Babies, Seniors, And A Wedding Coming Up!

A little while back, just before I was able to take those courses, I had the priviledge of doing an impromptu mini-session with 4-week old J. As you can see, he easily captured my heart in the process within just a matter of minutes! What a sweet face! He had the greatest expressions while awake and I was able to catch this one. Love it!




Here are some of the more formal ones once he fell asleep...



Perfect Little Hands...


And Sweet Little Feet!

In the next several weeks, I will be doing, not only my first Senior session, but also, a Wedding! And after that, I will be doing not only a couples shoot, but later in the summer, my first maternity/family session followed by my first birth story session! So for now, that means tons of research time so that I will be thoroughly prepared. Busy! Busy! Busy! but great for building my experiences, as well as my portfolio!

Well, as for the upcoming wedding, the equipment needed has been rented for several days prior to the wedding for lots of practice time. I was also fortunate enough to be introduced to a couple with vast experience for doing weddings and so appreciate all that I will learn from them in order to do the best possible job. I realize the enormous significance of this special day, and I so want the bride and groom to be pleased. So, prayers will be much appreciated in the next few weeks!

Leaning on His Everlasting Arms,

Denise

Spring Has Sprung With A New Excitement!

Wow! It's been awhile since I've posted, but it's not because I haven't been busy practicing! I finally got the 50mm portrait lens I'd been saving up for, and am enjoying it immensly!! I also signed up for a couple of mini-courses this week, and can hardly wait for the knowledge I'll gain from them!

I got to take my very first photography class last night, and left so encouraged and excited about the possibilities down this road. I learned so much in just 2 hours!! What a great class!! I took 7 loose leaf pages full of notes. Can't wait to put it all into practice!! I finally found out what I was doing right and what I was doing wrong! The whole time, whenever I'd get something that I hadn't quite gotten learning on my own, I'd just about get goosebumps, I was so excited!! After class, I got great feedback from the instructor. He was so helpful and encouraging! I feel reinvigorated, because at times I wonder if I really have the potential to go professional with this someday and it just gave me that boost to go on with it!!

I am so excited to be doing several photo shoots in the next few months, including a couple of engagement shoots, a couple of family shoots, a wedding, and even a birth story shoot!! I look forward to them and the experience I'll gain, especially after having the much needed courses I'll have taken by then!! More sessions + More experience + More learning = A much better prepared photographer (Me)!

I've gotten a few more props lately and couldn't wait to use them. I've taken up crocheting again, and have made a little hat and matching mini-blanket for this shoot. I used yarn in a Brown/Blue/Burgundy/Turquoise mix to go with the dark wood weaved basket I got the other day.

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to do a mini-shoot for new parents of a beautiful baby boy! They are for the same couple I did a shoot with last fall. I hope they like the results, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with them once more!

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Thanks for dropping in!

Leaning on His Everlasting Arms,
Denise

2nd photo shoot with my new camera!

I was going to pick just 20 for the slideshow, but I found it too hard to choose. This was such a fun family to work with! Thanks again, J, for allowing me the opportunity to capture these precious moments for you and your husband, Z, while he is away in Iraq. I hope you are pleased.

Just a note about the tree you will see with the heart carved in it. It originally had a J+E in it, so I just played around with it on Photoshop Elements 5.0, and switched the 'E' to a 'Z' so that her and her husband's initials of J+Z would appear in the heart. Just thought it was a cute idea to experiment with.

As always, your comments, and especially constructive criticisms, are so very welcome!

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Finally, this is just a collage I was playing around with. I like how it turned out.

Thanks for taking the time to peek at my photography journal!

Leaning On His Everlasting Arms,
Denise

More Considerations For My Portfolio...

I just now noticed that in the first 5 of the following pictures have my daughter in the stage where she constantly had her tongue sticking out. I had forgotten about that. This was her little obsession, feeling her new teeth. So here's to babies with their new teeth! May you not rub your tongue raw on your little teeth.
Again with the hats! This was hilarious. She had just pulled the hat completely over her face and was wildly bouncing up and down in her stationary jolly*jumper squealing in pure delight!
Oh! Look, another baby to play with!
Our little bathing beauty!

This one, I placed just because I couldn't help myself!

Is it time to get up yet?

This documentary is just hair raising!










(All of the photos on this particular post were taken with Fuji Finepix A205)

"Do You Like My Hat?"

(Line from the book 'Go Dog Go!')
Our daughter was introduced to this book by her Memere(french canadian term for grandmother) the last time we visited. It has since become one of her favorites, and lately I will catch her going into her hat drawer and pulling one out, looking at me seriously and saying,"Do you like my hat?" She's such a ham! So today is dedicated to her love of hats.



















(All of the photos on this particular post were taken with Fuji Finepix A205)