Showing posts with label kid photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kid photography. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Beach Photos: Izaak

I love doing photo sessions at travel locations. By that I mean I love getting to take a trip for a photo session or a wedding. One of my favorite places to shoot photos away from my "studio locations" (the areas right outside my studio that I use frequently) is the beach. You cannot beat ocean photos!!

Meet Izaak! He is my nephew. We're not actually related in any way, shape or form, but he is the son of a dear friend of mine. I've known his mama for years!


Izaak has had it pretty rough. He was born really early. The first time I met him, he had casts on his little arms and legs. Since then he's had surgery to correct things. Poor little guy!

Now Izaak is all healed up and having a ball exploring life! He loves his mama very much and always keeps her in his line of vision while exploring and playing.

He's already quite the little ladies man. He can flirt with the best of them. His smile can make anyone melt. He's always so happy, even when he falls down and scares himself. He jumps right back up and keeps playing.

He loves playing peek-a-boo, especially around the pier on the beach! He giggled every time he popped out to see us. He was such a ham with the camera. He always knew exactly where it was and made sure it was always on him, ready to catch his radiant smiles!

Isn't he precious?!?! I have the most handsome nephew! And that ocean view...made for perfect photos! The blue water and tan sand made the colors he was wearing pop so vibrantly. You can't help by fall in love with these photos!





Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Why You Can't Take Your Own Photo


Here's one of the photos from the session I am working on tonight.

This is why you should always go to a professional photog to get your photos done. You can't do this yourself and a chain photography store (like JC Pennys or Sears) can't live up to this or even come close:



This is the before and after photos. Pay special attention to his ears. Notice how red they were from the sun? Once I finished retouching they weren't red anymore. Notice all the blemishes are fixed, the color is enhanced, the picture is sharper and stands out more?

I spend about twenty minutes on each photo retouching, cropping if necessary, enhancing the color, sharpening the image, making it more vibrant, and making it stand out more.

Photography is not just about having a good eye and setting up a great shot, but knowing how to work with the image and make it even better!!

This photo was taken with the sun directly behind him, making him look dark and shadowy and the coloring is kind of muddy...but we wanted that background and he did not want to face the sun at all because he would shut his eyes. In order to get the background without him being blinded, we had to take the photo like this. Then I went in, touched it up, and now his family has this gorgeous photo to hang up above the piano (assuming they have a piano lol) Please note, most photos are not usually this muddy looking, it's simply because we wanted that background and had to shoot into the sun, knowing I could fix it in editing.

How cool is that difference?!?! I'm sooo loving those colors! It's even better than how it looked in person! (and seriously, the color change in those ears is AMAZING)

Final note: hire a REAL professional photog, not a chain store and not a friend of the family who has a nice camera. Trust your professional photog...they know what they are doing and will make you and your family look fabulous!!

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Stylized Kid Session: Beauty and the Beast



Last week I had a wonderful photo shoot with two little girls. My original inspiration behind this session was a Paris theme complete with Eiffel Towers, tea cups, pink, pink, and pink. However, that morning while gathering my props I noticed a few things tying together in a very disney way and I jumped from Paris to Beauty and the Beast inspired. Who doesn't love a
princess themed session anyway!?! Most of my Paris props worked from the session because it actually takes place in Paris (sing the songs in your head, they use a lot of french words <3)

So gather around and I'll read you a story from a book I read as a child. The story may be familiar to some of you as it is well known and loved. It's about a rose, a castle, some rather enchanting characters, and about the beauty of a young girl's love.

Once upon a time there was a young girl, or in this case, two young girls. They lived in a small town, they loved to run, sing, play games and read books. They loved to tell stories.



They could often be found on the ladders in the book store collecting books to read.

Often times they could be found on in the fields singing to each other.

One day the two girls had to move to a big castle out in the country where they had no contact with the outside world. They did not want to go, but at least they had each other.


When they arrived they discovered they were not as alone as they though. The girls discovered
a world of wonder and excitement and made many new, although strange, friends.


Every night the girls shared dinner with their new friends. Their friends loved to sing to them and entertain them as they ate.



The castle had an enormous library with books from floor to ceiling. The girls spent hours reading the books out by the water.


One day the girls discovered a mysterious rose in the castle. They began to question why this particular rose was so important.


Their new friends explained the story of the man who owned the castle. The girls had seen him frequently in the castle. He talked with them a little. He was often harsh which scared the girls but they continued to talk to him anyway. They told him stories from the books they read. In time he became quite fond of the girls' stories. He began joining them for dinner, accompanying them outside to play, and soon they all became good friends. They learned they all kept secrets but their friendship helped to remove the masks they wore and reveal their hearts.


Before the last petal on the rose fell this man needed to find love. Someone must accept him for the way he was, they way he looked and the way he acted. His friendship with the two girls had changed him so much from the inside out that when the last petal fell, he had found the love he needed in his friendship with the girls.

They were friends for the rest of their lives. They had many stories to tell the people in their lives and many new friends to introduce them to. They all learned the importance of being beautiful from the inside out, loving the people in their lives, and the importance of sharing a good story and singing songs while you eat. They all lived happily ever after.


Upon returning from their Beauty and the Beast inspired world, the girls went home and...you guessed it...read a book. Well, I actually don't know what they did, but I like to think they did! <3

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Precious

Nothing is as sweet as a little girl's smile. Nothing can melt your heart like when she says "please mommy?" When your daughter is little there is nothing more beautiful or precious in the world.

That is why you should never wait to have professional photos taken of your little girls...because they grow up so fast! If you miss a moment, you can never get it back.


Besides, what little girl doesn't love to have their photo taken! They are such little models!


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