S Family

I loved taking these pictures of the S family! They're so photogenic. Carmen works with my husband, and you may recognize Steve from past photos I've taken. All 3 kids were so well-behaved and cooperative. It was my first time photographing kids in the 12-13 age range, and I liked it. This is a great family!












Location: Alms Park

I Love Photoshop

Here are a few more of the C Family. Can I just say how much I love Photoshop? There are so many times that I get home and think, "Darn, these pictures didn't turn out that great." But Photoshop always comes to my rescue, and I can make mediocre pictures look great. Yes, I should get to where I can consistently take great pictures without having to do much in Photoshop. It would definitely save me a lot of work, but for now, I will rely on Photoshop to help me out. I know Mom isn't looking in this next one, but I still love it because older brother has such a genuine smile on his face.

C Family

I've taken pictures of the C Family before...in the same location in fact. The kids are bigger and Mom is smaller (good for you!). Last time they were dressed in their Easter clothes, but this time was more relaxed. We had more fun this time, although I don't know if there's a cure for a 9-year-old boy who thinks he has had his pictures taken WAY too many times! Poor kid. He and I actually do get along in real life when I don't have a camera in my face. Here's a preview!

What do you think?

I finished editing my 2 recent photo sessions. I had some fun with some free Photoshop actions from coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com. I held off on using actions for a while because I wanted to learn to do things on my own. They save so much time though, I couldn't resist. I toned down the actions a lot, but I wanted to know what everyone thinks about these photos of M and her parents. I'd love to hear which ones are your favorite and why? A couple of them have already been posted.

Some More

Here are a few more for you!
She just started posing like this on her own. What a funny girl!
I love backlight! I'm glad the sun decided to come out.

This was pretty much the only way we could get little bro to pose with the rest of the family.

I told them they look alike but with different color hair. Big sister said she thinks she looks like her mom, and little sister said she looks like her dad.

the rest of M's preview

E Family,

Sorry to leave you hanging! Here are a few more of M's pics.

M ~ 2 Years Old

It's been a LONG and BUSY day! The day started out great though with M's pictures at the Boone County Arboretum. Remember her from my just-starting-out days (6 months ago...lol)? She's a little older now, but just the same spunky and very pretty little girl. 2-year-olds are so exciting to photograph. It's funny, I always end up with a lot of little blurs in many of the shots. I also get a lot of over and underexposed pictures because the little energetic kids run so fast in and out of shadows that it's hard to keep up with changing my camera settings. I've only had a few minutes today to get started, but here is a small preview for the E family.