…not just any children, but mine!! haha! We had such a beautiful tim at Corona dl Mar Beach!
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I am a huge fan of the video “Sh*t Girls Say”. As soon as my sister shared them with me I watched episodes one and two about 50 times in a row and proceeded to quote it for the rest of the month. During a night of insomnia I thought it would be so funny if he made one about photographers! I wanted to email the dude my suggestion, but then I thought “well why can’t I make one??”. Humm?? I thought “haha ya maybe someday, that sure would be funny!” You see, I cant even tell you how many thoughts like this come into my brain. My mind never stops working.. and it dreams. BIG TIME. This is just one of those little ideas. One night while I was sitting alone in my room (wishing I had cable tv) Rob came up to see what I was doing. I was writing in my photography journal and I told him I had so many ideas about photography swimming around in my head and one of them was this video, which I already wrote a script for (haha!). He immediately took an interest! I expected him to just laugh it off and go play his video game
. So of course I took the interest as a “let’s do it!”. We took the kids that Saturday to Party City and got a wig, we got a lovely shirt at Walmart and filmed the scenes that day!
Rob had the difficult job of editing it. That really is key it seems, cutting the video properly can make it funny or..well.. break it. It took a couple weeks but I think he did a wonderful job and I am so proud of him. Actually I am so proud of US for doing something we wanted to do ..for following through with an idea. That isnt that easy when you have a job and 5 kids and etc….so yeay us!!!
But, that my friends, turns out to be the easy part of it all! Actually uploading it, sharing it and just putting it out there is pretty much terrifying. I have a huge headache as I write this just from the stress of the video being viewed. Of course I am silly and dramatic but I think it really shows how vulnerable you are when you follow a dream.. or just a simple idea. I think people don’t realize this.. unless they’ve done it. With my photography in general I am very sensitive .. that is why it took me years to offer my services. And *that* is why this video is important to me! I need to not take myself so seriously. To not take my job, even if it is my dream, as if its a matter of life and death. To admit I am a faux-photographer!
Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to not be great at something. To just try it and have fun with it. To put yourself out there and know no matter what others think of you that you did your best. Allow yourself to just play, like when you were little and life was fun. Sure you might do this and everyone laughs AT you and the trolls tell you ‘you suck’ and ‘you should kill yourself’. And maybe this other video that is JUST LIKE YOURS is uploaded the SAME day and you end up being compared to a very funny video that has wayy more views but …… you gotta just chill. Remember that your Father in Heaven has it all under control. Even this little video and the timing of the upload.. its all in His plan. Just as any parent loves to take her child to the park to play the Lord loves to watch US play. So play your best, know that everything happens for HIS reasons and let it bring glory to God.
Anyway.. long story short here is our video. I think its super cute and I am very proud of my man! I hope it brings you happiness for a few minutes out of your day. Life is short <3
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So many blogs are written by photographers about why professional photographers are such an investment (aka charge so much). I, myself, have written one similar. But not enough blogs are written to express how the photographer feels about their client and their sessions;…so that is what I am going to attempt to do right now! First of all I know how difficult it is to find a good photographer in your budget that offers everything you want. I also know how hard it is to plan a day for a shoot. To get your family together is hard enough but to get them all together and in a good mood?? Good luck!. Picking a day is one of the most difficult steps, sometimes you just have to pick it and hope for the best. Moods always change. I know it may not work out, I know your baby might get sick! Its ok, we can reschedule! (once, for free. I know that you and the Mr. (or Mrs) will probably be fighting when you arrive, and I say “probably” bc you almost always are!. Maybe you got lost, maybe mom forgot to change into her nice shoes bc she was getting the kids ready for the shoot and naturally this is dads fault.I know you are stressed out! It is okay! You don’t have to put on a pretense for me, its life… and its ok! I love you anyway. Just stay calm and we will get a great shot.
. I know that you and the Mr. (or Mrs) will probably be fighting when you arrive, and I say “probably” bc you almost always are!. Maybe you got lost, maybe mom forgot to change into her nice shoes bc she was getting the kids ready for the shoot and naturally this is dads fault.I know you are stressed out! It is okay! You don’t have to put on a pretense for me, its life… and its ok! I love you anyway. Just stay calm and we will get a great shot..
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To help make your shoot super special I understand how hard you worked to pick the perfect outfits. I try to help guide you into what to buy but I am not the one searching the mall for hours to find the perfectly matching, not too bright, not too girly, and not to expensive outfits that will be in your photos for.. ever, you are! And I know it’s not fun! You’ve already paid a lot of money for a photographer and now you have to spend X amount more on the clothes! So I understand and respect the effort you have put into your shoot. Just remember that there is NO such thing as perfect. My goal is to get you at least one MONEY shot (that’s what I name the best shot, the one you’re going to want to print huge) but it is NOT to make your family look like porcelain dolls. You are not paid models and more importantly your children are not either! Those types of photos are what you get in a studio, that is not what I do. I will Photoshop you to look refreshed, but I can’t Photoshop a bad attitude or the sad face off a child who just got scolded for not smiling good enough. I have 6 kids and understand what you are going through, I will do my best to make you happy but the more relaxed you are the better your photos will turn out.
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I feel a photo shoot will only turn out beautifully if there is mutual love and respect between the client , photographer and the kids! Try to be open and honest, and I will do the same. Just don’t worry so much, its only a photograph. People first, then photos
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.<3, T
