Mine on Monday: Oooo. Blue.

Last week I posted the pictures I took of my friend Alycia when we were playin' around. Well for today's "Mine on Monday", I want to post the pics I took of my two youngest kids that same day. Same off camera flash set-up: 2 speedlights, one umbrella, me lying down in the driveway ... it was a fun experiment and I just love how vibrant these pictures came out. Without the flash I would have never been able to capture this look:


Alycia took the one on the far right for me. I was swinging my little girl to make her smile. Thank you for capturing the moment. It's one of my favorite pics from that day!

Playin' Around

I invited my friend Alycia over a few weeks ago to help me play with some of the off camera flash techniques I learned at After Dark. It was fun to see what I could do with just a couple of flashes and an umbrella.

We started with a few pictures in my garage, which {cross my fingers} might become an actual studio in the future ...

And then went in the front yard to get some shots with the {don't blink or they might leave} blue skies. Yes, we have hit the gray, rainy season here in Seattle. But that particular day was so beautiful. It was so fun to get BOTH sky and subject exposed in one shot thanks to the magic of using some good ol' flash. We had a lot of fun and I'm quite certain I must have entertained my neighbors, if any of them had looked outside and seen me lying down in my driveway. But the shots were worth it!

This picture makes me laugh, as it looks like Alycia is posing for Desperate Housewives or something ...

I told Alycia to really "work the camera". Like I said, we were having fun!

I also took some pictures of my two youngest. I'll share some more of those in the near future, but you can see one very silly shot in {this} post from that afternoon. AND Alycia got some of me that I am dying to see ... hint, hint :). Hopefully I can share some of those if I'm brave enough when she gets them to me!

Off Camera Flash at Night {After Dark Images}

I love the look you can get with available light in the evening ... like these with this gorgeous model ...

... but I had a blast learning how to use off camera flash at night from mentors Jordan Chan as well as Mike Fulton & Cody Clinton from TriCoast Photo while I was at After Dark to get a look like this:

Oooo, those skies are fun.

More beautiful models ... more flash at night ...




It was so much fun stretching myself to do something different!