When I did graphic design and taught new bloggers how to maintain their blogs, I always told them – never apologize for your absence, but post as regularly as you can. I think I’m about do break my own advice! We’re terribly behind on sneak peeks, but we’ve been busy so I promise they are all coming!
In the meantime, Randy organized a quick photo shoot for Mother’s Day of our own boys. They could absolutely not care less right now, but one day I hope they will treasure pics with their momma, as much as I treasure the photos of my momma and me when I was little. They really do become heirloom treasures! These will be printed and hung and one day passed down to them and their kids.
To our clients: thank you for the privilege of capturing your babies (from teeny tiny to just teen, they’re still our babies!). Ultimately, I’m a mom just like many of you. I know how meaningful these images of your loved ones are to you. They are cherished by me, as well. It’s truly very special to us to be part of capturing your family’s memories and milestones.
Happy Mother’s Day!
awww…that is so sweet!
I love your family work. I was wondering, as a new photographer I’m always struggling with depth of field. Any tips on how you get such a beautiful bokeh with shots of multiple subjects. Your subjects above are so perfectly crisp and your background has just the right blur. I’m sure this is an easy question with a complex answer but I figured it was worth a shot. I’ve got both a prime lens and a zoom lens and I’m still a little afraid to use the prime lens for multiple subjects. Just not completely comfortable yet that I’ll get everyone in focus. Thanks for any tips.
Depth of field is determined by aperture and distance to the subject. If you can’t put all subjects on the same plane, then you’ll need to adjust your aperture to compensate for it. Lens is irrelevant in determining how much of the image is in focus, except that some cheaper lenses cannot open very wide and create a shallow depth of field. For family work, that probably doesn’t matter as much. Your prime lens will not make people in the image go out of focus – the wrong aperture will. Good luck!