Rachel McHardy is one of the premier Baton Rouge family photographers. She specializes in contemporary family, children, newborn, and senior photography.
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I did it! I posted this while it is still Friday! Between rescuing my husband when he locked his keys in his car and dealing with this little one’s allergic reaction to nuts, I didn’t think this post would happen. But it did. It totally did!  what makes a great photo checklist
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I love a little haze in the right photo. It gives the image a nice, dreamy feel to it. There are a handful of ways to create a hazy effect in your photos. One way is to shoot with the sun behind your subject and your lens angled toward the light. Another is to use Photo Shop to add a little haze. Finally you can… (drum roll please) hold something up to your lens while shooting your subject. Here’s how you do it: 1. Find an object to use. For the photo below, I used a clear, round plastic… thing (I’m not sure what it is!). It sort of looks like a Christmas tree ornament. Have fun with this part! Try a few things. Look for things that are mostly clear and transparent. If it has a tint to it, that could be fun. 2. Select a low f-stop. The goal is to make the object nice and blurry. If your f-stop is too high, you might be able to see the edges of the object. Then you’ll end up with a photo that has a random object sticking out of the corner. That’s just weird. 3. Focus on your subject. 4. Position your object so that it covers part (but not all) of the lens. 5. Take the picture and adjust as needed. And that’s it! Pretty simple, right?
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I hope you’re day is full of heart-shaped everything, pink galore, and lots and lots of chocolate dipped food. To add to the day’s love fest, here is a printable download! Click here.
My poor husband is plagued by allergies. Pollen, plants, and trees, they all make him sneeze! (Yes, I meant for that to rhyme. Yes, I thought it was funny. No, you don’t have to think it’s funny too.) They were particularly troublesome when we lived in Texas, so his dear mamma sent us a special cover for our mattress that is suppose to be impenetrable to allergens… or something. Every time I do laundry, I remove all the bedding except the special impenetrable cover. Then, I grab Lydia and plop her down on the bed for a photo shoot. Why has laundry day become photo shoot day? Because the cover is white and acts as a fantastic reflector! So here is my tip to you: invest in a white fitted sheet and start taking some lovely photos at home.
This is what it looks like when 9 month photos don’t go well: The debacle begins with a 9 month old who was content as can be 5 minutes prior to arriving at location of choice. Next, momtographer lovingly sits said 9 month old down in perfectly lit spot. Without warning, 9 month old bursts into tears and proceeds to cry as though being abandoned to wolves.
Momtographer immediately launches into a flurry of soothing techniques to assure 9 month old that she is, in fact, not being left to wolves. 9 month old stops screaming, but is clearly still displeased.
Now that the 9 month old is relatively calm, momtographer attempts to make the 9 month old smile. 9 month old is not amused and recommences screaming.
Trying to avoid seeing puffs in pictures results in awkward cropping.
Momtographer is determined to persevere.
Momtographer uploads the photos to her computer that night, and smiles. She loves them all. |
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