My husband told me that the last part of my last post sounded smarmy.
He didn't actually use the word "smarmy".
In fact, if he heard me using the word "smarmy" he would probably roll his eyes and say something like, "What planet are you from?".
It's the kind of relationship we have.
I can't explain it.
It's the kind of relationship we have.
I can't explain it.
Anyway...let me reassure you that I wasn't intending to be smarmy at all.
I was trying to be funny.
Sometimes that doesn't work out too well for me.
I love photography...therefore I love fellow photographers.
I will prove this by giving any new photographers out there ten pointers based on what I've learned on my photography journey thus far:
1. Don't forget to take off your lens cap.
Or don't use a lens cap.
I don't.
2. Do not look at your viewfinder and laugh slightly (even if you happen to be thinking of something funny that happened earlier in the day that is irrelevant to the subjects you are currently photographing).
(Sorry AuBuchon family...I really wasn't laughing at you. I promise.)
3. Expect to be peed and/or pooped on. (Hopefully this only occurs during a newborn session.)
4. Get your client naked. (Again, this ony applies to newborn sessions...for the most part).
5. Keep it simple. You don't need tons of props. Kids are cute all by themselves.
6. Get good at making idiot noises and crazy faces to capture the interest of toddlers (and sometimes middle-aged men).
7. Don't crop your subjects at the joints...for example, crop at the thigh not the knee, the forearm not the elbow, etc.
8. Focus on the eyes.
It's something about them being the window to the soul or some such nonsense. I just do it because I like sharp, shiny eyes.
9. Don't force your subject to smile. Smiling is overrated.
and last but not least...
10. Have fun with it. If you don't enjoy it then why bother?
See?
Despite the rumors I'm not a smarmy, competitive work-a-holic.
My momma taught me how to share.
Most of the time, anyway.
B
You can see the rest of this session here under "Laut Family".
Up next: Follis Baby Et Al
2 comments:
So the faces/noises are making your middle age husband laugh that is sweet;) Thanks for the 10 tips I'm sure they work for other things in life besides photography. And as adorable as these kids are I'm now in love with the chair, it speaks to me. (I'll let you know privately what it is saying, if you really want to know)
where's my post?
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