Fall Colors for background in Portrait

Here is one of the reasons why I do love during Fall Season. I can use the fall leaves as a background for my outdoor portrait and the low light in fall season offers glow result.

Portait Tips: Next time you get out with your kid(s) just around the park; use the colorful leaves for a background and guaranteed you will be pleased with the result.

Ms. G

"A genuine smile comes within true happiness and a true happiness express within your eyes".

~Aileen Sorenson

Here is one of the ongoing photoshoot monthly projects with my daughter in the month of May and here is my favorite thus far with all the photos for a reason of her giving me a genuine smile without me asking her.

Gabby

Supplemental Elements: f/4.5   1/320s    ISO100  50mm

Here's still one of the photoshoot that I took last Saturday as the sun settling down on the horizon. (See related post on previous photo)

Warm tone

Model: Isabella O.

Supplemental Elements: f/4.5  1/250s ISO100  50mm   NoFlash

Here is one of the photoshoot I took last Saturday afternoon during our friend’s birthday party as the sun settles down on the horizon at 20 hundred hours.  In front of the house is a vacant lot full of wild weeds turn to brown as the Summer Season approaches. It was unplanned photoshoot and it turned out to be fun.

One of my favorite time of the day for portraiture is when the sun past at noon or late afternoon as the sun gives you the warm tone and not harsh looking on the subject.

Genuine Smile {Kids Portraits}

Supplemental Elements: f3.2     1/400 s     ISO 100     50mm

What I do like on this photo is her genuine smile. You wonder what she is thinking and where she is looking and beyond. Don't you agree?

Ms. S {Kids Portraits}

Supplemental Elements: f3.2     1/400 s     ISO 100     50mm

My daughter and I were off last Saturday for Easter egg hunting in the park. What I love about the park is the big trees surrounding the area and gives plenty of shade.  It was beautiful day, the sun is out and some patches of cloud in some areas.

Asking the kids to take a picture with their eggs after picking them up is such not a good idea unless he/she listens to you. I said not such a good idea because of course, they are eager to open up the eggs and a prize waits inside. Who am I kidding? I think myself. We have at least more than 10 tens kids and only 1 I persuaded to have a picture with her eggs. I tried to ask several kids if they wanted to take a picture with their eggs and replied politely “No, thank you”. 

Meet Ms. S, aside from my daughter that cannot say no to me for a picture, only one says yes and sits down right away by the grass under the shade of a tree.

Tips on Photography:

Portraits – try not to use flash and it is more pleasing to the eye. Use different angles to capture an image. Use a tree for a shade. Always be ready to click away on kids’ photography.

Lesson learned:

Don’t expect for a kid to sit down long for photography especially when just done picking up the some eggs.