For right now. Because soon there will be FOUR! I should write this entire post in CAPS because I am screaming it in my head. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THESE GUYS AND TO MEET THEIR NEW BABY. Seriously. And it’s not because I have been thinking about how I am going to shoot their newborn session on a daily basis (which I have). It’s because they are SO READY for this kid! And I think Cat is going to rock the house as a big sister. She’s so good with my little Baby J (who is so not a baby anymore)… and she was always so good with Christofer (and now they are BFFs)… she’s going to be the best big sister EVER. (Like I am quite sure she won’t put a galvanized tin bucket on Baby’s head and bang it with a spoon… I don’t know any kid that would do that, I’m just sayin’).
Anyway, I grabbed some shots yesterday and am sad to say that my camera is definitely needing to go back to Canon. Though they promise me I will be at the front of the repair line and I’ll have it back (or a rental) for Thursday. I was able to get a bunch of great shots (more than what I am posting), but I am breathing I sigh of relief that I rescheduled all my sessions because I’d be in tears if this happened with a client (like every shot I would say “I don’t know Erica, I just do not know.”). But I love these… and hope I can get the rest to her without making her wait 6-12 months (because that is the poor treatment I give my friends and family and myself!).
Quick update… added this one and it could be my fav maternity shot EVER. If you are curious how I shot this, read on, otherwise just skip to the pictures! I shot this at ISO 500, 1/200, f/3.2 on my {broken} 5DMK2 with my 24-70 L. Probably metered about +2/3 of a stop over 0 (where I typically shot, rarely do I meter to 0). I put Erica up on a chair (which is sort of mean to do to a woman who is 35 weeks pregnant) since the only way I could get the light right was to shoot up to it (and avoid the white railing behind her)… the light was pretty high and only come through a few branches. Then I got below her and moved around until the light was partially behind her, partially giving her edge light. I focused right on the edge. With a Canon, the only focus point that will allow you to do this is the center one. The other focus points will search and not lock. This shot is remarkably similar to how it was SOOC. I adjusted white balance (added red, reduced magenta), slightly recovered a little Bokeh (+15), and jacked up the blacks to 25 for her tank top. In PS I tweaked curves a tiny bit, added color balance layer and added a vignette.
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