Archive for September, 2008

My buddy Greg is very interested in photography and asked if I would come out and show him how to conduct a family portrait session. I met up with Greg and the Ellis family at Coffman Park in Dublin. Actually, it is just down the street from my studio. We started shooting shortly after 6pm. The lighting was to our backs, so we had to be sure and watch for our shadows. *No one wants a picture with their photographers shadow in it.* I had scoped out the park earlier that day with Greg, picking out good locations for the backdrop.

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Kyle had some ideas for her Senior photos. Her main goal, “I don’t want the same old pictures!!” So we headed downtown to see what we could do about that request. Here are a few of the pictures we ended up with. We’ll keep most of the locations a secret .

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Meet Kayla, I spent about 2 hours with her and her mom at a local park. When photographing kids, there is one thing to keep in mind. They never stop moving. You have to be ready for anything. Most parents are not going to know how to help you get that next shot. You need to have a “general” plan and be prepared to change it, A LOT!!! Kayla was no exception to this. She wanted to be doing anything and everything but looking at the camera. This can help in some case when you want those candid shots. However, the parent can get shots like these around the house. They are paying you to get the shot they will hang on their wall or place in a frame on their desk at work. These are the shots you have to practice for. Sometimes this mean just shoot. Call their name while you have the camera up and ready to go. Use a long lens and get away from them. Kids will usually want to know what your doing, so they will look toward you if your away from them. Better yet, if you can swing it, have their parents come with you. They will always want to know what mom and/or dad is doing. Another suggestion is to take along an assistant. Someone who knows your shot or at least as an idea of what your looking for. They can help the parents get the kid in position. This leaves you free to “be ready”. It’s also a good idea to scout out the location ahead of time. This way you can put together an idea for the shoot. I hope this gives you some new ideas. Please feel free to email me.

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As some of you know, I took a trip down to the Florida keys to do some diving and take some pictures. The weather didn’t exactly cooperate for diving. I got to take 2 dives the second day I was there. On the 2nd dive myself and another photographer came across a Nurse Shark. I happened to be shooting video, so what you get to see is the shark head right at me when my dive buddy scared it. I will try to get some of the picture I took up on the site as soon as I go through them. The water was cloudy with a lot of sand from the approaching storm, so not many pictures turned out the way I would have liked them to. Hope you enjoy the video.

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