Sisters in the Summer – Sibling Photography
Hey guys! On Monday afternoon, I had the pleasure of shooting the Elkins sisters who are both just amazingly wonderful and funny. I had so much fun with these two. They reminded me of my own sisters and I suddenly wanted to do a family shoot with my sisters. I miss them! Ahhh! There is nothing like the bond of sisterhood. Sister relationships are so awesome because you are born with a best friend. You can fight and make up in a matter of seconds. It’s such a weird dynamic… I love it.
Now I don’t normally do family portraits. It’s not like I have anything against it, it’s just not usually a client I attract since I don’t shoot children. This shoot on the other hand… Pretty much the ideal family session for me. These girls are around my age so I was able to just kick it with them and take some photos for mom. Mom likes nature. Here we go!
Time for a little tech rundown:
For the set above, I shot completely natural light. I had Melanie (right) hold a few of the branches of the bush to frame their faces with the budding flowers and add an extra layer to the photo to make it more interesting. This set is a personal favorite of mine. These girls are so pretty and natural!
The photos below were shot under a dark, shadowy tree. Sun spots are always a problem under tree light, so I used a Canon 580exII flash into a 45″ white umbrella to illuminate the girls with a nice soft light, while blocking the major sun spots with a translucent reflector.
Just a quick thanks to these girls for being so cool and cooperative in our interesting…environment. Haha! And thanks to Jasmine for coming all the way down from NYC for this shoot! You guys are too cool!
Family Photography
Sister Portraits
Washington, DC
Porsha’s “Mother Nature” Maternity Session
This is the gorgeous, hot mama Porsha. After bouncing around ideas for a few weeks, Porsha decided on a “Mother Nature” theme for her maternity session with me. When the day finally rolled around, I headed out to Raleigh, NC to meet this wonderful girl and her baby to be. I love working creative shoots like this one. It makes it so much more fun when I don’t have to do the traditional heart around the belly shot…
hahaha… Goofing around during lighting tests…. 🙂
“Mother Nature”
Credits:
Photographer: Alexa Poletti Photography
MUA: Donnie of IC Beauty
Model: Porsha P
Great sunlight!
And of course, a shot with Porsha and her sister, Ashante’, who came with us to the shoot.
I had such a blast with these two girls and I can’t wait to shoot Baby K’s newborn pictures when she finally graces us with her presence!
Goodnight friends! xx
Maternity Photography
Raleigh, NC
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