When I’m out shooting a photo session, I have many, many, many little goals flying around in my head. There are the obvious goals, like…
1. I want to be your kid’s bff for the duration of your session.
2. I want to use my technical knowledge of light and my camera to capture wonderful shots as they happen.
3. I want to help you, the parent, relax and feel at ease despite your initial stress and nervousness. : )
4. I want to capture your kids being themselves… totally natural, completely authentic.
One huge secret goal I’ve always got in the back of my mind is a little less obvious, and I’m probably absolutely crazy for sharing it with you guys now, but here it is…
I want you to be so head-over-heels-in-love with every single one of your pictures that you can hardly choose which ones to order. I want to give you such a huge variety of adorableness that you can hardly stand it. I want you to shed a few tears as you watch your slideshow. It’s a silly little goal, but I go for it every time… : )
So how cute is this little guy?!? We had some fun yesterday running around in the woods!
And… a quick note about this heat:
Yeah, it’s hot outside. And sticky. And icky. So my strategy these past few days has been to work FAST before the inevitable meltdown hits. Please don’t think, when you see me working quickly, that I’m rushing you so that we can be done sooner… I’m shooting quickly so that we get tons of great stuff before cheeks get red, hair gets sweaty, and kiddos get cranky. As a quick example, yesterday we wrapped up the above session in under half an hour, and these are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cute shots we came away with. In the heat, faster is better. : )
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by Amy
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