My sister-in-law gave me a call and asked if I would do a shoot (photo shoot that is ... don't worry, no guns) of her kids (our 2 nephews) and their 4 cousins. Have I done kids portrait photography before? ... nope. So, naturally I said yes, of course.
The night before "the big day" I looked online for some tips on shooting kids ... but actually didn't really use the tips I found ... had good intentions too, ah well. I also took a good look around our basement to see if I could find a couple of props to bring along. I stumbled across a big beaten up frame. I took a little white paint and dry brushed it over the raised parts to hide its unsightly blemishes. I happened to have an old chair in the kitchen that I painted red earlier this summer.
So, Friday morning, I stuck the chair, frame, and camera in my car & drove off for my photography date. I spent an hour shooting. I filled my memory card a little prematurely actually which meant I had to frantically delete some shots in order to make room before the young attention spans were done for. My memory card holds a little under 500 pictures ... that's a lot. When I got home, I was feeling good as I plugged my camera into my computer. I was anxious to see the pictures, knowing that we had captured some sweet little moments with these kids. About 10 minutes later, I was breaking out into a sweat and a full out panic. Apparently, my memory card had become corrupt and my computer seemed to be on the fritz as well ... pretty awesome start to the morning, I must say.
A couple of hours and an expensive recovery software purchase later, my computer was working, I had a portion of the photos saved, and the sweating was starting to subside. I spent the rest of the day ... until 5:00 editing the shots, and I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out.
Now it's time to start shopping for a new memory card. Boo to that, but it could have been worse. The day turned out to be a good experience with some decent results.
The night before "the big day" I looked online for some tips on shooting kids ... but actually didn't really use the tips I found ... had good intentions too, ah well. I also took a good look around our basement to see if I could find a couple of props to bring along. I stumbled across a big beaten up frame. I took a little white paint and dry brushed it over the raised parts to hide its unsightly blemishes. I happened to have an old chair in the kitchen that I painted red earlier this summer.
So, Friday morning, I stuck the chair, frame, and camera in my car & drove off for my photography date. I spent an hour shooting. I filled my memory card a little prematurely actually which meant I had to frantically delete some shots in order to make room before the young attention spans were done for. My memory card holds a little under 500 pictures ... that's a lot. When I got home, I was feeling good as I plugged my camera into my computer. I was anxious to see the pictures, knowing that we had captured some sweet little moments with these kids. About 10 minutes later, I was breaking out into a sweat and a full out panic. Apparently, my memory card had become corrupt and my computer seemed to be on the fritz as well ... pretty awesome start to the morning, I must say.
A couple of hours and an expensive recovery software purchase later, my computer was working, I had a portion of the photos saved, and the sweating was starting to subside. I spent the rest of the day ... until 5:00 editing the shots, and I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out.
Now it's time to start shopping for a new memory card. Boo to that, but it could have been worse. The day turned out to be a good experience with some decent results.