(she violently screamed!!!) ... LEST ye be green with envy!
Yaaaaa ... it happens QUITE often (like EVERY shoot I do) that I get wrapped up in this little FAMILY that is letting me in and I ***sigh*** some serious sighs and think ... "Can I have MYSELF take MY OWN family pictures .... right now - right here .. because this is MAGICAL!!!"
That's how I felt with this family. Again. Repeats I tell ya - LOVE THEM! She was one of my Utah shoots - a lucky one who will get all of her images on DVD. Ohh happy for her. Happy for me. She originally requested an outside shoot. And I was happy to oblige. Then her husband mentioned an interest in shooting in their home... and I SQUUUEEEEEEEAAALED with delight (when I add extra eeeeee you can't tell if I'm spelling correctly or not). But really - I LOVE doing in-home shoots. Really - one of my favorites. FAVORITES! It's what I chose for MY family shoot last year and every time I see my picture, I smile. Still.
The hard thing about shooting in someone's home is you DON'T.KNOW.THE.LIGHT. And for a photographer that is SCARY! Especially one who shoots pretty RAW like me. Shadows/light are my "frenemy". :) But I choose friend.
Yep. That's her real wall color. Her real headboard. And that baby is real. Despite my baby maby coming up a bit ago calling her a "FAE BABEEE". (fake baby) seeeeeeee SQUEALING with me??? Somehow I'd like to have this in a magazine. Like a gerber baby magazine ... or a wall color magazine. Just something. Because baby L is BEAUTIFUL and SO pretty she DOES look fake! :)
Don't even try to be this flexible. I tried. I cried.
HOLY CRAP - reaaaaaaly now? REALLY???? Can I TAKE YOU and have you as my own???
uhhhhhhhhhhh huh!!! This is actually the one I choose for them to print big. Because I want it to be big for them. So I choose it. Not them. Me. I'm choosing. :) Ahhhh she'll choose it because I tell her to! :)
LOVE YOU DARLAN! Love you!!!! And ohhh there's LOTS more - this was just the bedroom!!
And a HUGE THANK YOU for my participants of my contest previously posted. GREAT entries. And some funny begging going on! That was funny girls! DARLING kids - how will I choose? I'll get working on those and let everyone know. THANK YOU!!!
I didn't know you shot in RAW....Oh my these pictures are fantastic though (as usual).
POST MORE PLEASE! :)
Posted by: christine | November 03, 2009 at 02:36 AM
Yes - LOVE RAW! But I was also meaning that I shoot the "raw" feelings of the light and don't try and fix them ... I just go w/ what I have.
Posted by: kara | November 03, 2009 at 08:25 AM
beautiful as always! I miss you!
Posted by: Joanna | November 03, 2009 at 11:04 AM
I love the pictures with all the beautiful colors. You are a great photographer!
Posted by: Cindy | November 03, 2009 at 11:25 AM
See I TOLD you, you are the BEST family photographer. Gooorgeous. The family shots on the bed, TDF. And does that little baby have her toenails painted? PRECIOUS.
Posted by: Amanda Keeys | November 03, 2009 at 06:25 PM
These are fabulous! Such great colours...oops... colors... I'm an Aussie....(and no brown!) And I agree. Not knowing the light is scary, but kinda fun, too, don't you think? (Extra scary when you're a beginning photog with crap equipment like I am!)
Posted by: Jennifer | November 04, 2009 at 04:02 PM
So tasty and delicious~like a puff pastry. I love all that you do, and I am TERRIBLY prejudice. But I'm also honest and have integrity up the wazoo, so either way, you know you're going to receive a compliment from me. :)
Hey, when do I get to see Halloween pics of my vicarious children? Get on that, will ya?
Posted by: Lisa | November 04, 2009 at 07:41 PM
Love em Kara. Especially the first one!! So great!
Posted by: Stefanie Middaugh | November 06, 2009 at 04:52 PM
Kara!! LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOOOVE these!! so happy and fun! and you are right... those kids are ADORABLE!!! Too bad you aren't in UT still. I am heading out there for the holidays. We could have met up. :)
Posted by: Amy | November 14, 2009 at 05:13 AM
That baby is totally precious! GREAT shots. Love the colors of their home. Your styles matched up perfectly.
Posted by: kelli france | November 15, 2009 at 09:21 PM