Wow, this has been a busy week. Just this weekend I shot a styled session, a wedding, a newborn baby, a family and an engagement session. Gotta love the diversity of my photography life. Here is a quick preview of Jake, volleyball player, beach lover and off to University of Arizona this fall. Enjoy!
One of the best things about being a photographer for me is variety! I love waking up and knowing that today will be completely different than yesterday or tomorrow. I may end up at the beach, at an amusement park, at a baseball stadium, you never know. I am the kind of person that always tries something new on a favorite restaurant menu, or takes a different driving route home, just to mix it up.
I believe all my clients deserve the same thing. I have literally photographed 100s of family sessions, high school senior sessions, and weddings. Many times they are in the same location that I have used numerous times in the past. So how do I prevent every image looking the same, with only the subject changing you might ask? Simple, I give myself a little assignment at every session.
For example, if I am shooting on a beach that I have used several times before, I challenge myself to find one totally different background that I have never used. Since I photograph using a very shallow depth of field, I don’t need to find a huge spot, just a little corner somewhere that is entirely new to my photography. Changing up poses and clothing can also help create an entirely personalized look for my clients.
This is also really important as the majority of my Blue Sky’s clients, take family photographs with me every year. I can promise you that in most cases they want something original each year that help celebrate and document this time in their families history. Sometimes that is a tall order for me if I have been shooting the family for 10+ years. By constantly keeping my eyes open for new places to shoot, keeping up with the latest clothing trends and investing in the best camera equipment, I have managed to successfully offer original photography every year.
Here is a recent example of a senior session, at one of my common photography spots. I used lots of flowers to differentiate this session from my previous work at this location! Enjoy! ;)
Its not too late to book your 2014 senior session! This last few weeks have been crazy busy with clients squeezing in their grad sessions before the actual ceremony. I have been to the beach, open fields, funky coffee shops, stadiums, shopping centers, etc. to shoot 2014s graduating class. Each senior session this year has been unique and custom designed for our clients.
I am always a sucker for Spring flowers and beautiful backlighting, so here is a recent session in Laguna Niguel Park. Enjoy! ;) To book a session, please email me at kristin@blueskysstudio.com (don’t forget two s’s between skys and studio).
She showed up with a car full of clothes, an amazing smile and ready for anything. Believe it or not, this entire session happened in my Laguna Canyon studio. We started inside (the natural light in my studio is really to die for) and continued on in the parking lot, laying in the street full of leaves, climbing into a tree, just whatever looked good with her amazing wardrobe. I love these type of sessions that have an editorial feel really tell the story of Gianna. She is headed off to either SMU or USC next year and either school will be lucky to have her. Thanks to Gianna for being such an amazing beauty and so much fun to work with! Enjoy.
Why do I absolutely love photographing senior guys??? Everyone asks me if they are hard to work with or if their parents MAKE them get pics… but I have never had that experience. Seriously, I just laugh the entire session. For Sam, his mom and I both love his serious face, but he told me right from the start, “I can’t be serious”! Okay, that launched the challenge. I just kept trying to distract him with questions, etc. Though every serious expression was followed by a huge laugh, we managed to get several! Enjoy! :)
