Pictures

As you may or may not know I am trying to get into photography. I've been studying alot and practicing on Alaura (it helps having such a cutie to work with) I want to get into infant and children portraiture. I'm getting a few backdrops, and studio lights. We're slowing going to convert our dining room into a photography studio. I'll do family portraits too. I'm not sure what to charge or exactly the kinds of poses to do. Anyone who has any information or ideas please send them my way. I'm having the hardest time with ideas for baby boy pictures (6months and under). I want to get really proficient with photo shop so i can do birth announcements and all kinds of fun editing stuff.

Eric and I are also saving to get an even better camera for portraits. We're wanting to start doing weddings as a team. Engagement pics, Bridals and receptions (and weddings if we do non LDS weddings) are what we're hoping to do. We'll probably bring the lights and backdrop to the location to get the formal pic's (bridals, parents, bride and groom...) on a better background than cultural hall walls :) Outdoor weddings might not require this. Any one who knows any couples looking for engagement pics let me know. We need to start building our portfolio, so we'll do a couple sittings for free. Same thing for weddings. If you or someone you know still fits into your wedding dress and would be willing to pose for a bridal shoot next month please let me know. Or if anyone knows a photographer willing to have me shadow at an event, I'd be very interested. If you ever come across wedding poses you love or if you have any from your own wedding send them my way please. I'm always looking for ideas. I'm also wanting to do maternity pictures... I'm going to post pictures on my blog as I start doing them Please give me your honest opinions. Don't be mean about it, but if you don't like something please let me know.

Having said all that here are a few unedited snapshots I've taken recently of alaura. It's been kinda stormy outside so they're all indoors. Let me know what you think.

My mom and I took Caiden and Alaura to the local skating rink to play in some snow that they had brought in. They loved it. It wasn't very much snow, but it was enough. We want to take Alaura up to the snow soon. Don't you love the fact that Caiden has the pink gloves and Alaura has the blue ones?

Here are a few pictures of Alaura and Eric playing x box together. She loves doing things with him. I was playing with the manual focus on my camera, you may not be able to tell (because the pics aren't very big) But the top one is focused on Eric and the second one is focused on Alaura, which was exciting to me because Eric's in front of her!!!