FaithfulPhotography: Behind the Scenes

Hey Ya'll!

Wow does it feel good to have my computer back!!! I'm so grateful that my friends have Amazon Prime and were able to order me a knew power cord!

So to catch ya'll up these past few weeks have been kinda crazy! I went up North to visit my family for a long Memorial Day weekend. It was really great to see them all! I had planned on blogging while I was there unfortunately, for some unknown reason, my laptop will not connect to the internet at my Grandma's house. iPad, iPhone no problemo macbook..... problem! Also by the time I was able to sit down and do some work, it was late and everything was closed. Then lots of events kept me busy. So ya'll will have to bear with me while I catch up on past posts!!

Today I wanted to share a few behind the scenes tips with ya'lll. With summer here the days are woooooooah longer and that means magic hour ("period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer compared to when the Sun is higher in the sky" in laymans terms, the best lighting time) is really really really early in the morning or later into the evening. I however have no problem with this, but it does create quite the dilemma for families with little ones. Both magic hours come at a time when little ones are not at their best. So unless you want cranky or sleepy kids in your pictures/ putting out tantrums you have to work around the lighting situation. Here is how I did it and here are some more detailed tips thanks to Pretty Presets.

1. Know your lighting

I use this great app that predicts the sun's location, it is one of my go to apps. Utilizing it I knew which buildings I would use for the shoot.

2. Use shade!

The location we chose had this great boardwalk with a covered porch area. The shade coverage was nice and even so I would not have to worry about hot spots on faces. Now I could have used some shaded tree area for this shoot, but I chose not to. The main reason for this is when shooting with little ones they tend to want to be on the go. For me it would have been more of a risk that I would be capturing this amazing moment and the little one would have uneven exposure all over the face because she was facing/angled the wrong way

3. Backlight

Having clients backs to the sun can give a great backlight to photographs in a harsh sun environment. Clients facing the sun is a big no no! The shadows and squinty eyes are just awful. See above

Some random tips

1. Bring snacks