Tis the season for babies!

So in honor of the holiday that most mid November babies are conceived in we will be talking about babies! Yesteday was valentines day and I really wanted this to be up yesterday but between work, school and vampire diaries I wasn't able to write it up. So here we are a day late but better late than never right?

So babies are fun to shoot if you don't mind crying and wiggling and curiosity. Now I'm not saying I don't like shooting babies I love the little suckers you just have to be prepared for anything and everything when it comes to babies. So this shoot was for a dear friend that has a 1 year old. So for the setup we did it on my white backdrop inside because just before it we got a cold front and I didn't want them outside in the cold. So one of the things to remember about babies: They will not ever stay where you want them on the backdrop so you have to learn to be super mobile and fast with babies especially ones that walk.

 Also don't be afraid of taking crying pictures. I for one when I have a kid am going to have tons of crying pictures. Babies have so many different expressions, capture them all!

 And when all else fails distract them with props!

 Most pictures you get with babies who are awake and walking will be candid unless the baby was born a model and sits where you tell them, pose how you tell them and smile when you tell them.

Babies are as I have said hard to shoot but to me they are super fun. Also most of the parents are a bit biased when it comes to the pictures they think their kid is adorable so just capture them being themselves.

One thing I do recommend is when you are setting up your shoot you want to shoot when the baby is most agreeable. As the parent when their baby is happiest. Most common times are after a nap, after they eat, or first thing in the morning. Every parent should know when their baby is the most agreeable. Next you want to have something to get the babies attention, so have the parent bring a favorite toy or something. For this shoot we would distract and lead her around with snacks, which is perfect, she puts it in her mouth and bam the "prop" disappears!

Hope you had fun and next time you shoot a baby you can keep these things in mind :D.

Backdrop it like its hot!

Navi annoying Link like always.

So this past weekend I was up in Houston for an anime convention, Delta H Con. It was fun and I had my backdrop setup like before with the white but this time I had a different backdrop because my last backdrop was messed up by my last shoot :o but it was so worth it. So when I went online to get a new backdrop I got a vinyl backdrop and I LOVE it! Here are some of my favorite shot from this weekend!

Link ready for battle

Navi being ignored like always :(

 I did not have any lights directed at my backdrop so it came out a bit grey in photos but that doesn't matter because I was aiming for a solid backdrop. Also for this con I forgot one of the key pieces for my off camera flash system so I had to use all three flashes one on master the other two on remote and I was bouncing the flash that was on my camera. Most of these shots are from a production company I work for Twisted Dreamscapes Productions you can find us on facebook. I will post up a review for my backdrop I just need to write it up first :D

All of these have already been posted on my facebook but there will be more so keep an eye out!

The Mad Hatter

Ariel and her dinglehopper

Star trek engineer, she was super sweet!

Happy bat family? probably not...

Cat woman can steal me any day!