I guess I don’t give a whole lot of thought to how I look when I’m in the middle of a photo session.  I’m thinking about getting the best possible picture for you.  If it means I lay on the ground, scrunch up or get in some other awkward position…so be it.

BUT…I’ve never seen a picture of myself doing what I do.  All that changed when my friend Sam brought me pictures of ME photographing her daughter Carlee.

To answer a few questions…I’m using a canon 5D with the 50mm 1.2 lens…yes I have the world’s worst scanner (she gave these to me as prints), I’m shooting in the studio- which has amazing natural light…I use a bean bag with fabric draped over…and yes I look awkward all hunched over, eye squinting, etc.  BUT isn’t the result sooo worth it!?

Here’s the other one…

Again, sorry for the terrible picture quality (stupid scanner!)  I’m using the same camera body and lens, but this time Carlee is in a basket that I found at a barn sale for $1.  And I love using it with a textured blanket.  The gorgeous top view looks like this…

But I think the actual picture I was taking in the photo Sam took of me is this one…look at the way her hand is over her face.  So sweet.

So, what’s the point of this whole post???  I’m so glad I have clients that trust me…they’ve seen my work and they come back.  Even if I look a little strange and contorted, they know the end result. 🙂

-Kristin