I took the girls to the studio for the evening,
to show them how to chase the light...
I set the settings on my camera,
to get the exposure just right...
I told my daughter, Aydria,
that she could be the photographer...
And then my other daughter, Jacie,
picked up this hat and we filled the room with laughter...
As Aydria giggled from behind the lens Jacie soon lost all composure,
She flung her arms around me and said
"you're the bestest mom ever"
In Closing:
I take pride in my work and time I have invested in learning all I can. I want to share this with my children. They have spent many hours in front of my camera, listening to me guide them and direct them. I decided to take the evening to explain to them what certain things mean. When I tell them to find the light I don't think they always understood, so I would have to position them and guide them. I taught Aydria, a few years back, how to bounce light with a reflector. This day I wanted to teach her how the settings on the camera controlled how much light came in to the image. She would take a picture and I would have her look at it. Is it to bright? Is it to dark? Where are your shadows falling? While she still needs more time, and much more practice, I think that helping her understand how this all works will help her during our next shoot...as she is one of my favorite muses. I also spent today showing Jacie how to use a reflector. At the ripe young age of six she learned how to catch the light and make it fall on the subject. I showed her by example, then I let her practice while I stood in as her model. All the images in this series were shot by Aydria. Of course I did the editing and post work, but the angles and directions were choices she had to make as the photographer. All in all it was a good evening, and lots of fun. I wouldn't trade days like this for anything.
I take pride in my work and time I have invested in learning all I can. I want to share this with my children. They have spent many hours in front of my camera, listening to me guide them and direct them. I decided to take the evening to explain to them what certain things mean. When I tell them to find the light I don't think they always understood, so I would have to position them and guide them. I taught Aydria, a few years back, how to bounce light with a reflector. This day I wanted to teach her how the settings on the camera controlled how much light came in to the image. She would take a picture and I would have her look at it. Is it to bright? Is it to dark? Where are your shadows falling? While she still needs more time, and much more practice, I think that helping her understand how this all works will help her during our next shoot...as she is one of my favorite muses. I also spent today showing Jacie how to use a reflector. At the ripe young age of six she learned how to catch the light and make it fall on the subject. I showed her by example, then I let her practice while I stood in as her model. All the images in this series were shot by Aydria. Of course I did the editing and post work, but the angles and directions were choices she had to make as the photographer. All in all it was a good evening, and lots of fun. I wouldn't trade days like this for anything.
