Sassy-Skirt is Four

My little girl turned four yesterday. We had a marvelous time playing around in my studio all for a pack of smarties...and a kiss. I am so biased! Gorgeous!

Miss A at 6 Months

I was so excited to have little Miss A back in my studio. Her family joined in the fun this time. I really admire the boys for wearing pink ties! Happy Easter! The entire family rocked the photos. We had to do photos inside due to excessive wind, glad for my new paper backdrops. Thanks for a perfect session.

So Stinkin' Adorable

 

I had the best time with these two little sweeties. Mr H is turning 3 this weekend. The morning of our photoshoot he managed to locate and open all his birthday gifts. That little tidbit brings understanding to the mischevious spark in his little eyes. Oh my! His sister is about the cutest thing ever. At 6 months of age she showed off all her milestones to perfection. Major kudos to my SIL for making the fun paper flowers.

High Key

I recently added some paper rolls to my photography collection of toys. High Key is a lot harder than it looks. Last night I tried out the white paper for the first time. I used a key light (large octabox mounted on an AB 800) only just to see what the photos would look like. They turned out ok but required too much editing because the lights did notblow out the white paper imperfections like wrinkles, tears, and shadows. This afternoon I pulled out my second light and clamped a large piece of foam board to flag the light and focused it to feather across the background. Then I taped 4 large pieces of foamboard together to create a large reflector as my fill light. With the main in the same location the photos turned out MUCH better. Only 3-4 minutes of editing per photo or less! Hooray! Thanks to a fellow photographer for letting me borrow her light meter. I nailed the exposure of my subject and then raised the light level of the backdrop light by a stop. For perfection I really "need" a third light since the backdrop light was obviously much stronger closer to the light. Correcting the light drop off took the most editing time....that...and cleaning off my child's booger nose and ketchup face!

Splish Splash

We enjoyed a lovely evening out splashing in the gutters. Deliciously spring.

Playing around with Lightroom

Little Miss A scored a pack of smarties for helping me last night try out my new paper floor, a cute flower headband I made, and trying out Lightroom presets. Sooooo much fun! My Sis-in-law made me a bunch of cute paper flowers. One is stuck to the wall just to try out.

Hangin' Out with one Cool Dude

This little man is beyond handsome and stylin'! The best part? He is my nephew! His mommy is one crafty lady, lovin' the tie and chucks. Tried out some new actions in Lightroom, so fun! For more fun check out the rest of his session here.

Newest Family Member

Introducing the newest member to the Call side of our family. Her daddy is a proud member of our country's military! We visited Utah to welcome her into our family. She was not very sleepy and extremely fond of wearing clothes. I enjoyed experimenting with different lighting situations and new props! Oh little baby...thank you for letting me snuggle you! I crave that smell of new, soft, skin and warm milk. Deliciously baby! Check out her entire session here...