see 1.27.14

I’ve been looking at photo blogs for five years. That’s a long time. Sometimes I go back to some of the oldest work of one of my favorite photographers. I was obsessed with her work. Now that I’ve been doing photography for a couple years I compare my work to her old stuff. I feel confident in what I do. I’m excited to continue to do photography.

When I look at wedding photographers work I don’t really feel anything anymore. It’s all the same. I honestly don’t even know who I would hire. Maybe Susan Strippling. What makes her work so different? She’s way expensive, but her photo’s just have so much emotion. Lately all the photographers have been chopping off the heads right under the eyes. What kind of composition is that? If I were in that picture and I looked at it years later (or even now) I would be so upset that I couldn’t see the way my spouse looked at me then. Sure they also give you photo’s where you can see the eyes, but no one ever makes the same expression. I hope that fad doesn’t last long.

Engagements should show a lot about a couple. I would love it if I used a location that was actually applicable to the couple. Somewhere that had to do with our dating. Where we met, where we would always hang out, favorite date spot. I want to take them at the conference center. Go on dates to spoken word and walk around temple square. The bad part about being a photographer and dating is your always planning photographs you’d want. Or seeing if their last name would go well with your photography business. Waiting on really getting a name for your business because you hope to change your last name really soon.

There are some photographers who go on photo dates. The boyfriend goes with you on photo explorations and even will be in pictures with you. I would love that so much. I heard a proposal  story where they went on a photo exploration in the fall leaves for fun and then he purposed. So cute. Those photographs she got before that were the ones right before she was engaged.

I’m a sentimental one;) Photographs need emotion! Don’t stick with the norm. I’m leaning towards lifestyle and children photography. Children are full of character! Mainly I want to have a family of my own and take real photos of them.

I don’t think I could be a commercial photographer because they often have to leave lots of space on the outside because then the client can crop it out. I would hate that. If the original photograph isn’t close to perfect, meaning good composition and lighting, it often gets thrown in the trash. It’s hard to see potential if it doesn’t have those main elements.