard to photograph most of the time. He just can’t seem to give a genuine smile. He is plagued with Fake Smile Syndrome in addition to the PCS ;) He is a little toothless right now, and I wanted to get a shot of those gums. I just love when kids lose both front teeth at the same time. There’s just something about it that takes about 2 years off of your child’s face, and they suddenly have that baby face again. He didn’t get teeth until he was over 12 months old, so naturally he is losing them later than most kids his age. Love it! Don’t even get me started on the younger boys. They are something else! My youngest is just now getting to where he will pee in the potty, and he is 3, and he was running around in his big boy underwear today. And don’t you just love the shot with my youngest sticking his tongue out and my middle son staring off into space? Yep. That’s what taking pix of MY boys is like. :) They were all quite wiggly!
There’s possibly no greater honor as a photographer than another photographer hiring you to take their family pictures. I was thrilled when this local Atlanta area photographer contacted me to do her photos, but I can’t say I wasn’t feeling the pressure ;) No matter how confident I am with clients, I can’t say I didn’t have a bit of stage fright when capturing this family! We live fairly far apart, so we chose to do a central location. I had some issues when scouting, but we settled on a downtown area followed by a park. Olivia and Brooks are some of the cutest, aren’t they? Olivia’s cheeks are to die for, and Brooks’ words throughout the session of his adoration for Mickey Mouse were too sweet. He took a bit of coaxing with gummy bears, but he gave us some smiles. Olivia acted as if she had just finished up modeling school as most of the little girls do during their photo sessions. When asked what she wanted to be when she grows up, her response was a princess. Seems she already is! :) Though I’m partial to gorgeous sunset photos, we worked on a fairly cloudy day just prior to a long and heavy rain, courtesy of tropical storm Karen. Sometimes change is nice, and I LOVE the photo of mom & dad together.
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