Staging Photo Shoots for Summer

Summertime is like a dream for a photographer. Longer daylight hours mean more opportunities to shoot outside — and of course, this correlates to brighter, more “glowy” natural light. Everything is green, fresh and blooming — which makes for gorgeous subjects and backdrops. Summer is also FUN: Trips to the beach, vacations, visiting amusement parks,
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Tips to Getting the Shot – Part 1

As a family and children’s photographer – I gently direct and play games to get the looks that I want. I like my sessions to be fun, enjoyable, and I want my clients to leave our location with smiles on their faces. I don’t want kiddos to ever feel like they’re working or it’s a
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Tips to Getting the Shot – Part 2

I like to have my subjects do things that create movement and attitude in my images.  For example: telling their sibling a secret, twirling, walking away from me while holding hands, running towards me, and kissing their sibling on the cheek. Giving just those simple directions – I can get multiple looks! During this session
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