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Bailee – 1 Month Old – Shreveport Photography

Thursday, May 17, 2012 Posted in Children, Newborn

On Sunday, we spent the afternoon with little Bailee and her family.  Bailee’s mom, Ashley, received a gift certificate from her sisters, Heather and Ashlie, for her baby shower, so she used it to get photos of her new little girl.  Bailee wasn’t in the mood to sleep for those cute sleeping baby shots, but, with her pretty blue eyes, we’ll forgive her for being awake.  Here are our favorite shots…

We managed to get one sleeping baby shot…

…but she quickly woke up again!  It’s almost like she’s laughing at us in this next shot…

We’ll end with a picture of Bailee and her big sister, Rylee…

Ashley, thanks for bringing Rylee and Bailee over for a session! You have two beautiful little girls!

by Nicole

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A Second Shooter’s Perspective

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Posted in Weddings

We recently had the opportunity to second shoot a wedding in Jackson, Mississippi, with Mark Eric, an extremely talented Louisiana photographer.  It was a great learning opportunity for us thanks to Mark answering any and all questions we had!  With Mark’s permission, we’re sharing a few of our favorite images from Amanda and Jeremy’s wedding.  (Be sure to check out Mark’s blog to see Amanda and Jeremy’s engagement photos!)

 


One of the great things about second shooting is that it’s a chance to test out angles that you may not normally shoot from. For example, the first sight.

During the bride and groom portraits, Mark posed his couple for a killer shot! While Mark was getting the ultimate shot, we grabbed shots from our secondary and tertiary angles.  (Nicole mostly wanted to share this image because Amanda’s dress is stunning in this photo!)


As a second shooter, we try to shoot as many details as possible. While the main photographer is capturing group photos or off with the bride and groom, we have the chance to grab some of the details that are super important to the couple.


With an extra hand or two, you can grab some fun images that wouldn’t normally appear. In this case, Mark looked at me and said it would be cool to grab a picture from the balcony of the room where the girls got dressed.  He, of course, needed to stay ground level for the super important processional photos, so I ran upstairs and captured a few scope images before hauling down the stairs for the full ceremony.  















And it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t make sure to capture a killer image of a super cool car. But, in this case, it wasn’t me…it was Nicole that grabbed an amazing picture of this 1969 Thunderbird convertible. That was a sweet ride!

A big thanks to our new friend, Mark Eric, for letting us hang out and learn from him! Nicole and I have been so lucky in our photography careers to make friends with the best of the best.  We cannot thank the people who help us along the way enough! So thanks again, Mark!  We really look forward to working with you again soon!

That’s all for now! Check back soon for a blog post featuring an adorable 1 month old baby!

by Kevin

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KatieMay 15, 2012 - 1:08 pm

The bride looks gorgeous in her dress, I love the first look shots!!!

Mark EricMay 16, 2012 - 10:45 am

Kevin and Nicole, these look great! I know Amanda and Jeremy will be thrilled. Thank you guys so much for coming out to Jackson. I had a blast shooting with you two. I’m really excited to see what the future holds for you guys! I love reading the commentary from a 2nd shooters perspective, very interesting!

Eddie MarroquinMay 16, 2012 - 1:35 pm

Excellent images, y’all!!! Totally LOVE her expression during the first look. Keep up the great work!

The McCoy Family – Shreveport Family Photography

Thursday, May 10, 2012 Posted in Children, Family

A couple of months ago, Kevin’s oldest brother, Kenneth, asked us to donate a session to an auction raising money for our nephew’s (Kristoffer’s) daycare. We’d, of course, do anything for our sweet nephew, so we said “yes.” In the end, Robin won our session in the auction! So, this past Sunday morning, we met up with the McCoy family for a photo session around their home. Here’s some of what we got that morning…

And we’ll end with a family photo…

Robin, thanks for donating money to First Beginnings Week-Day Child-Care! Blogstalkers, next week, we’re sharing images from a wedding we had the wonderful opportunity to second shoot with Mark Eric, so be sure to check back!

by Nicole

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Amber BurrisMay 10, 2012 - 4:40 pm

She’s such a cute little baby! Great pics and those blue eyes!!

Kick Start My Art!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Posted in Personal

On April 25th, I woke up, packed up my camera gear, and headed down I-49 towards Alexiandria, LA. I was headed toward Loyd Hall Plantation where I was going to spend my day at a photography workshop learning from two very talented photographers! The workshop was put on by Marc Eric and Brandon O’Neal, and, man, did I ever have a great day!  Unfortunately, poor Nicole had to stay behind and work, but she was sweet enough to let me go by myself! (But she grilled me with questions the next several days asking what I learned!)

So, after a nice drive through Louisiana, I pulled up to Loyd Hall and walked right up to the front door…which I couldn’t open!  Feeling a bit silly that I couldn’t open the door, I started to walk around back when I was greeted by Mark Eric.  Immediately, I was put into a group with the job of grabbing shoe shots!  After that, we all gathered and the learning started!  The workshop was all about lighting, so each session of the day focused on different lighting conditions.  First up was window lighting!

(Pictured above is the lovely Amy, one of Brandon O’Neal’s brides! She was super sweet, and, of course, a stunning model!)

Over the next few set-ups, we worked with off camera flash and natural light.


This next image is a favorite from the day!

We spent most of the afternoon inside working with flash and natural light before heading back outside for another session with our second model of the day, Amanda!

Mark and Brandon both brough lots of fun lighting equipment, and one of my favorite things was the beauty dish! I caught this next image while Brandon was using the beauty dish and timed the shot perfectly!

Then as the sun was setting we played with combining natural light and flash to get some stunning images! This next series includes some of my favorite pictures ever!



And I’ll end this post with my last image from the workshop!

It was great to spend the day with a fun group of photographers just talking, sharing, and learning! Thanks again to Mark Eric and Brandon O’Neal for putting this workshop on and for letting me play with some of your super cool equipment! We’re looking forward to implementing off camera lighting into our own photography work! Nicole and I are super excited about the possible Oak Alley workshop, so make sure to save us two spots!

Blogstalkers, check back Thursday when we share images from this past Sunday’s family session!

by Kevin

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Chelsea McGowanMay 8, 2012 - 9:54 am

Gorgeous color, my friend!

Amber B.May 8, 2012 - 10:02 am

Wow these are just great Kevin!! Way to go!

Mack McGowanMay 8, 2012 - 10:04 am

The first one with the beauty dish is my favorite… Perfect timing!

RobinMay 8, 2012 - 10:25 am

Beautiful images, Kevin! I’m so excited to see what Sunday’s session looks like. Hurry up Thursday!

Mark EricMay 8, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Great images Kevin. Thanks for the kind words, I’m glad you gained something out of the workshop- we had a great time :) Working on details for Oak Alley- hope to announce it soon. Look forward to having BOTH of you :)

Brandon O'NealMay 8, 2012 - 8:56 pm

You nailed it Kevin – I’m loving these images. Like Mark said, so glad you gained a little knowledge from the workshop!