Challenges

I love a good challenge. I was thrown a couple on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day; and I loved every second of it. In my learning process to creating a diverse and creative portfolio I was asked to come over to my aunts house and photograph her daughter. Thrown off guard a bit she asked to do a few brother-sister shoots and a couple shoot. I loved the challenge and I learned to think on my feet. I usually spend my time preparing for the photo shoots the night before looking up creative poses and reinforcing elementary ideas such as remembering my angles and using all of them to the best of my ability. I envision the angles and the shoots with the location and go in with a clear idea of what I want accomplished, while be blinded by my image I have sometimes found different angles that have worked out better. Thankfully this has never impeded my ability to take a great picture... just a thought of crap I should have considered that idea before wrapping up.

I digress (as I often do when I get on a tangent). Unprepared for the brother sister shoot (it was hinted as a possibility but not fully confirmed) I am thankful I had a few tricks up my sleeve that I had planned for future shoots. Those turned out excellent and I love them.

As mentioned my second challenge was the couple shoot with my cousin and his extremely adorable girlfriend. This being in my comfort zone I mastered! We got some amazing shots at a barn behind their house. I love this barn and will definitely be in contact with the owner to take future pictures there! While taking a break in the warmth they both jumped straight on the computer to get a few more ideas that I had not already expressed. (this is a perfect example as to why I always set up a mini consultation to talk out ideas they have and I have, which worked excellently on the fly). I'm so happy to have creative and innovated cousin and girlfriend because they jumped right on the ball. My motto has always been I'm here and I don't want you to leave with a regret so if you have an image you would like to pan out to bring it up. Better it be done then not at all. We hit some great shots with their last minute idea to do some research on their style.

Aren't they the cutest? I told you she was adorable!!



My goal starting in February is to keep my camera glued to my hip and taking pictures and blogging at least once a week; maybe more!