Practice Makes Perfect

***Warning – urban vernacular and ghetto slang were used in the making of this post.***

Cause dat’s how I roll! You know that old saying… “Practice makes perfect.” In my case, practice makes me not suck as much.

On June 17, at the last minute, a client canceled her photo shoot. Since the gear was ready, the batteries all charged and the bags packed, Michelle had Sandra and Brian waiting in the wings as backup models. Even though I like shooting in natural light, I love the look of flash photography when properly done. Shooting Sandra and Brian gave me the perfect opportunity to practice my off-camera-flash technique.

For those of you that do not know this young couple, Brian is Michelle’s younger brother and Sandra is his wife of nearly six months. They volunteered to be my guinea pigs. I hopped in my ride, scooped them up from da crib, and we jetted out to the Wunderlich Farm Museum. When we arrived at Doerre Middle School, the parking for Wunderlich Farm, the driveway was blocked by two 18 wheelers. We circled back around to get a closer look and by then the trucks started to move out. YIPPIE! We don’t have to find a new location.

We arrived at the Wunderlich Farm Museum around 6:30pm and shot til near dark around 8:15pm. It was so much fun. Sandra and Brian were great sports. They were open to all my suggestions and ideas. Sandra was a trooper even through all the bug bites. Next time I’ll bring bug spray. Thank you guys for being my willing guinea pigs and not knowing any better. As it turns out, these two kiddos have birthdays very close together. Sandra’s is June 18 and Brian’s is June 21. Happy Birthday to you both! I really hope you like your photos. These are just a hand full we picked out to show online.