Meet the loves of my life...every beat of my heart, every fiber of my being, and every whisper of my soul. In "Reflections" I will share 52 images, one for every week in the year of 2015. Every picture has a story to tell and every family has a story. Please join me as I share my work and family and, please, in the comments section feel free to share yours.
What To Wear
COORDINATE but DON'T MATCH...Here's what works best. First pick a color palette. Next choose one person to carry a pattern in their outfit (plaid shirt, striped dress, etc.). The rest of the group's clothing and accessories should then pull colors from the pattern and color palette while remaining more simple.
LAYERS and TEXTURES...These add great pops of color and character to the photo. Some great ways to layer are by adding a polo under a boy's plaid shirt, a denim jacket over a dress, a peacoat with matching shoes, or a puffy vest in the cooler months. Add texture by choosing clothing and accessories that have smocking, lace, embroidery, ruffles, hand knit items or crocheted items.
ACCESSORIES...Accessories also add great pops of color and complete an outfit. Just be careful and don't over do it. We want the viewer of your photo to notice YOU and not be distracted. Here are some suggestions: fun boots, scarf, knit hat, crocheted hair accessory, fun belt, gloves.
Cropping Your Image
I am often asked, "I downloaded my images and ordered an 8x10 but my son's foot is cut out of the picture! What happened?" This is called aspect ratio. Most professional photographer's will be using a DSLR with a 3:2 aspect ratio which will provide you a print whose long side is 1.5x's longer than its' short side. So this means in order to keep your image framed just as you view it on your screen your prints will have to maintain their 3:2 aspect ratio, or rather, be printed at 4x6 inches, 6x9 inches, 8x12 inches, and so on. Given the space and lens some photographers will shoot wider so there is more wiggle room for cropping. Otherwise keep in mind that when you are printing that 8x10 or 16x20 you are ordering an aspect ratio of 5:4 and will be loosing a portion of the image. If you think your image looks "funny" when you crop your image, use your photographer! S/he can help you reframe the image in an eye pleasing way.