Utah Children Photographer | Children Fashion Photography

Children Fashion Photography

A baby pianist, a polka dot romper and a big bow – what else could be cuter!?  My sister bought me this little piano for my kids for Christmas and I thought it was so cute I couldn’t wait to use it, anything “miniature” makes me smile.  I took these shots for Pixiedust Pretties for Zulily.

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Fashion Photography

utah commercial photographer | test shoot for a commercial client

This was a test shoot/model casting thing I did before I did a shoot for a Luxury Blanket Company, careAboo.  It is so different when you get a child behind a camera, I think all children are so beautiful and special in their own way, but some kids tense up behind the camera and have a hard time getting candid.  I usually can get the candid feel out of most kids, but during commercial shoots, unfortunately there is not time for this, so I wanted to get them behind the camera first before I recommended which models would be best for careAboo to use.  They actually all ended up doing great, so it really came down to their heights, etc. and what three would work best together for this commercial client’s photography purposes.

It was a crazy day that day though, I had this amazing spot picked out to do the shoot and right before everybody was to meet up, there was a huge fire in Alpine, very near where we were going to shoot, it was on the mountain side but coming towards the houses, so of course we couldn’t be anywhere near the fire.

With models, parents and everybody in their cars we drove to this house I knew of that let’s me take photos there, the problem was it is a very “shaded” house and at the time we were shooting there was not a lot of light at all, one thing to know about “candid photography” and “group shots” is you need light, otherwise all of the movement will look blurry, etc. And you don’t want to go too low on your aperture if you are shooting multiple kids in a shot so all of the faces are in focus… so basically did my best to work with what I had.

I had Mia Belle Baby send some clothes for the shoot so they could get some cute photos from it since I was doing the shoot anyway.

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Product Photography

product photography for Posh Peanuts

Just a few photos of some rompers agains a white background I did for Posh Peanuts months ago… It is very difficult to keep the background perfectly white without totally blowing out the fabric/subject.  Product photography can actually be pretty technical, especially with fabrics.  I have some really cute photos of from this shoot with cutie little models I will post as soon as I can get it ready!

This was a Facebook cover I did:

Before and After Photos Using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom

Every photographer has different processes, techniques and preferences.  Here are a few before and after photos I have saved along the way… I will do more of this kind of stuff and even explain processes, do videos, etc. if people are interested.  So if you are, please comment and let me know what you would be looking for!  A lot of the photos are very old and it strains me to post them because I like some of my newer stuff so much more and would do so many things different. ;)

My process and workflow as also evolved over the years and those are things that could possibly benefit other photographers as well.  I shoot in the Raw and use Lightroom and Photoshop.  Comment and let me know what interests you!

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I have been doing tons of commercial photography lately, shoot after shoot after shoot…. I’m exhausted.  I do love it, but it is very high stress…I shot Jumina’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection, not posting the photos now, but here is a video of some of the photos! Thanks to Koko Blush for helping make the shoot happen!

This shoot by far took the most time in prepping as far as set building, my hubby and I about lost it putting it all together….  thanks to him for always being so supportive and helping bring my photography dreams to life.

Children Photographer

children photography | Starr

This past Summer I took my beautiful little neighbor, Starr up to my favorite field in the world and played around, I had to snap some photos for Royal Sisters Boutique, who do these amazing head bands/ bows, etc.  So that was the purpose – but how could I not just take some fun candid stuff too? Although I do so much photography, I can never get enough of it, give me a sweet, innocent child and a beautiful field with white flowers and you will literally have to drag me away until I can’t go any higher on my ISO settings… I am SO, so, passionate about what I do and every day feel so lucky to actually be making money at doing something that is so much fun.  When I am at photo shoots, I go into a world where I don’t think about anything else except the shoot at this moment, there is really nothing else that allows me to do that…

I had my little Belle up there with me and was able to get a couple cute ones of her too, so I included those.  I LOVED the cute dress that Starr was wearing when I saw her that afternoon, I need to ask her what brand it was, if I forget to comment and somebody wants to know, remind me.  But I wasn’t planning on taking photos of her, I just knew I had to get these headbands shot  and when I saw her it inspired me to take her to this lovely place and take some photos.  I love that her hair was so natural and not perfectly curled, etc.  That is my favorite look on a child.

There are wild apple trees at this place (not in these pics), and it is the ONLY location I really keep to myself, I have never seen another photographer there and if the word got out I feel like there would be a million photographers there 24/7 because of it’s beauty and variety. I like to go there with my kids in the summer, sometimes in the late afternoon or sometimes in the middle of the day, just to run around, throw rocks, etc.  They named it officially, “Apple Crisp” park.  It is where I have taken some amazing fall color pictures I get asked about a lot… I think I get asked hundreds of times a year where this place is… I can’t wait to go there this Spring… hmmmm, just thinking about it sort of put me in a trance of “wanting summer and no more winter”… it gets hard every year in Utah for me around March, when you are craving Spring and Summer and sort of done with the snow.  Although, I’m not a “winter hater” like some around here, I actually love the whimsical white beauty of snow and the cold doesn’t bother me.

Okay, so back to the photos…  so we really only spent about 15 minutes taking these and it was later than “golden hour”, so normally would have shot them earlier, but I still think they are pretty.

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Worldwide Children Fashion Photographer

fashion photography | Babiekins Holiday Gift Guide Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of a photo I did for Babiekins Holiday Gift Guide…  those are real antlers, I did this shot in my studio, kind of “Chronicles of Narnia” type feel.  Not everybody will get some of the work I do, but I LOVE this kind of stuff, you will be seeing a lot more of it.

Children Fashion Photographer

unique children fashion photography | sneak peek of editorial for Child Model Magazine’s Holdiay Issue

I went to Myrtle Beach a couple of weeks ago to shoot a couple of editorial’s for Child Model Magazine.  They were amazing to work with, the models were incredible… getting the vintage piano out on the beach was well let’s say an experience, but turned out great in the end.  Stay tuned for many more from this shoot…