The Hall family is getting cuter by the minute, so I thought it was time to update you all before there is some type of cuteness explosion. Last you saw them, Aune (pronounced Aw-ney) was just 4 days old. Now she's a big 7 month old and there is no doubt she is a Hall baby -- both cute AND expressive -- through and through.
We warmed up with some family fun on the bed:
Arn is 2 years old and a master of "surprise" and "happy" expressions on-command:
He's such an expressive, happy child:
And just like her momma, Aune is gorgeous and super-animated:
O my goodness -- cuteness overload:
We also took the shoot outdoors for a few photos in the late-day light:
So sweet!
Love you guys! I can't believe it's been 4 years since your wedding! I'm so blessed to still be a part of your lives and call you friends!
On the first day of the workshop, I took the group out to do a mock engagement shoot in the yard of the host home and the street out front. I was able to demonstrate how I run a typical engagement shoot -- finding great light, interacting with the couple, posing and looking for compositional elements -- all things we talked about earlier in the day. Unfortunately, the sun didn't shine directly on us, so I didn't get to demonstrate backlighting -- my favorite kind of lighting -- but as a photographer, you need to be able to work with what you got, so that's what we did!
Our two models were Ryan and Vanessa who have been married for six years and just had their first baby 6 months ago! These two hosted the first MJ2Day in Charlotte and I was thrilled when they volunteered to model for us and loved being able to catch up with them. They were so cute together and were total troopers in front of 14 cameras.
These are some of my favorites from our shoot. Interspersed throughout the post are some behind the scenes images that my awesome assistant Michelle took. Throughout the shoot I would occasionally turn to the attendees and explain what I was doing, share my camera settings, and answer any questions they had.
How sweet are these two together?
Shooting in Leslie's yard was so fun. And we literally stayed in the yard for the whole shoot except for that one spot above on the street. It just goes to show -- you don't always need to go to great lengths to find great locations.
Vanessa was great and took a group shot of all of us at the end of the session:
Such a fun crew!
The next morning after the shoot, I off-loaded my images and showed the attendees my photos straight out of camera. It was a great learning experience and the attendees left feeling more confident in running their own shoots.
I'm thrilled that once again, the MJ2DAY was a huge success! I love that I know 13 more photographers from around the world who are working hard to bring their photography and businesses to the next level. I can't wait to see where their individual journeys take them!
I just wrapped up another MJ2Day workshop -- this one in Charlotte, North Carolina -- that I'm excited to share more about next week. But today I wanted to share a few portraits I took of my friends Rhonda and Clay and their gorgeous little girls Charis and Meili. I got to spend some time with this sweet family last week at their home in Greenville, South Carolina, and I had so much fun catching up with them.
This pretty orchard was really fun to shoot in and these are some of my favorite images I was able to capture:
I'm so thankful for your friendship Rhonda & Clay! Love you guys!!
On the first day of the workshop, I took the group out to do a mock engagement shoot throughout my neighborhood. I was able to demonstrate how I run a typical engagement shoot -- finding great light, interacting with the couple, posing and looking for compositional elements -- all things we talked about earlier in the day.
Our two models were Scott and Kari who have been married for just over a year. They are from Canada but are snow birds of sorts since Scott is a golf pro. Kari is a photographer who has followed my blog for some time and recently become a friend. Besides being super-cute, Kari gets the prize for being my best blog commenter. If you randomly pick a blog post from the last couple years, chances are Kari left a super-sweet comment on it. I've loved getting to know Scott and Kari recently and was thrilled when they volunteered to model for us. These two were so cute together and total troopers in front of 15 cameras.
We started out the shoot by walking down the street in the late afternoon light. We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day for a shoot!
I love the good light we were able to find:
Throughout the shoot I would occasionally turn to the attendees and explain what I was doing, share my camera settings, and answer any questions they had.
How cute are these two?
As we talked about earlier that day, the background of a photo -- here an empty lot -- is not nearly as important as good light:
When we got back after the shoot, I off-loaded my images and showed the attendees my photos straight out of camera. It was a great learning experience and the attendees left feeling more confident in running their own shoots.
I'm thrilled that once again, the MJ2DAY was a huge success! I love that I know 14 more photographers from around the world who are working hard to bring their photography and businesses to the next level. I can't wait to see where their individual journeys take them!
This weekend I got to hang out with my friends Haines and Michelle and their adorable kids Tate and Kenley. Michelle is one of our associate wedding photographers at MJP and she does an amazing job! She's also a dear friend. I've been taking photos of this cute family for years and it was fun to once again document their cuteness! Here are a few of my favorites:
I could not get over Kenley's boots! And really her whole little get-up. What a stylish cutie!
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