My photography friend “as I fondly refer to as” agreed with me this week in that we are still trying to find our photography style. I am struggling with covering up the feeling of regret after a photo shoot because of how the gallery turned out with the same feeling of thankfulness that I have willing subjects to let me practice to get better. It is hard to get over the fact that I may have let someone down because it wasn’t what they had in mind. I have an idea in my head of how my photos should look and more importantly how they should feel. It is something that you can’t describe and there is no class or tutorial to tell you how to get there. The good news is my photography friend is going through the same thing and we appear to have the same “idea” of how we want our pictures to look. By any means, I don’t strive for us to be alike but it does rest my mind to know that she is still searching as well.
I am a planner! I make a list of what I want to bring on a vacation, what we want to eat when we are there, and how much money it should cost to accommodate this. I use a highlighter to double check all the items we are to have packed before we leave and usually check that list again before we depart to come back home. Knowing this, it is difficult for me to make a list of items needed for a session of photography, check the lighting in my area days before, research photo styles of trusted photographers and still not look at my gallery of pictures afterwards and not have a “oh yeah….oh yeah….I did it” little dance for each one. Dang it….what’s the use of planning if it can’t be predictable!!!
Our last session with a newborn was my first. A big accomplishment for this shoot was to conquer a black out shot of mom/dad/baby. I had no idea if it would work or not but asked kindly that mom and dad wear black tops and confidently had them pose. Glorious songs sang in my head when I saw on the computer screen “thanks to digital” (PS I will always love film) the picture in my mind right in front of me. That is a great feeling. I used to think that photography was an art that only worked one way: point, click, see. That is the most untrue statement ever! I have a certain feel for the picture, and I am determined to figure out how to tell my camera (who I am thinking about naming so as to make me not feel crazy when I whisper to it…..”get with it buddy…..you’re killing me here”) to make that happen. Any suggestions of names welcome. I am hoping not to get overloaded with props on my next newborn session and focus on the baby. Parents want to remember how small the fingers and toes are, how their skin was still covered with little tiny hairs all over, the shape of their nose, or the small wrinkles in the skin. Details, Details, Details. Remember the details!
PS. It's killing me not to add pictures of our session but my newborn has a relative birthday soon, and I can't ruin the surprise. ASAP
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