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Orange polkadots and a college roommate

August 16th, 2008 | Published in Everyday Life | 1 Comment

So I found these very cute orange shoes!

For me, the selling point of these shoes was the orange polka dots. I do like polka dots, and the color orange…well, that would be due to my college roommate. She loves orange and she looks good in orange!

When I see orange clothing, Tracy comes to mind. It’s her birthday today, so I wanted to shout out a huge happy birthday to her! Have a great day, Trac!!

Big brothers

August 15th, 2008 | Published in Portraits | Leave a Response

I love this look from Connor (I usually get it at least once whenever I photograph him).

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Waiting expectantly

August 14th, 2008 | Published in Portraits | Leave a Response

As you may recall from an earlier post, Nicole is expecting twins.

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Enlightened

August 13th, 2008 | Published in Photography | 1 Comment

I’m back from the extended weekend…really tired, but excited.

The photo shoot on Saturday was fun; I’ll be posting some pictures from that session soon.

The OneLight workshop was long (they weren’t kidding!). I got home at 2am on Tuesday (the workshop began at 9:30am Monday). That being said, the workshop provided me with information overload in an area of photography I try to avoid – flash photography. I have always preferred shooting in natural light, using flash only when all ambient light is gone. My flash photography has consisted of what I now know is called “poofing” – simply bouncing my flash off of ceilings or walls to illuminate my subject(s). Sometimes the results are awesome; sometimes not so much.

Monday’s workshop focused on off-camera flash photography. In the past, when I’ve thought of off-camera flash photography, a typical studio set-up comes to mind. Frankly studio set-ups have always scared me. To me, the amount of equipment looks daunting, foreign, and immovable. It also looks restrictive, and dare I say it, a tad bit boring. Also, unless I’m going for a really dramatic shot, I don’t like my photos looking like I’ve used flash. Another reason for avoidance has been fear of dependency on flash…that once I begin using it, I’ll never shoot with natural light again and fear of all fears, that my photography will morph into something that is not me. There must be some sort of support group for people like me!

Obviously 12+ hours on Monday gave me a new perspective, new knowledge, and many ideas of how I can use this type of flash work in my photography. Hats off to Zach and all the other workshop participants for sharing their knowledge, talent, and awesome ideas!

Here’s a quick snapshot from one of our afternoon, on-location shoots (there’s nothing like the smell of a well-used, multi-zoned alley).

A special thanks, too, to the models who endured not only the smell but also the constant firing of 15+ flashes!

SO,

if you see me packing a 60″ umbrella, a flash, and a stand, simply smile and wish me well on this new adventure. Don’t stare for too long or you might be utilized as a model.

A favorite photo

August 8th, 2008 | Published in Portraits | 1 Comment

So I finally finished the photos of my weekend visitor and came across another favorite.

Have a great weekend!

I’m looking forward to a fun photo session tomorrow and a hopefully(!) awesome workshop all day Monday. I will most likely not post on Monday or Tuesday, but will look forward to filling you in on all the good stuff when I return. Thanks for stopping by!