Fooling with light, again

06 Oct, 2009

Fooling with light, again

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Photography

I have been experimenting with my flash so I can take portraits indoors without the photos looking flashy or overprocessed. I need practice, but for practice I need models.

I know you’re wondering … why would I need models when I have two beautiful children?

Well, I’ll tell you. It’s because my models start out happy and reflective:

… which then turns into boredom:

… which very quickly turns into annoyance and moody faces:

… and finally, this:

ALL WITHIN A SPAN OF FIVE MINUTES.

Should I start paying them? Or maybe pull a volunteer out from the crowd? Anyone want to be my guinea pig?

16 Responses to "Fooling with light, again"

1 | Jennifer

October 6th, 2009 at 8:57 am

Are you serious????!!! You can experiment on us anytime!

2 | Sharon

October 6th, 2009 at 11:18 am

You take my picture any time….
If you can catch me first!
LOL!
(seriously i’m not that fast)

3 | Sharon

October 6th, 2009 at 11:19 am

By the way they look great even bored. I have to practice with I always make them look to over processed to.

4 | Jacquie Baillie

October 6th, 2009 at 11:43 am

Hi Andrea

You can experiment with me anytime. We love your work! The pictures of the girls are fantastic, I love that you were able to capture on film exactly who they are.

5 | Miss Vicky

October 6th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

you can experiment on AJ but I can’t guarantee she’d remain still!

6 | BeachMama

October 6th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

I have the same problem with my models. Perhaps you and I should practice on each other?

7 | coffeewithjulie

October 6th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

Haha!! That cracks me up. But you are MORE than welcome to use my kids as volunteers!

8 | DaniGirl

October 6th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

*laughing* At least you get five minutes. I swear, my big boys have no idea what the word “smile” means!

9 | Judy

October 6th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

You are welcome to practice on me and somewhat cute (ok I think totally adorable) 13 month old anytime! We even have daytime availability :)

10 | Chantal

October 6th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

I would gladly let you practice on me or my kids. As long as I can get copies :)

11 | Lynn

October 6th, 2009 at 3:17 pm

Absolutely hilarious :).

12 | Amy @ Muddy Boots

October 6th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

That last picture is actually really great! By far my favorite of the bunch!

13 | andrea

October 6th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

You guys crack me up! I’m swamped right now but am serious about getting more practice. I will definitely be dropping one of you a line about some daytime portrait-taking in the coming weeks!

14 | Jen_nifer

October 8th, 2009 at 8:36 am

I mis-read BeachMama’s post at first, and it led me to the idea, about trading with your girls? My nearly 4 year old son loves to take pictures. I don’t worry much when I have our DSLR set up on a tripod.

Would your girls be interested in trading back and forth with you and them behind the camera?

15 | LO

October 8th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

If you want practice on an ‘auburn head with pale skin and freckles,’ drop me a line:)

16 | Scatteredmom

October 11th, 2009 at 9:49 pm

I’d lend you Jake, as he’s a total ham. He’d love to see Ontario, too.

Hmmm…

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