Friday, April 15, 2011

A girl with her camera

Our last DLS workshop was photographing people... Families with children to be exact! I am struggling with this one and it has taken me this long to post this only because I have been struggling... Usually I find myself overwhelmed with busy, but this time I find myself overwhelmed with the inside need to do it to perfection...
Honestly I have sat down to edit through these pictures on two other occasions... My 50 ml brought a variety of struggles with lighting and what would fit in the frame and then depth of field and focus... I am probably my own worst critic and I do have a style in mind that I am trying to achieve but it's coming to me slowly...

My other struggle I am finding is getting in there and getting personal... I am a personal person but I also have these fears of stepping into someone elses comfort zone... It's something I will definitely have to work on...

Thank You to the families for coming down and giving us a full day of your time... I know for the children it was overwhelming having so many people with cameras in their faces... There were definitely some tears and some giggles... For me, it was a great experience that really helped me to narrow down some key things I need to work on!






















And here are some sneak peeks of what it's like without all the editing... :)














































3 comments:

  1. OK - the ones on the slide? Brilliant. the cookies? Phenomenal. The one of My Crankypants I never Smileforthecamera? SO perfect - D is going to pee her pants laughing, you have no idea how perfect that is lol. The best? The playground photog battle lol - makes me remember why I love teaching but love shooting just the same lol

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  2. I love the slide photos! You captured their family personality so well. I love the pic of Carmen shooting with that awesome expression! And Hope with her pink guitar...love, love, love. And the last one...perfect :)

    I can see constant growth with your photography. You rock, and your pink-guitar teacher rocks too. :)

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  3. You are your own worst critic...these are great!! I especially love the puddle jumpers!! Its so fun and exciting to see your pictures change as you gain more experience...from January, you have come leaps and bounds!!! Love it!!! So proud of you big sis, XOXO

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