Daniel did a shoot with a new model on Wednesday. Pictures turned out great, the light was beautiful. I love summer evening sun for pictures – everything, and everybody just glows. I’ll put some images up soon.
We’ve picked our female senior rep – it was a very easy choice this year, Julia Martec has also been our babysitter for the last couple months. She’s a lovely girl and I’m sure the pictures will be stunning.
Family Reunion Portraits Summer is upon us, school will be out in the next few weeks. People are getting ready for their annual vacations. Occasionally someone will ask us to shoot a family reunion. Everyone loves the old black and white images of the 1920s and 30s of their relatives, and most would like something to pass down to future generations. Taking pictures at a family reunion takes a special kind of finesse. Needless to say, families are all as different as they are the same. First the basics. Pictures earlier in the day are best, for multiple reasons. Children haven’t gotten dirty, or sunburned, no one has spilled their food or drink. I hate to say it, but old family squabbles also haven’t had time to rear their ugly heads. For shady locations it won’t matter as much, but for photos out in the open, before 10 or after 2 is better, if that fits within your timeframe. Various groupings of family members can be very nice to have for the future. You can consider having an all girls picture, and all boys picture, an all kids picture etc. The current scrapbooking trend encourages these types of [...]
High School Senior Portraits It’s May again. This year’s Senior Class is just about ready for caps and gowns and next year’s soon-to-be seniors are trying to (not to anxiously) hurry them out the door. Which means it’s time to start thinking about senior photos. The Willamette Valley, while known for its comfortable summer clime, it not known for the duration of its sunny months. Thus if you are hoping for outdoor senior portraits, it’s time to start the search for a photographer who will fit your needs. The easiest way to weed through photographers is to base everything on location and price. However, even with the price of gas as outrageous as it is, your senior portraits are a lifetime memento of where you were in this instant, and traveling 5 miles or 50 miles really shouldn’t be a consideration. Also, if you wish portraits in a special spot, Silvercreek Falls, Yakina Head, Green Peter Dam, you’re going to have to travel anyway, as will the photographer. So location doesn’t have to be as big of a consideration as it first may seem. Which leaves price as the other main consideration. When comparing photographer prices you need to make [...]
