The World According to Angie

A Belly Full of Promise

Shot with Nikon D300s + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8; 1/250s at f/2.8 and ISO 400 @ 60mm using indirect natural light (no modifiers).

I had the privilege of shooting this image for a friend from church who is expecting her second child any second now. Her sweet daughter, wearing a pair of fairy wings, posed for a variety of shots. This is one of our mutual favorites.

I see such promise in this image! Such hope for this new life, and for the relationship that will grow between these two sisters - yes, they're expecting another little girl. It truly is a belly full of promise.

Micaiah + His Mommy

I visited Micaiah in the hospital the day after he was born. A year later, he's one solid, sturdy little guy ... and his mama is completely in love with him. I can't say I blame her!

Shot with Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens; 1/250s at f/4.5 and ISO 200 at 70mm. Shot using natural light in San Antonio, TX on 21 November 2009.

Mmmm ... it's that new baby smell!

While in San Antonio this weekend visiting my folks, I did several photo shoots for friends of the family. Saturday morning, I got to play with Carissa and her friend Ashley, as well as Ashley's 10-week-old son, Konnor. When I asked her how she felt about "naked baby" and she replied, "I love it!" I knew we were in for a fun shoot. I'll be sharing a handful of images from this shoot over the next couple days. This one really made me smile ... Konnor is such an adorable little guy!

Shot with Nikon D200 + 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor lens; 1/100s at f/1.4 using overhead natural-light fluorescents and diffused flash.

Fiercely Independent

Audrey & Chris call Logan "fiercely independent" ... and this photograph goes a long way to documenting that side of his personality. At 15 months, he's quite opinionated about what he wants to do and when he wants to do it. Can you tell?

Shot with Nikon D200 + 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Nikkor lens; 1/160s at f/5.6 and ISO 200 at 145mm. 

Boy, in his natural environment

I've learned that the very best photographs of children happen when you allow them to play, and follow them with your camera. This little guy was climbing all over the playground equipment, so I crawled beneath him and shot up. I'm amazed that I caught both the smattering of freckles across his nose and the gleam in his eyes, despite the fact that he was backlit and I wasn't using a flash.

Shot with Nikon D200 + 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Nikkor lens; 1/640s at f/5.0 & ISO 200.
 

Such mischief in her eyes

She's such a sweet little thing, but sometimes, you can see the mischief in her eyes. This photograph just made me laugh...!

Shot with Nikon D200 + 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Nikkor lens; 1/250s at f/8, ISO 200 using natural light. Post-processing done in Photoshop CS3 to convert to b/w and add vignette + blur.

Moody Light

I'm fascinated with shadows right now. I caught this with my handy-dandy 70-300mm lens the other night at one of the middle school football games, while Jim was walking back to our seats. The sun had set about 20 minutes before, and the field lights had just come on. The result: a moody candid shot that makes me smile.
  

How do you keep a Morkie still?

How do you keep a Morkie still? I have no idea. The only way I can get photos of Jack right now is to have someone tackle him, and then I have to snap away while he wiggles and hope I get something workable. In this case, Veronica was holding him with his belly in her palm and his little legs were just swimming in the air. Whatever it takes for a good photo, right?

Shot with Nikon D200 + 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor lens, 1/60s at f/4.5 at ISO 200. Taken outdoors in the shade in the late afternoon.

Goddard Family Outtakes

Annalise was one unhappy camper when we tried to take family photos. I asked her mom and dad to cry right back at her in an attempt to make her smile.

It seemed to confuse her more than cheer her up, but it sure made for some funny out-takes! A big thanks to Stephanie and Abel for being willing to have a bit of fun and be silly for their sweet girl.

The end results were certainly worth it!
 
 
 

Pigtails + dimples

 Apparently, the trick to shooting happy babies is to bring along a puppy. (Thank you, Jack!) Shot at f/4.8 and 1/125s at ISO 200 with my new lens.