Tran Engagement pictures

A few days ago I shot McKenzie and Tony's engagement photos. Here is a prime example why engagement photos are my favorite. There is nothing better than photographing a couple like this. They are so obviously truly in love that they make it easy. You don't have to ask them to pose a special way or do anything fake. They are just naturally beautiful around each other. Their everyday interaction is what made the photographs great. The only hard part of the day was the 20 mile per hour wind that never let up. I love girls with long hair but wind makes photographing it interesting. The best thing to do is use the wind to your advantage and get some really cool effects with her hair. So here are a few of my personal favorites......

McKenzie and Becky's Photo Shoot

Met with the girls yesterday to get some more experience with different poses and backgrounds. I was fortunate enough to have two natural beauties for models. They were so easy to photograph which gave me more time to focus on the background and posing. Totally loved the railroad tracks, bridge and painted wall. Took 807 and have to narrow them down to just a couple was way too hard!!!!!!

A May Contest Win

This month in my camera club the theme was.... the wild out doors. I knew what my competition was gonna be... photos of animals up close eating other animals and feeding their babies. I have seen these photos and Florida is the wild outdoors. I knew the competition would be steep. I really didn't have anything too "wild" but I remembered a photo I got down on Cudjoe Key of the notorious Key Deer. These little guys are protected so they have no fear of humans. I got a funny shot of one of these guys sniffing at my camera thinking it was dinner. I knew it wasn't gonna be the best in the batch but I thought what the heck... so I entered it and won an honorable mention ribbon. So here is the photo and a pic of me with my MAY win!

The Carters Family photos

I shot the Carters family photos at their home with their horses. I am a little afraid of horses, just being honest. Plus my assistant / husband is absolutely terrified of horses. so..... that made for an interesting day. haha The horses were so sweet and just wanted to check out what we were up to! We brought apples and carrots to feed them but.... were too scared to actually feed them so we just let dad do it. It was such an easy shoot for such a beautiful family. The three young daughters are absolutely gorgeous. Here are a few shots of our Family photos on the horse farm!