Thing One and Thing Two

Wednesday was a cra-zay day! These little tykes came to spend the day with us. We had three 16 month old toddlers and two 3 year olds running around. It was...well...FUN! I took a creative break and played with my lights while the 3 year olds were at preschool. These two adorables helped me out. My son was glad to have someone else in my soft box light. The twins are 10 days younger than my son. I foresee besties! Little princess is such a ham. I had to coax one smile from the boy. I used Lightroom for the first time to publish these. Yep! My brother sent me Lightroom AND Photoshop CS5. Geeze!

Cowboy Dimples

*Giggle*

HAD to capture my little guy's cute backside. What better props to show it off than just boots, a gun, and cowboy hat?! I taped smarties to the backdrop so he would not show me the important stuff. He was not feeling so great last night...hence the red cheeks. It was his red cheeks that gave me the idea!

Fresh and New

Check out this little handsome man. Goodness, his cuteness is beyond words. I really enjoyed working with his family. Little man has a cute big sister and amazing parents. This was my first session using my strobe lights! Mmmmm, love?! Cut my editing down more than half. I hope to see more of you in the future!

Proper Exposure

I am so excited to show you these darling children! I love how each child is so different but clearly belongs in the family. Thanks to the Mom for coming a couple hours before our scheduled time, no wind in the winter is a big deal! She also watched my screaming toddler during the shoot. Some dear friends reminded me of the amazing uses of a gray card. I used the card to calibrate for white balance and exposure. Worked like a charm cutting my post processing time in half. Yipee! Can you believe those blue eyes? Amazing!

Handsome Dude

Meet an amazing kid. I teach piano, this is one of my students. He cracks me up with an amazing sense of humor. A month or so ago he turned 12, a milestone in the Mormon religion, and received the Aaronic Priesthood. We captured this important time of his life. That smile melts! Watch out Mom!

Thirteen Reasons to Brave the Cold

I met with this family last weekend. I serve with lovely lady in the photo above in the Primary at our church. This motley crew is their family. It was beyond cold that day, later on we had freezing sleet and rain! I was sweating the details during this photoshoot. The lighting was terrible, very dim and gray. I put my camera to the limits bumping up the ISO to cra-zay levels. Excuse the graininess. We were only outside less than 40 minutes. For 13 folks that is amazing! Course, there were too many photos to choose from, check out their complete album by clicking on the Franken link on the right-hand sidebar. So much fun you guys! Enjoy!

Brrrr...COLD!

Brrrr! It was super cold during this session. Justin was out deer hunting while I stayed snug at home, until venturing out for an hour. I met this cute family out near their farm North of Sidney. They had a perfect row of colorful trees to break up the gray monotones. I loved that the youngest gal wanted photos with her prize hen. Can you tell we were all cold? The red noses are a pretty good indicator!

Close Call

 

Goodness! These two boys are so adorable. Big brother was so attentive to little brother. The little guy was not so keen about me, even after a pack of smarties he nearly teared up everytime I got near. No real smiles from him...maybe next time. I was excited about my new crocheted flat cap, a vintage car, and an old abandoned lot; vision completion. A couple hours after this photoshoot we received about 4 inches of heavy snow. I was sweating bullets knowing that little kids don't like the cold much. I think this was the shortest photoshoot at 25 minutes. It was cold, getting dark fast, and the baby was not so happy. Short does not equal lack of images! This turned out to be a favorite. My photo loader is acting up so check out their web album for more photos!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Phew! This little slugger put me through my paces. His parents are athletes in the greatest sense of the word, baseball? Yep, a family passion. I hauled about 3/4 of my studio over to this little man's home for his photoshoot. I was so excited after walking in to see a large south facing sliding door letting in some soft gorgeous light. I took over the kitchen table, ripped up the room temp to a balmy 85 and went to work. I had to work fast because this little guy was feisty and not very sleepy. Two or three hours later I was satisfied with my captures. So perfect! My favorite set was the white outfit which belonged to his grandfather when he was a wee little one. I loved the sense of family ties that portrait entails. Welcome to the world little slugger!