She’s Official!
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#RobFlemmingPark
Maddie is now an #OfficialTexan
It took two years, but Maddie Moop’s first Texas bluebonnets (#texasbluebonnets) session was a success. My wife and I have been wanting to take her since she was 7 months old, but life kept finding ways to get in the way, but this year that all changed! This season we both had some free time one late afternoon, 4 pm to be exact and we jumped on the opportunity and took baby girl to run around and see what happened.
Our princess (emotional wreck to tell the truth) got to see the wildflowers
Due to the time of day we went, the location was pretty sparse, so I had 15 minutes or so to capture Maddie at any angle I wanted to capture her. However, it was 4 pm and that basically means high noon this time of year in Texas, which also means, the light source isn’t exactly flattering. So, what do you do when the light isn’t quite right? Simple, you work with the situation you’re provided.
Natural light photography 101
Light is all about who’s controlling it. What do you do if you’ve got to shoot at a non-optimal time of day? Answer: you look for open shade, backlight the subject, and/or have subject point their nose towards the main light source, experiment with shadows, use a diffuser, use a reflector, etc. This all sounds easy, right? Truth is, it is easy, but with a toddler, they don’t exactly listen to your direction. So again, what do you or can you do?
Give toddlers tasks in the form of ‘fun games’
By doing this, you can indirectly direct them thus placing them exactly where you need them to be for ‘a moment’. That moment is up to you as the photographer to capture because it’s gone almost as soon as it happens. You can try and play the game again, but in the toddler’s mind, the game gets old after playing a few times, so make the most of the moment and don’t miss! Easier said than done right?
Practice makes perfect.
This statement is true no matter what we’re trying to get better at. Remember this and keep shooting. That’s enough chatter for now, Here are some more pictures!
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