I’m not sure what got in to me, but I didn’t want to have the perfect model this year at Photo Plus Expo in NY. I wanted to try babies, and then I wanted to try a two-and-a-half year old, and if the attempts utterly failed, I figured it would still be real. AND, we would all learn a ton through it.
These little ones kept me on my toes! And I LOVED every minute of it! It’s a bit like The Nate Berkus Show intensity without lights, cameras filming and two million watching. 🙂
I turned around a few times to talk to the audience about the specific strategies and shooting techniques I was using,
but all in all, I had to keep my eye on the little ones before they crawled away! 🙂
Oh boy, isn’t he a HANDSOME guy!
I LOVE this one of him standing tall between mama’s boots!
And mom, well, she is simply gorgeous–shining through and through!
Endless adjustments and direction to the subjects makes all the difference, along with a big smile on your face to keep them at ease.
And what about that two year old?! Meet sweet Lila and her mama!
We can’t leave out her best friend Diego!
I think she was trying to decide what she thought about the whole photo shoot and audience thing. What a trooper she was!
But that couldn’t keep her curiosity away! I love the honest look in her eyes for this one!
I don’t think a photographer has ever done a demo shoot of a baby or toddler on the tradeshow floor, but I’m thinking it’s a must for WPPI in Vegas this year! It was such a ride, so much fun, and the kids made us all smile wide!
Believe me, I was NERVOUS! But if we aren’t challenging ourselves, pushing our limits, trying new things, our creating becomes paralyzed. Risk taking seems to bring creativity back into play.
A HUGE thank you to all of the moms, dads, toddlers and babies who played along with me! What a wonderful time we had!
The tradeshow floor has never been so CUTE!!!
xo,
m
For those of you who have asked about the equipment I was using, here you go!
Camera body: SONY a850 DSLR
Two Lenses: SONY 24-70mm, Carl Zeiss, f/2.8 and the Fixed SONY 85 mm, Carl Zeiss, f/1.4
p.s. Sweet Lila, the two year old, was one of the babies in my book “Your Baby in Pictures”. Can anyone guess what Photo Recipe she is in?!
p.s.s. Last day to enter a Texas mom for the Running on Empty Contest! CLICK HERE to enter yourself or someone you know!
I told you that you could do it! 🙂
Those shots are awesome, Me Ra! Way to go for taking a risk! 🙂
Yes, you DID Alex! Even though I thought you were crazy! 🙂
xo,
m
These are awesome! You are such a rockstar, Me Ra!
Wonderful Job, Me Ra!! Your images are just beautiful! I’m going to guess Lila was in “the push-up” photo recipe?? This looks like it was so much fun!! 🙂
MeRa, these are the words that spoke to me this morning…”Believe me, I was NERVOUS! But if we aren’t challenging ourselves, pushing our limits, trying new things, our creating becomes paralyzed. Risk taking seems to bring creativity back into play.”
I so agree with you and have sometimes experienced paralyzed creativity!! And I also agree that taking a risk brings that creativity into play!! Wow. I want to forge ahead on my “risky” ideas so that I can get back to my creating!! (Even though it is scary and makes me want to be nervous.) Your words touched my heart today and left me feeling a bit more empowered. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate you.
Go Cathleen!!! Go, go, GO!!! I’m here with you, along with all the other women who are risking every day and feeling the scariness of it all! Right ladies?! If we know we aren’t alone, wow, it makes ALL the difference in the world.
Yeah Cathleen!!
xo,
m
ha ha….so freakin awesome. You are SUCH a warrior princess. I love it.
Me Ra!!
I just watched the latest segment on Nate, and if you were EV-ER in doubt of how your gift is changing lives, that segment proved it. God is using you in a huge way….the mom of Timmy’s life is changed forever, now that Timmy will let her take his picture AND, he’s now interested in the CAMERA! Whoa, sister, this one made me cry!!! I’d be willing to bet the mom is a sister in Christ. What a sweet woman, and a really down to earth, cool family. I see how all the traveling you have to do makes it worth it, with life-changing experieinces like this! Love you and your talent, and just your personality with people. Rock on Sister!!!
Kate
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