I have a New Photoblog!

Hello, hello!! I have a NEW photoblog, so head on over to my new site! It's not 100% complete yet, but it's showable. :D My Blogger blog will continue to stay up for a little while in order to direct people to my new site.

www.beautyandlightphotography.com/blog

Beth & Dana ~ My First Clients!

This past week has been quite exciting for me as a photographer! As the Lord would have it, I was contacted by two separate people (friends from my homeschool group) who asked me to photograph their weddings. Yes, I said weddings! Yeah, I know...are you kidding me??? :D

I am sooo honored to have been asked, especially given my novice experience. I agreed to do both ceremonies and photographed the first of the two weddings this past Saturday! Below are some of my favorite pictures from Beth & Dana's ceremony. It was actually a wedding vow renewal for them as they celebrated their 20th anniversary. It was very intimate and totally casual. A lot of fun! I am so thankful for this experience. I learned a lot! THANK YOU Beth & Dana for this wonderful opportunity! You guys ROCK!

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I have to mention that their ceremony was at a state park and the weather on this day was a very cool 90 degrees! LOL. When I say I learned a lot, I wasn't kidding! This was my first official photo shoot ever, outside of sessions I've done with my family. So I had to learn about positioning subjects, working with the lighting (which was during the least favorite time of day for a photographer -- midday!), and trying to interchange my lenses without missing an important shot. (I don't have a second dslr)

Oh, I almost forgot....I did have my 10yo son with me with his camera as my "2nd photographer"! LOL! It wasn't planned, it just turned out that way. He was great! I loved that we were working together as a family. Actually, 3 of the shots in this slideshow are from his shots! I'm such a proud mama! :D