Like the “5 minute family photo shoot” post earlier, these were taken in front of the back sliding glass door. This time, I had a chance to be a little more precise and I added a reflector to the left of the camera so the shadow side of the kiddos faces isn’t so dark. I should clarify from an earlier post about Nathan. When we are trying to do a family shoot with more than just him, he’s a stinker and...

Well, we were all dressed nice for Church so I decided 5 minutes before we left to take advantage of it. It sorta worked out. Rather than taking the time and trouble to set up lights, a big north facing window will do the trick. In our house, that’s the back sliding glass door. Nathan just does not like to participate in “formal” photo sessions – even the 5 minute rushed variety. We couldn’t even get him...

We spent some time this past weekend doing a little photo shoot in the back yard. I got really nice shots. Nathan had the attention span of a goldfish and Kayla was doing her best to be difficult but it was worth it. Here’s how Nathan spent most of his time. Once Kayla got in the groove, we got some really nice...

Since we have such an early start in the morning for the first day of school, Kayla and I cheated and took the “first day of school” photos a day...

I took these just before bedtime this evening. I didn’t notice he had an orange tint around his mouth (from the orange gatorade he had at dinner) until it was too late. Getting candid expressions on Nathan’s face is usually pretty easy. I just start talking to him about something and shoot a photo when he’s not expecting it. Kayla is a little more difficult to get a candid expression out of because she knows I’m...

Trying out some new lighting gear for the first time. ...