Neutral density filter testing

So, I celebrated my 3rd, 30th birthday this past week.... and besides the pampering and spoiling I received from my family, David bought me my first neutral density filter.  I'm so excited to start working with some new and different gear to 1-Up my game again this year with photography  This filter darkens the lens to 10-stops underexposed so I can shoot very shallow depth of fields with flash in very bright conditions!  I'm so pumped to put this to Wacky Williams practice before I put in into my normal senior session this summer.  It's going to really be a fun summer of photography!  

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Phillips : Family Love

Here's another family that's dear to my heart.  I graduated with these two and grew up with them.  They are amazing people, and now, amazing parents of 3 kiddos!  Where does time run off to?!  Kyper, Anja, and Cora came for a studio session and it was great to meet them.  I think their middle kiddo was only a few months old the last time I saw them, at our favorite vacation spot, we all call "paradise"  Since then, Joel (their dad) has been in school to be a doctor!  Yes, a brilliant something-something-Neurologist-something-something that was really big words...  I'm so proud of him and his family to support him through that while moving like 11 times and having 3 kids away from the support of family.  Wow.  I couldn't do it.  Congrats on finishing school this summer and to your beautiful family!

Wacky Williams : Punk rockstars

When mommy gets a new fog machine.....

I need my little punk rockstar group to make an image! 

So, this is done with my fog machine, 2 Speedlites (with a blue gel), 1 Paul C. Buff, and 1 SP studio systems light.... I'm so thrilled with how this turned out... I've been trying to get this 'album look' for some time now, and feel like I'm getting closer... my kids probably wished I had it down already so they could quit posing... :)  

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Preston : 1 year!

 This little guy is 1 tomorrow!  What a happy, fun little guy!  Preston has 7 teeth, and decided to learn to walk before his photoshoot.... probably just so I'd have to chase him around :)  We had a blast incorporating his toy Audi with a birthday cake and to show how much he's grown.  Happy Birthday little guy!  Enjoy a few teasers!

Wacky Williams : Guitar Hero

Every now and then, I get in a creative Crunch, and no ideas come.  So, my husband suggested I try to buy some Photoshop actions to re-kindle my love for photo art.  I had found these actions on Pinterest, but of course they had a cost, so I didn't buy them.... (I'm Dutch, so that explains that.)  After looking at how much it would cost for about 11 actions, my husband said it was quite worth it to have something fun to inspire me.  So, a photoshoot with his guitar and $60 of actions later, and here was a re-kindled love for photo art.  David has been itching to make this his Facebook profile so he told me to shift the Wacky Williams post for this week back so I could show this.... Now he can use it :)   Enjoy!  

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