As a photographer with a strong photojournalistic style, a lot of photos from a shoot can be shown individually and hold their own ground. But when you put them together with other photographs so they can be seen in context, they really come alive. That's the hard part of editing for me--I can't just narrow things down to the best three or four. I see everything in a story. Taking out one image is like presenting a completed puzzle with a missing piece. That's why I'm averaging a CD of 30 images from a 1 hour shoot...and that's why it takes me three days to sift through them all!
As a side note, I had dinner with my parents tonight and had out of the three fortune cookies, these were two of them:
1. Every artist was first an amateur
2. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.
What are the chances?
This sneak peek is just for Crys, who has been soo incredibly patient through this insanely busy season! I took these photos of her daughter, who I affectionately call Racie-Roo, nearly a month ago. I just happened to grab this in a rare moment of stillness as mom fixed her bow, man that girl was busy (as you can see below, in mid-run!) Lots of sugar plus no nap makes for a very busy toddler! Crys--thank you for your patience! You're the best!
I had a session with Jadon and his parents a few weeks ago to celebrate their adoption. As a member of the Celebrating Adoption organization, I am donating a limited number of free portrait sessions a month to families who have added to their family through adoption in the last year. Although I have three sessions for March, I will be limiting appointments to two per month starting in April.
I did these shots about a month ago of Josie. She was such a trooper even though she was so tired. I just had to include the last shot--it was actually the last shot I took during the session, and I was cracking up. She just put her head down on the bed, and she was done. It's tough being a model!
