When I was visiting my family in Indiana recently, I had the chance to shoot with Mandy, Brian and 17-month-old Ava in gorgeous Holliday Park on a day when we had the most amazing light that gave me lots of lovely lens flare to work with. Even though we were already into September, Mandy really wanted the shoot to have a summertime feel to it, and I think we were successful at getting that across in the results. Enjoy.
My trip home to Indiana for the holidays provided another foray into shooting family portraits via Serra, her husband and their two children. I must say it was nerve-wracking shooting for a client, Serra, that has also worked as a photographer, especially as I started having some technical difficulties with getting my flash gun to fire! At any rate, nine-year-old Jake was an old pro at having his photo taken while 2-year-old Allison was a bit unsure as to how she felt about the whole thing. Nonetheless, we all went outside for some sledding and snowball fighting and in the end, we got some pictures which I hope capture the spirit of fun. Mark was, as always, my invaluable assistant on this one.
Going home to Indiana for the holidays was such a whirlwind and I’m as usual quite behind on my blogging. However, I did find time to shoot with some new clients while there who gave me the opportunity to expand my portfolio to include children and families. The shots below are of adorable 2-month old Sara, and her lovely parents Katie & Tony. We shot all of the pictures in little Sara’s bedroom, which Katie and her mom have done an incredible job of decorating with big bold prints and colors – and which made me start thinking of lots of ideas for Mark’s and my own soon-to-be decorated nursery. Many thanks to my sister Renee for being such a great assistant on this day.
Update: To my relief, Katie & Tony turned out to be quite happy with the results of their shoot with Sara, and Katie’s given me permission to post her comments as a testimonial: “Oh my goodness! These brought a tear to my eye! I am so excited to get the rest of them! Your work is amazing and thank you again for making some time for us durring your visit. We had a blast and we are thankful that we have these photos to cherish! Thanks again, you are awesome!”
