5.24.13

***WARNING... PICTURE OVERLOAD!***

Yesterday after work I really wanted to go take some pictures so that I could get some practice using my camera.  Since we have no kids, no pets, and no natural modeling skills I was kind of putting off really using my camera.  Plus I didn't want to use it just to find out that I am a stinky photographer.

All that being said we went out anyway.  I learned a LOT of things from my mistakes, but I also learned that if I just kept tweaking things, I could actually take a decent picture now and again.  Don't get me wrong, by no means are these anywhere close to professional pictures... but I thought they turned out pretty good for my first real try and portraits.  (Especially considering the fact that the ones of us are taken with a tripod and remote!)

Any tips from you photographers out there would be greatly appreciated, so I can grow up to be as awesome as you :)

***The main thing I learned was NEVER FORGET YOUR REFLECTOR WHEN TRYING TO SHOOT INTO THE SUN :/  big oops hahah.  Oh well, better luck next time!

1.  I learned that we went out a little too early because the lighting was definitely better towards the end of the photoshoot... or maybe my husband is just a better photographer than me.  Thats ok, I guess I'll get to be in all the pictures with the future kids :)

This face............................ is what brought on the next face..........

Cutest husband award... over here!!!!

2.  Cue the tripod and remote.... In some of the pictures you can see the remote.  I learned that you should be discrete with the remote so you don't have to practice interesting cropping hahah.

(The remote was in my hand behind his  neck hahha OOPS)

3.  I learned that sometimes the auto-focus doesn't find you face super well...

4. Location, Location, Location.... this location was a lot better, and allowed for different poses.

 

5.  Try to teach your awesome hubby how to focus the camera haha  I can tease because I already complimented him all night the he is a better photographer than me.

***Also, try not to pose in such a way that makes you look super preggers. YOWZA!!!

Like I said... No natural modeling abilities here.

These were the coolest reeds ever.. they were so fluffy and awesome!

 6.  Sometimes you just gotta let loose!

SOOO out of focus, but I love how you can still see our silly expressions. 

Yeah I didn't take this picture... I was messing around with settings and he snapped it of himself.  Notice the remote in the right hand :)

Breakfast Club pose.  Again, out of focus, but still pretty cool.  This photoshoot deserved a fist pump in my opinion. 

Welp, that's all folks... I warned you that it was picture overload!