Color!!!

I think fall has become my favorite time to photograph. The richness and diversity of the colors in nature are just so inspiring. When I photographed this lovely family, I actually thought, "Should I even offer them black and white?!?! Would it be sinful to do so?" Well, I went ahead and shot a fun session so here are the results.

We started out with some traditional portraits. The kids were so easy going. Notice the catch lights in their eyes?

 The sun skimmed across their faces at eye level at JUST the right time. Click.

Peak fall colors DO look great in black and white. I am a big fan of contrast and I don't even have to fudge it much in post production. The kids' clothes pop nicely here.

 He has a great look even when just waiting for direction so I tended to not direct him so quickly.

 The bark of a tree is one of my favorite textures.

 It's nice to look away from the camera sometimes, too.

 This was sis' idea and I liked it so we did it. So cute.

 Another great high contrast example. Add a funky fish eye lens and the trees bow down around them.

 Quite possibly one of the best jumps of all time!

My fave of the day. This image positions me as the observer. The foreground of the leaves on the ground is eye catching and I just love the casual moment.

 The kids were workin' it at this point. ;-)

 Another fave. They were really fun and this shot shows it.

 Outtakes are a must with me. Candid and natural.

 Traditional, yet fun and with lots of color.

 Mom and Dad. Good looking mom and dad, that is!

 I softened the brown and yellow backgrounds here so the faces could pop.

 Getting the camera at the kids' level was key here, as was including the end of the bridge rails to add drama.

 On this one I wanted the image to feel like the rails were wrapping themselves around you, so I moved in a little bit. I like the way bro has his arm around sis, too.

 Emotional stuff is just more captivating in black and white in my book.

 Mom and Dad laughing at their kids being goofy.

 Peeking through the leaves and using them to frame the shot. Do they know I'm there?

 Now they do!

 Another outtake. So real.

 Of course we HAD to throw leaves.

 This is a fun image to put on a wall because there is something going on.

 Last shot of the day!

Thank you so much for spending your morning with me - as I think you know, I had a great time!