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The story of a girl in love with film | Delaware Portrait Photographer

February 16, 2012 By admin 14 Comments

This week, our “Project 26″ group theme is “stories”. So, I figured I would talk about my journey to becoming a film shooting photographer. I’m sure some of you who have been following me lately know how much I’m loving shooting film right now, because my recent posts have been shot with it.

I know some may wonder why film? Well, I wanted a more organic look and for me film just fit. So, I bought a cheap 35mm, and started shooting and to be honest, I haven’t looked back. I still shoot digital from time to time, but nothing excites me more than film! Not, only that, but shooting film has helped me stop, take my time, and think about what I want to say in my images before I press the shutter button. I no longer shoot hundred of images because that would be costly.

At the end of the day, I really like how changing my format has helped me see and capture things lately. I hope to shoot a lot more and of course share along the way.

Next, check out Krista Keller | Danville CA Child and Family Photographer.

Filed Under: Film, Personal, Project 26

This is how we dress our dolls | Delaware Portrait Photographer

February 10, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

And it is one of the funniest things to see too!

Happy Friday!

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Me and Mine (February) |Delaware Portrait Photographer

February 2, 2012 By admin 11 Comments

I’m so glad that I’m taking part in this group project. Here’s my last “Me and Mine” post. I’m really having a lot of fun taking pictures with my special girl. It really is so hard to get in front of the camera, but I know it’s important, and I want to show images of us being ourselves. Oh my goodness, it took us forever to get our stuff together. First, I had to wait on her, then she comes and sits next to me right in the middle of me taking a picture. It was so funny.

Me waiting on her…

It was her idea for us to wear sunglasses. I’m wearing her’s in the last image and she only had 3D glasses left so she wore that! She’s so funny

Next, check out Krista Keller | Danville child and family photographer’s “Me and Mine” for this week!

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Snapshots of a little girl |Delaware Portrait Photographer

January 26, 2012 By admin 9 Comments

So, I’ve been working on a personal project by shooting only film for the winter to challenge myself. I used to shoot with a minolta 35mm a while back before I started shooting digital. Shooting film has helped me stop and think about what I want to capture. It costs me out of pocket now, so I have to think before I shoot.

I’ve been doing a lot of experimenting on my daughter trying things out. She’s not happy with me about it on most days. I’ve been wanting to try medium format for a little bit, so now I have a mamiya 645! Here are a few images from that. They are just snapshots, but goodness, there is nothing that compares to medium format photography.

Expect to see lots more from my new mamiya 645 and of my unwilling model in the next coming weeks.

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Snow Day |Delaware Portrait Photographer

January 23, 2012 By admin 1 Comment

So we got a little bit of snow, but I was hoping for one of the big ones like we got last year! Oh well, maybe next time, right?

Of course the kid loves any bit of snow that she can get

My daughter with her gold pocketbook

Oh my goodness. I was thinking I wish you would sista!

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A story of a little girl |Delaware Portrait Photographer

January 19, 2012 By admin 13 Comments

Two weeks ago I posted my monthly me and mine portrait. This week our group is focusing on faceless portraits. Of course, I chose my daughter to document. She has so many different layers to who she is. One moment she wants to be grown and then the next she wants to do child-like activities. I love this kid and the different facets of who she is. I shot most of these, except for the last two, with film.

She loves playing on her pink 3DS…

She loves to do her own hair. It takes us forever to get out on most days because she’s trying to get her hair just right. She tells me that she’s too old for plats and 2 ponytails.

And, she still plays with dolls. Suzie is her favorite. She loves Suzie, matted hair and all

Sidenote: She saw this post, and wanted me to make sure that I didn’t tell anyone that she’s wearing footie pajamas, so don’t tell her that I told you, k?

Please stop by Danville CA Child and Family Photographer Krista Keller’s blog.

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Me and Mine (January)|Delaware Portrait Photographer

January 5, 2012 By admin 19 Comments

So, a group of very talented ladies and I are doing personal project this year called “Project 26″. Every two weeks we will be posting either a picture with our children, yes we photographers are getting in the frame with our kids, or, we will be posted a picture from one of our chosen themes for that month. Can’t wait to share more of who I am on a personal level.

It took a lot of takes to get this. So, I had to be quick no time to get pretty, because she only gave me a good 5 minutes. I hope I get better at it soon

Now check out Danville CA Child and Family Photographer Krista Keller’s blog post.

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Me…

December 19, 2011 By admin 2 Comments

Yes, I am the person behind the lens. See, we get in front of the camera too sometimes

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10 on 10 {December}

December 10, 2011 By admin 11 Comments

Well, I’m doing another 10 on 10, and guess what…I shot it mostly with film with the exception of one photo. I wonder if you can figure out which one Thanks to the ladies of my group I’m going to continue and push through. These months seem to fly by don’t they? This was a busy day for me like any other weekday. Getting the kid ready for school and getting myself ready with my morning coffee! Anyways, it’s so weird to have frost on the windows in the morning, isn’t it? I miss summer, sigh…

Thanks for stopping by, and now please check out my friend Lisa’s blog.

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Mike + Sonji| Delaware Portrait Photographer

November 22, 2011 By admin 11 Comments

When Sonji inquired about a session she told me that she wanted it to take place at Glasgow High School. The location is special to them because it’s where they met and dated. After high school they went their separate ways, and during that time they married separately, and started families.

Then life took a turn for both of them when Sonji divorced, and Mike’s wife passed. It was then that they reconnected and married, and as Sonji says “It was as if we never separated from each other”. I really enjoyed photographying them. Aren’t they cute?!