Have you ever wondered what my blog is going to be like after I actually have the baby? A week ago I would have denied all charges that having a baby would make me only write about babies all the time. I really hope that isn’t the case, but ever since this photography thing came into my life it’s all I seem to talk about lately. Gaaah! I don’t want this blog to become my photography one, and I want to have a life outside of the pictures I take (and someday outside of the children I raise), but until I come up with a good name for the biz I’m going to have to post my pictures here (because I can’t bear to just keep them to myself.)

You’ve seen Baby Camdon before. The photos below prove what some good light and a nice camera can do. I’m proud to say that none of these photos were shot on auto (yay!). All of my practice using the G9 on manual has really helped me to understand what all of the settings mean. I still shoot lots of “test” shots and play with the settings, but the majority of the time I’m shooting on aperture or manual. I would shoot manual all the time but I can’t figure out how to change both the aperture and the shutter speed, I seem to only be able to change either/or. I guess I need to read the manual.

Please don’t steal my pictures. :( I don’t have a watermark yet because I don’t have a business name, so if you want to use these, please make sure you credit them!

We started little Camdon out on his tummy, which didn’t work out so well because it made it too easy for him to smush his face into the blanket instead of looking at us.

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I’ve decided I’d like to try something I’ve never seen another photographer do. I’m going to post a Straight Out Of Camera Shot (SOOC Shot), in every post. I hope that doing this will keep me from relying heaviliy on Photoshop to create beautiful photos. I think that Photoshop is a great way to enhance photos, but I never want to be relying on it so heavily that I can’t be happy with the photos as I take them. You know?

So here is my fav SOOC shot for this session. I think it’s pretty good for my first time with the camera.

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I sharpened the eyes, warmed up the color, brightened the midtones a little, a tiny bit of cropping, and removed a few blemishes. I think it’s my favorite shot from the session.

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Hahaha. Funny baby.

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THAT SHOT!

Babies can have so much attitude. I love the half smirk on his face that says “Hey crazy lady, I ain’t gonna look at the camera and smile for nothin.’”

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I can’t wait for mom to get these letters up on the wall so we can photograph him in his room below his letters. This shot wasn’t really working for me until I ran the Totally Rad “Old Skool” on it. I said I didn’t want to rely on Photoshop, but that doesn’t mean I’m against adding a little extra sometimes. :)

Isn’t the dog on his bum the cutest little touch?

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Shooting little dogs is quite possibly the most difficult thing ever. They hardly ever sit still! Little Lexi was a good girl and sat down for just a moment to pose in a portrait for me. I definitely had to speed up my shutter when she came into the picture!

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We did a few with Jill and her baby, which made me realize how much harder portraiture can be when you introduce multiple subjects. Of course, having a model as gorgeous and comfortable in front of the camera as Jill is definitely made a difference for me. Thanks to Jill and Baby Camdon for putting up with me for the afternoon.

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There are a few more shots in my flickr set here. Please go visit if you would like to see the rest!

I’m at a stage where I’m trying to be very open to feedback, so please feel free to let me know what you think! Later on down the road, when I feel more confident about what I can do, I might get a little annoyed with people critiquing my photos all the time, but for right now I need to swallow my pride and say “What do you think I can do better?”

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