Conrath Family

Wow, my first non-family photo shoot! The Conrath family was the perfect "guinea pig" family for me to start with. The Conraths are such a fun and sweet family that we've known for 3-4 years. To top it off they have  adorable children. I was nervous going into this shoot but this family quickly put my nerves at ease. They were so easy to work with and I loved watching their family interact on a different level. After this shoot I can see why photographers love their jobs so much! Enjoy :) 

Clara is only  a few weeks older than Andrew

Adorable kiddos :) 

My favorite! 

Hudson decided to slip Mommy the tongue during a kiss! The whole family got a good laugh. 

Love this!

Could this boy be any cuter?!

Beautiful ladies

Thank you Conrath Family for letting me practice with your family! I truly enjoyed the experience. 

Family pictures

I told my sister-in-law that I wanted to play around with my camera and try to get a few pictures of Hunter and Caliea. I then told Amanda I wanted her and John in the pictures too. Well, that idea quickly turned into family photos with everyone included. I was a tad nervous, but I'm so glad that we all decided to do family photos. Our last family picture taken was when Hunter was just a few months old! We were definitely over due so I thought I might as well get the practice and see what I can do.  

I am really happy with how these photos turned out. As you know, I have been struggling with my focus and ISO settings. I wasn't quite sure what I was doing wrong so I asked my friend Marissa for some pointers. With Marissa's tips I was able to control my focus and ISO much better this time around.   The fact that I was able to get 10 faces in focus was a huge success for me :) Thank you Marissa! 

The kids with Grandma and Grandpa 

My sister-in-law and her family 

Love that cheesy grin on Hunter's face! 

I can't believe that in April this group of four will turn into five! 

Ah, those eyes! 

We tried to beat the rain but failed :( 

Leaves part 2

The sun popped out again yesterday so it was Andrews turn behind the camera. I picked up Andrew from school at 3:30 and rushed how to change so we could make it back down to my "secret" spot. I wanted to play around with lighting at this time of day to prepare me for the Conrath's family pictures on Monday :) When I asked Andrew if he wanted to take pictures he said "Ya, I want to better than Ava!" Andrew knew Ava got a sweet treat afterwards so that might have swayed his answer!

Today I felt like my focusing was better. I wish Andrew's eyes would have been brighter in some pictures but over all I am very happy with the results. Andrew was such a little poser and excited for pictures today. How did I get so lucky with two excited and willing kids this week?! Now, enjoy the photos! I am always up for advice so please let me know what you think! Thank you.

Throwing in his own pose :) 

Love this one! 

Ah, these eyes!