Over the last year or so, I have been incredibly lucky to become good friends with several of my photography peers in the area. I love having a group of friends who know exactly what I mean when I utter any of the following words/phrases: f1.2, iso, tilt shift, back lit, alien bee. Or having a friend who can help me find “the sweet light” in any given room or situation, in under .02 seconds.
One of these awesome peeps, is wedding photographer, Alex M . Not only is Alex an amazing wedding photographer, he’s also a super nice guy *and* a great husband and Dad to 4 really cute little people. So, you can imagine I was pretty nervous stoked when Alex asked me to photograph his family. I mean, photographing another photographer is a little different. They totally know what you are or are *not* doing right 🙂 Plus, everyone has their own distinct sense of photography style that they like (or else they wouldn’t shoot that way!). My style is soft and warm and fuzzy compared to Alex’s more modern, rock-star, humorous style. All that said, we had a great time and even though we had some major things to overcome (locked gates, crazy cows, FULL sun (a photographer’s worst friend!), a grumpy old lady, ants, a few tears) we ended up with some awesome imagery. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed shooting it. Gear up friends, this is a long one:
Okay, quick story on the first image… the truck (that I LOVE) in the image is one that was a little difficult to get to. The people that owned the property, that assured me they would be there on the shoot day, weren’t there. So, what other choice did we have, but to trespass climb a fence? So, imagine all seven of us, plus my gear, plus a ladder, making it over barbed wire fence. Thank goodness there was this really HUGE guy, with big muscles there to help all of us make it over 😉 The climb was worth it, don’t you think? ::
A little family fun in the sea of yellow that surrounded us:
And I really like the simplicity of this one, a family together:
As we were shooting in the field, a little herd of cows began to make their way towards us… normally, this would not be a big deal. But, these cows were “different”. They were aggressive and mean. Totally out to get us! Well, not really, but the kids seemed to think so 🙂 So this last image, came after both Alex and I had jumped through lots of hoops to keep the cows at a somewhat “safe” distance and the kids were a little emotional at the entire experience. But, I love this image of Alex and his wife, Danielle, with their brood. You can see the humor on their faces about the situation and the little “pile” of children on top of them wearing completely different expressions…
Next up, a few shots of just Alex and Danielle (which every married couple need!). You have to know going in Alex is a pretty funny guy and Danielle is super sweet and a little quiet. I think she spends a lot of her day (in between taking care of four children) laughing at Alex. See exhibit “A” :
But, I did capture a sweeter side of them too:
And this next series, I love, love, love! I so *heart* how their expressions reflect each others. And isn’t Danielle seriously cute?!?
Next, another family shot. This image is one that Alex had in mind of he and Danielle with the kids and I do love it. Their youngest, Eli, crying is really what made the shot for me – a true snapshot of a day in the life with kiddos…
Finally, we made our way to another field and let the “M” family just be. While they were just “be-ing”, I captured this one of Alex and Jo, catching some major air and I have to say, it’s fab-u-lous right down to the flying flip-flops and Alex’s priceless expression:
Thanks “M” family for letting me capture you being “you”, I loved every minute of it!
Until next time,
Tammy
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