Charming

I had a wonderful opportunity to take some practice pictures of a darling family. I work with Monica, and her husband is a local fire fighter. Their boys are absolutely charming. They're right up there with my own. :)

Monica needed some fun pictures to adorn her brand new house in time for their youngests' baby blessing, so I offered to get a few snapshots of their family for free if they'd be my subjects.

Here's a sampling of what were able to get...

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Thank You's:

• Ryan...Thank you for allowing me your hobby. And for not selling the camera...and for your support...and for your help with the settings on this complicated piece of equipment!
• Tanner & Taylor...thank you for sitting in your stroller and eating pop-rocks and all-day suckers for 30 minutes. You were angels.
• Kara, my roomie from college and a fabulous photographer in Ohio...thank you for letting me use your green army trunk!!! (Here's her photo site...you should check it out for some eye candy.)
  
• Monica & Sean...thank you for being my guinea pigs. I really had a fun time, and hope there's at least one picture you could use. Your family is beautiful!
• Stevie...for teaching me how to use my resources and download my actions. You are also a wonderful friend, and SO patient when I don't know how to edit something.
  

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Mental note of what I would have done different:

• location...or at least another one
  
• time of day...forgot the alley was only in the shade in the evening
• sitter...shoulda, woulda, coulda
• sweat band...or at least curly hair (I was sweating like a pig going to market)
• poses...not lame ones
• angle...not straight on
  
• props...needed Tanner's little rocking chair