2 Commentsken & lillie: sneak peak! {Bay Area Wedding Photographer}
I hope to have the rest of the images up in a slideshow later tonight or tomorrow morning, but here is a sneak peek of what is to come!
woah
Last night Robert and I headed to Sacramento to meet Lillie and Ken for an engagement session. Lillie saw my ad on CraigsList and inquired about having some pictures taken to share with their family before their May 16th wedding in San Diego. I had an absolute BLAST hanging out with them and experimenting with my camera. This was my first "non-family or friend" shoot, and certainly my first formal session. We spent about two hours tramping around the Capitol and Old Sac. The capitol has some beautiful gardens but due to the dark clouds, most of the areas covered by trees were too dark. However, Old Sac is an amazing place to take photos and I highly recommend it for a portrait session!
Taking the pictures was the fun part. Then I came home and started to filter through some of our work. We had 600 pictures between the two of us! I sorted out the "bad" ones (i.e. closed eyes, blurry, etc.) and chose my favorites amongst a series of 5 or 6 shots in the same pose. All said and done I was able to pare it down to about half of what we started with. Now I am just staring at the files, knowing that I want to put some finishing touches on them (a little color correction and some exposure adjustments) and I have no idea where to start! That's quite a task!! I am sure as I continue down this path I will learn ways of streamlining my workflow...that will include becoming more familiar with Photoshop and hopefully purchasing Lightroom so I can use presets. Until then, I will chose my favorites and edit those :-)
I hope to have the pictures blogged in the next couple of days, but until then here's one of my favorite assistant (who turned out to not be such a bad photographer himself!)
jen's baby shower
This post is long overdue seeing as how Emma was born 2 weeks ago...
Sam and Erica did a wonderful job coordinating this shower for Jen and Emma. The afternoon was full of food, pink candy, fun games and presents!
The room.
Above: Jen making Emma a custom onesie!
Artistry.
Above: By far the best onesie of the day, made by Emma's Aunt Ashley!
a vision
"Where there's love and inspiration, you can't go wrong". And so begins my journey...
I am not sure why, but this week I felt inspired. For several months now I haven't been able to get enough of photography. I have never been much of an artist with a pencil and paper (although after several years of practice I have mastered drawing a horse head and two dolphins in the shape of a heart!), but I have this creative side that longs to be expressed. I purchased my first DSLR (Canon Rebel XSI) last September and haven't stopped taking pictures since. I follow several photography blogs and watch Photoshop tutorials in my spare time. The more I do so, the more passionate I become about the art of photography. Until now, my only subjects have been my husband and various other family members. Since family events are few and far between, and my husband doesn't exactly like having to pose in front of my camera, I am looking for more opportunities to explore this new-found love of mine. So, this week I posted a listing on Craigslist for a free photography session, booked my first client, designed a logo and built a blog.
Here's to being inspired and creating opportunities! Cheers!
