POTD at Shutterbugs

Here's a fun one for me. It's not that usual that I get a POTD of my own kids! Part of it is that I don't do "real" sessions for my kids like I should. But, on Tuesday, I got a whim to buy some fish for them. It was spring break. It was yucky outside. And we needed something to do. So, here's the shot. And it's a Photo of the Day today at shutterbugs.biz.

Hayley Here...

Hello readers :) I am just finishing up editing this session and thought I'd share some. Actually I am known in the group for being really bad at picking a "couple" images...so you get image overload with me...LOL :)
This session was a lot of fun and what I loved the most was the mix of photos I was able to get. The baby was 6 months old and she sat very well on her own which made it easy to pose her in things like cute tutu's, hats, bowls, etc. But for me, what made this session extra special was this family allowed me to just sit back and quietly observe life for them. So I was able to capture wonderful interaction shots of mom and dad playing with the kids, or the baby just laying playing with her feet. Also the older sibling played at her craft table for awhile and I have some shots of her doing that too that I love (but like I said already had image overload...LOL). It is always such a huge honor for me to go into a session and be able to be apart of a families ever day life.

All photos were shot with my new 5dmkii and my trusty Tamron 28-75 2.8 lens. These were all shot natural light. In the more posed shots, the light source was behind me.

This first one is really one of my faves. If you aren't familiar with my style, I like to use dramatic light and b&w's to tell my stories. And this was has those key elements. And you match that up with her eye contact...and wow it really gets me. :)

Enjoy the pics :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Photo of the Day at Shutterbugs

This image of this tiny dancer was selected as the Photo of the Day today in the People category at Shutterbugs.biz. I just love this beauty's little fingers as she ties her shoes. And her pretty face and falling hair. So pretty!

It's Julie here

This is the first time that I've posted to our blog here... All my friends have done a fabulous job, and I guess it's my turn to contribute. :)

I'll share some from a recent session that was so much fun. It's for a secret project that I'm not going to talk about until it's all done. Okay, it's not really secret. But, I don't want to jinx anything by talking too much about it before it's done.

I had a chance to really do some slightly different kinds of photography, and it was fun.

A Peek Behind the Scenes

Hello Readers! I love it when photographers share pullback shots that show their setup. I am such a visual learner, so it helps me so much more to see a photographer in action, to see their equipment and setup, how they position themselves, how they hold their cameras, how they see the big picture that an image is created within. We hope it helps you to see us at work too. And bonus, it's just plain fun to put faces to those photogs you see and chat with online!

A few bits about our equipment: All of us on this trip shoot with either the Canon 5D or the 5D MK II. We used the Canon 85mm 1.2 L, the Canon 24-70 2.8L, the Canon 50mm 1.4, the Canon 15mm fisheye, and the Canon 70-200 2.8L. (Don't worry Nikonians, Denise and Sherry both shoot Nikon, so you are among friends!)

We used all natural light for the entire shoot at the Plantation. You will see in some of the pullback shots that we brought softboxes and lights, but we never used them. We used various reflectors and moved furniture to suit the light.

For the baby session, Megan used all natural light and no reflectors. Part of the session was done in studio but I didn't manage to get any shots of that.

For the warehouse/ night session we used one OCF, bare bulb, triggered either by the ST-E2 transmitter or an on camera flash. Using the infrared sensors allowed us to take turns at the flash without having to share pocket wizards. Have fun peeking! ~Alli

This is Megan at work, and the shots she got of this seriously handsome little guy:
This is a shot of Cindy and I shooting Cindy's daughter Melody, and the shots we got from this setup. Melody works for Elite Modeling Agency and is an experienced, very busy, super hard working model. We are incredibly lucky to have been able to get her for this shoot:
Below is a shot of Julie and I shooting Cindy, purty thing she is:

Cindy shooting the dancer. You can see more of those shots on Cindy's and Laura's blogs:
Candy took this shot of Julie, Cindy, Megan, and Laura shooting Melody on the plantation stairs:
ANd just a few more.....

Megan here.

Hi readers!! I am in the middle of editing a newborn session and I thought I would share some of the proofs with you. This beautiful little man was 10 days old. He was so good and so sweet. At 10 days he was just starting to wake up, so we had to wait him out for a few hours. It is tough for the babies because if we fiddle with them too soon without them being in a deep sleep then we have to go through the sleep process all over again. The parents of this cutie pie were totally awesome, his Mom is a nanny and she handled him like an old pro which made my job easier too. The father was just so excited and so in love, it was a honor to be there with them.
this was all natural light, we had a big picture window but direct light was shining in so I had the set up, (bean bag, heater, blankets etc to the right) I shot with 2 cameras, my 5D with my 50mm 1.4 lens and then my new 5D mark ii with a 24-70mm lens. with the light moving I was able to shoot between 200-500 iso to keep my ss up.
enjoy the pictures!!!

The Atlanta Pixel Chick Get Away !!!

As many of us that could make it gathered at my house in Atlanta and had the best time shooting pictures, watching eachother edit, talking equipment and motherhood and every other thing you can imagine :) To have friends like this who share so many common interest is one of the most wonderful gifts that God has shared with me :) I love these women so much ! They are the kindest, most giving and talented group of women you will ever meet. We will be sharing several images we took during the weekend just for fun !!


me , Cindy

Candy

Alli

Julie

Laura

Megan