Friday, April 29, 2011
Happy 3rd Birthday!
Little princess....somewhere between a little girl and a big girl. She is VERY excited about turning THREE!!!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Little Lady Bug
This little one had to show off her new raincoat and tiny umbrella on a rainy spring day! SO cute!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Loving Reflections Joins the March
Loving Reflections is thrilled to be partnering with Springfield ’s March of Dimes, March for Babies on Saturday, May 7th at Jordan Valley Park Springfield U.S. Jordan Valley Park is one of the largest March of Dimes events in Missouri
Loving Reflections is honored to be in attendance to photograph each team and present them with a free photo. In addition, candid photos of families and teams will be taken of the event with 20% of the photo proceeds being donated back to March of Dimes.
If you are interested in finding out more on the March of Dimes, March for Babies visit http://www.marchforbabies.org or contact the Springfield
Monday, April 25, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Big Sister
Can you tell she's a little dancer??? She's got her poses down. Every once in a while she would let her baby brother into the spotlight!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Little Cowboy
I had a BLAST photographing this little cowboy. He was so happy with everything he saw....he kept the smiles coming!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Newest Photo Challenge Winner
First of all, I want to thank those of you who submitted photos of your "favorite thing." GREAT creative work. Our Favorite Thing winner is:
This photo was submitted by Becky Diestelkamp from St. Louis, Missouri. It is a photo of her 4 year old Chocolate Lab, Nadia.
I just want to remind everyone that your next photo is due on Sunday (April 17th). Our challenge this week is "GRASS" The photos can incorporate any subject in the photo as long as it somehow has grass within the photo. Here are two examples:
This photo was submitted by Becky Diestelkamp from St. Louis, Missouri. It is a photo of her 4 year old Chocolate Lab, Nadia.
I just want to remind everyone that your next photo is due on Sunday (April 17th). Our challenge this week is "GRASS" The photos can incorporate any subject in the photo as long as it somehow has grass within the photo. Here are two examples:
Get creative and have fun! All photos must be submitted to orders@lovingreflectionsscrapbooks.com by midnight on April 18th. All photos will be uploaded to Loving Reflections facebook site and we will leave voting open for one week until midnight on April 25th.
Good luck!!!
Kids Will Be Kids - Learning to Deal With it Behind the Lens
I AM the epitome of a "mamarazzi" Mom. Since the day my children were born I have had a camera flashing at them (I hope I haven't permanently impaired their eyesight). In fact, I question if my children even REALLY know what I look like without me having a big Canon camera in front of my face.
People automatically assume that when I get a really good shot of my child(ren) it's because my kids have been in Mommy-modeling-training for 3012+ days of their lives. In all honesty, I have TRIED to train them....but it involved a lot of bribery, sweat, eye rolling, screaming, bribery, kleenex, yelling, pleading, and more bribery. I would come home exhausted with 2 kids on a sugar high (from the aforementioned bribery) and with a few photos of my kids with fake smiles plastered on their face. Those days quickly wore out their welcome.
So instead of me training my kids, my kids began to train me. If I wanted to capture the true essence of them (in my opinion what a good photograph SHOULD do) then I needed to be patient and quick. I have found that some of my absolute FAVORITE photos have come about from keeping the lens pointed at them, my finger on the trigger, and following them around in "their world."
A perfect example of this is from a trip to the park last week. I was hovering over my son as he was throwing bread into the lake for the ducks. After one of the ducks gobbled up the bread, he looked up at me with a satisfied grin.
On the same day, I was teasing my daughter about a little boy that seemed to have his "eye" on her. (Seven year olds don't like to discuss BOYS.) She shot me this smirky grin with her hand on her hip.
Letting kids be themselves will create the most wonderful portraits. Save the yelling, sweating, and bribing for something else (like cleaning their room).
For more Loving Reflections photos, visit us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loving-Reflections-Scrapbooks/138824926182102
*******CHALLENGE OF THE DAY***************
I want to hear your funniest, most mortifying, or most horrific portrait session experiences with your kiddos. Please leave a comment on the blog so we can all share in your story!!!
People automatically assume that when I get a really good shot of my child(ren) it's because my kids have been in Mommy-modeling-training for 3012+ days of their lives. In all honesty, I have TRIED to train them....but it involved a lot of bribery, sweat, eye rolling, screaming, bribery, kleenex, yelling, pleading, and more bribery. I would come home exhausted with 2 kids on a sugar high (from the aforementioned bribery) and with a few photos of my kids with fake smiles plastered on their face. Those days quickly wore out their welcome.
So instead of me training my kids, my kids began to train me. If I wanted to capture the true essence of them (in my opinion what a good photograph SHOULD do) then I needed to be patient and quick. I have found that some of my absolute FAVORITE photos have come about from keeping the lens pointed at them, my finger on the trigger, and following them around in "their world."
A perfect example of this is from a trip to the park last week. I was hovering over my son as he was throwing bread into the lake for the ducks. After one of the ducks gobbled up the bread, he looked up at me with a satisfied grin.
On the same day, I was teasing my daughter about a little boy that seemed to have his "eye" on her. (Seven year olds don't like to discuss BOYS.) She shot me this smirky grin with her hand on her hip.
For more Loving Reflections photos, visit us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loving-Reflections-Scrapbooks/138824926182102
*******CHALLENGE OF THE DAY***************
I want to hear your funniest, most mortifying, or most horrific portrait session experiences with your kiddos. Please leave a comment on the blog so we can all share in your story!!!
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