Portraits to Mark Life's Events Part 2

I recently shot the second half of my friend's "moving pictures". Recall that my friend moved across town and wanted images of the family at their old home and then images at the new home. Now that the family is settled in, we shot at the new home and captured some really fun fall shots. Here are just a few faves.

Fun with Lightroom

I recently was the official event photographer for a local biathlon. I love doing events like this. I walk around, absorb the energy of the event and get to take fun, fabulous, candid shots of people doing something they love and are driven to do. This particular event was an all ages event so there were lots of kids as well as adults. I got this pre-race shot of a heat of kids preparing for their swim.

Admittedly, this is not a great shot from a technical standpoint. But I like the scene: the one girl is poised and focused on the pool while everyone else is focused on something off camera. Who's ready for this race?

But the photographic qualities of the original image detract from the image's story. So, I tried a little Lightroom magic and made the story a bit better.

I bumped up the light and colors making it just nicer overall. And then I removed a few things from the image that were distracting. Now I really see the girl set apart from her peers. Now I really wonder what they are looking at and what she is missing off camera. Now I really wonder who's ready for this race.

This is a bit like one of those "what's missing" visual puzzles. Can you tell what's missing from the second image?

Portraits to Mark Life's Events

A dear friend recently moved to a new home in the same town. While the family was excited about the new home, they also were very attached to their old home. It was the only home both the daughters knew. It was where lots of firsts occurred. To ease the transition and to say goodbye, my friend wanted family portraits taken at their old home.

The family is settling in to their new home and I'll be taking family portraits there later this week - a way to say hello to their new home.

New Experience, New Life

I had a new experience recently and was given the opportunity to photograph an 8-day old baby. Prior to this, I thought that I did not want to photograph babies. But when the chance to shoot such a new little one presented itself, I couldn't resist. It was a fun day and I was thoroughly honored to have been given such an early introduction to this sweet new life. Here are a few highlights of the day.