Charity's Family Shoot

I have finally found the time to sit down and post up some pictures from a recent family shoot.  The subjects are Charity, who I used to work with back in the day, her daughter Ashley and Charity's boyfriend Chris.

They were a fun family to shoot and it was nice to catch up as well.  The day was cloudy but the pictures were taken between 2:30 and 4pm so we were able to get all the light we needed without having the sun casting harsh shadows or bright light on us.  The location was Capron Park in Attleboro, MA.  This is a nice park that even has a good size zoo.

Well, enough about the day and lets take a look at some of the shots.  Let me know what you think in the comments section.



5 weeks to go!

Holy crap! Just 5 weeks left until Katrina and I head out on our adventure! We are getting excited and can't wait for December 3rd to come around.

I have a few more posts that I need to put up during the next 5 weeks. I took pictures for my best friend's wedding and the following day I took family pictures for an old friend. Those are my recent projects and I have about 2 more. I actually also took some pictures of Katrina that we have to finish editing and put up as well as I was testing out my flash and umbrella combination at night outside our house. The experience was awesome and some great pictures came out of it.

I am getting more and more comfortable shooting pictures for people and hope that this comfort level and shooting experience keep helping me to become a better photographer. I, along with others, can already tell that my pictures are getting better due to my increasing knowledge and understanding of my camera and accessories and my experience. For instance, at my best friend's wedding, I was able to change settings on the fly and began to recognize when I needed more light, when to adjust the aperature or tilt my flash head. All of these things were hard for me a few months ago as I did not know when to do it during a shoot and I would literally have to stop and think about it, whereas during the last 2 shoots, I would just snap a picutre, see the results and if needed, I would know exactly what I needed to change and would just do it, without thinking about it too much or stopping.

I must also say that having Lightroom 3 has made a big difference too! I can take a shot that may be too bright or the settings were a little off and I know that as long as my composition is good and my subjects were good, then I don't have to re-take the shot, I can simply edit the picture later and get my desired effect. This has helped me be faster, take less pictures of the same shot, and be more confident. All of these things are what people want in a photograher so it's all working out nicely.

A thank you needs to be said for all those who have helped and supported me thus far. I hope to keep making you all proud with my upcoming pictures :)

Ok, back to work.