Ah Spring. The weather is getting warmer, days are getting longer and it’s raining often. Not too long until it’s Summer and so hot I feel like I’ll be turning into a puddle every time I walk outside. I love spring photo sessions. There’s something almost magical about finally being able to go outside and…
I LOVE birthdays, especially mine. This year, in honor of my birthday, I’ll be giving away a boudoir session! The prize package includes professional hair & make up, a one hour boudoir session in my Fredericksburg studio and a 8×8 little black book. Sweet deal, huh? What’s the catch? You gotta sign a model release…
When I’m booking location sessions, you will typically receive two time options: one very early in the morning, the other mid afternoon-evening, depending on the time of the year.
Then there are days I get really excited and I’ll photograph people all day.
How does that work?
I promise it’s not all based on a whim.
The hour immediately following sunrise and immediately preceding sunset have the softest light. This is known as the golden hour. When light is directly overhead, it creates harsh shadows on faces, which is not pleasing, photographically speaking. There are ways to combat it (because I feel that is what you’re doing with midday sun) but it’s much easier to get prettier light during the golden hours. Here are some prime examples of gorgeous golden hour light.
But wait! What about the days I’ll shoot all day?
Those days are always cloudy days. The clouds are amazing and act like a natural soft box to the sun’s harsh light. It’s a very pretty diffused light. This is the same reason that during your session you’ll end up being placed in shade. Shade is our best friend during photo sessions. Just look at these photos I took on an overcast day.
So how do I make this work? Every few months, I look up sunrise and sunset times and write them in my planner and book your sessions based off of that information. However, weather happens. Rain. Snow. Ridiculous cold. Wind. When those sessions get rescheduled, I start looking for mostly cloudy days ahead. I want you to love your pictures, and a huge part of that is having nice, pretty, flattering light.
So when I offer you a 7 am session, it’s not because I’m a bit evil; trust me, I don’t particularly want to get up that early any more than you do! It’s because of the quality of the sunlight and wanting to maximize the quality of your images.
I first started my business in North Carolina, we were stationed at Camp Lejeune. One of the most common requests I received was to capture when deployed Marines and Sailors came home. I love homecomings. It’s a lot of sitting around and waiting for them to arrive. I’d be standing chatting with my client when…
A good friend of mine lost her niece very unexpectedly. She was only 21 years old. They are asking for some help covering her funeral expenses. Looking at Macey’s Facebook page, you can see how loved she was, and how full of life. To honor her, and raise money for her last expenses, I have…
My route to professional photography is probably a bit different from most people. I’ve given the light version of this before, but I’m going to bare all this time. My first boudoir session I booked was for our anniversary. Our son was 8 weeks old at the time, but I really wanted something that would…
Want to win a free couples session? The giveaway is pretty simple this time around: like my page, the photo, share the photo, then comment on the photo when you’re done. And that’s IT! Just make sure to set the privacy to public when you share so I can verify it (if I can’t see…
Boudoir photography is classy, sexy photos. The definition can change a little from photographer to photographer, but I’ve found the term “implied nudes” to apply very well. With boudoir photography, nothing is actually showing, it’s all hints of your body. Boudoir is NOT pornography. You can wear as much, or as little, as YOU choose.…
Now that the leftovers are in the fridge, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas presents. This year I’m releasing special session pricing for shoots through March 1st. It can be used for families, seniors, children, couples. They are not valid on boudoir sessions. Sessions must be paid for in full TODAY, November 28, 2014…
It’s that time of year again! That time when sending out cards becomes an art form. Let’s make your cards ROCK! I’m offering a 30 minute session on location, or in studio this year. PLUS you’ll receive online copies of your images AND 25 custom greeting cards. The best part? It’s an absolute steal at…
