ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND PHOTO: couples portrait

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Need Help With Your Marketing Material?

As well as photography, I do graphic design for realtors, writers, and retail stores. If you need an updated head shot for your biography, a new blog header or new business cards please contact loveandphoto@gmail.com and you can check out more of my graphic design work here in my gallery on my website.

{ Here are some post cards I made for my wedding photography & mini cards for my jewelry company that double as tags }

{ Here are some blog headers I designed }

{ I also manage blogs and Facebook pages, click here to see }

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Shoot Film, Not People.

I love shooting people. And as much as my business has turned toward wedding & family portraits, it's generally photographing strangers which I'm used to but I'm very aware that my clients are naturally nervous while having their photo taken. It's intimidating. So I try to give my best tips upfront, and they are:

Smile but don't smile too big unless you're laughing
Give me options, smiling as well as straight faced
If engagement portraits, bring a few changes of outfits for both of you
For Senior portraits, consider bringing a prop. Something to do with a club or sport you are involved in. and definitely try to arrange it so I can get some group shots of siblings and friends, etc.
Dog walking photos are adorable for senior portraits. Also, who doesn't need professional portraits of your dog as well as your children?!
Open shade is the best light, so I prefer outside locations around sunset
If it's a motion shot, we will probably need to take a bunch to get the one thats just right, so have patience