f.Light Photography

Two days ago I spent the afternoon with a couple of friends in the botanical gardens. It was awesome. So quiet and peaceful, and lots of nature to enjoy. To top it all off, I got to take lots of photos of very uncomplaining people. Which I really love. Because it helps me to focus on different aspects of my photography, and it also gives me the opportunity to keep shooting, and hopefully improving with each shot.

I mostly focused on the little girl again, cuz let’s face it, kids are just that much cuter than grown ups! But I also have one or two shots that focus on other things. I know the one is not a portrait of a person, but it just fits in with the whole shoot, that’s why I included it in my portraits section. I also took most of the photos (if not all of them) in the shade of a big tree, so the light was different than in direct sunlight. I edited the one photo with the girl and the cute expression on her face with a soft channel mixer layer, and I really love how it gives the photo such a soft and light look. I think with this shoot I captured really interesting natural expressions, and that is what I love. Capturing something of the person, and not just a plastic facade.

Can’t wait to do a more intentional photo shoot soon. I have some people who are interested. So keep reading and I will post photos as soon as it happens. Here’s holding thumbs!

I finally got the opportunity to have a little impromptu shoot with a little girl. I’ve been trying to find someone to practice on for weeks, and on Christmas I finally got the opportunity. I must admit, I LOVED IT! I never thought that taking photos of a kid could be so much fun. I don’t know when I last laughed as much as I did that day. Kids are amazing. And when they’re that cute, they’re just awesome to photograph. The only drawback about kids is that they move. Alot. Constantly. So most photos will somehow have an element of blur in them, simply because not every part moves at the same speed or in the same direction.

Children have such a classic way of being natural, of being themselves. I find that photographing adults is much more difficult, because they tend to pose more and thus prevent alot of their own personality from showing through in the photos. Maybe that’s why it was such a lovely experience to have this little fun shoot with a kid. I almost feel like sticking to toddlers now. They are just so much fun. Especially when I can concentrate on the photos and others keep the kids amused and busy.

We played with a little red ball for a while, which was fun, until she discovered that being swung around and around by her arms was way more fun. (For her). Lol. Children are so expressive when they are at play and oblivious of the camera. It’s such a joy to work with that. The cutest thing though was every time when she noticed me taking a photo of her, she would come up to me and ask me: “Where is me?”, and then she’d stare in fascination at the little LCD display with her picture on it. We as adults are often so shy to ask to see ourselves when people take a photo – or we go the opposite way and hide every time someone aims a camera our way. Sometimes it would be good to go back to being like a little child. It’s way less complicated!

I can’t wait for the next opportunity to have a photo shoot with a kid. If anyone has one and is interested in having some photos of their kid and themselves, please let me know!

Here’s a small sampling of the cutest kid I’ve had the opportunity of photographing! And thanks a million to her mom for letting me do it!