i scouted out some spots for emily's senior pictures but was feeling unsure.
i was so releived when she said "i just want it to be where i wouldn't normally wear my prom dress."
YAY….we were off to the abandoned CO-OP.
and wow…it smelled seriously bad…like manure.
but we sacrificed for the photo.
emily….you made my job so easy.
your smile is so genuine.
i love all of these
but this one is my favorite….
or these….
thanks emily.
my first senior pictures were a success!
(anyone know why pictures lose their color a bit when putting them on the blog?
these are so bright and vivid in iPhoto and then here they seem a bit washed out???
if you know….fill me in please. :)
Carrie K - seriously stunning!!! the photos and the subject!! fun fun pictures…makes me want to be a senior again…haahaahaa
princesslasertron - what a gorgeous young lady!
Heather - Those are all fantastic, but the one of her in street clothes in the crook of the tree…sigh. She will cherish that one always.
Kelli - These pics are great! Very Down-to-Earth! I was wondering if you would be willing to take my son’s one year old pics and a few family shots? http://www.theschrags.blogspot.com
Clair (Emily's Dad) - Megan, these photos are absolutely wonderful. Not only is it impossible to select a favorite from what you’ve posted, I would imagine it will be all the more difficult when we see all you shot. Thank you for bringing such creativity to your session. And yes, the girl’s pretty cute, too. Thanks again for providing Emily with such a wonderful experience.
Jennifer - A++++++++wesome! Love them!
Smiles,
Jen
Lisa - WHAT A LOVELY GIRL. ACTUALLY, YOUNG WOMAN. GREAT PICTURES
HUGS FROM FLORIDA
gina - Gorgeous. those prom dress/urban shots look like a fashion editorial. What fun senior pictures!
Sophie - Wonderful job, Meg!
Beautiful shots of a beautiful girl (:
kate - are you a professional photographer, Meg? If not, you should! You are such an incredible genius! I love, love, love your photos! You made your subject so very beautiful! 🙂
Cheers,
Kate
http://www.toyourstruly.com
Sarah L - Amazing, I have the same prob ,dying to get my hands on photoshop and a decent camera! Love love love these!!i
Courtney - Yeah, to get consistent color, you need to calibrate. And not use iPhoto 🙂 Have you gone to manual on your camera yet? That’ll help too. And have you ever been over to ilp? The best thing ever, I promise! So many helpful people!
http://www.ilovephotography.com
Good start!
silverdaisy - Okay… love the one where she is hugging her knees (B+W) and her toes are sticking out, great photo! also the one in the red doorway with the interesting light play.
Sandy - Those are great Meg! My favorites are with the pink background and the one in the tree (that’s my ultimate favorite). What a great idea to have her pictures done in her prom dress. Does everyone in that area do that? They don’t do it here, but I love the idea (too bad my daughter graduated last year!).
kitchendoor - Meg, those are gorgeous. Really. I wish my senior pictures had been one iota as cool. Instead I look like I am about to commit mass murder on my way to Tony and Tina’s Wedding. Thanks for sharing these!
Sandy Coppertone - Great job. I like the barefeet with the dress better than the flipflops.
I have two suggestions. Check your white balance and try a polarized filter for outdoor shots. In the photo by the water and tree, a polarized filter would have done wonders for the sky in the background. Google images for “polarized filter” and see some examples. In some of the shots her skin has a green tint others a blue tint. Adjusting the white balance will solve this. (I apologize if this was intentional)
If you save your picture in GIF rather than JPG format it will be more consistant on the web. (but then you open a whole other can of worms when your ready to print…)
There is a ton of info for self-educated photographers out there. Take advantage and beware of the sales pitch!
Staci - So SO beautiful…the pictures and Emily 🙂
Jamie Sampson - gorgeous! you totally rocked it. Go Meg! Go Meg! Go Meg! and the chants go on and on 🙂
Kate - Wow! Beautiful! Great Pics!
sandy toe - Very pretty..I love her sitting on the tree looking out..lovely.
sandy toe
emily :] - MEGAN! OH MY GOSH I LOVEEEE THEM!
thank you sooo much. i had a BLAST.
can’t wait to see the rest :]
kasey - beautiful girl.
xo
Laura - I am off to find my prom dress and a stinky alley! Meet me there!
FANTASTIC!
katherine - beautiful girl, beautiful photography!
Rachel - Fabulous shots!
Keri R. - These pictures look great! I want to take some like this in my wedding dress… I just have to have this baby first. 🙂 But my hubs is getting deployed 2 months after the baby is born so I figure if I can lose the weight in time, pictures like that would be cool to send to him in Iraq. I also love the new blog header!!!
cori - cute girl…great photos!
I am pretty sure Karen Russell did a whole post about this once. Maybe look through her archives and see if it helps.
robyn Beckley Vining - it happens to me, too. i was using a blogger for my photog blog and bagged it and am building a site for my business that will include a blog function. it seems it is when a photo has been *edited* for color- anytime i do that they get washed out. blogger does a terrible job interpreting color. i don’t know about typepad.
i have an lcd screen and it doesn’t matter. the sad thing is that i know they look best on my screen, and worse everywhere else. so that’s a bummer.
nice job.
fun, right?!
🙂
robyn Beckley Vining - it happens to me, too. i was using a blogger for my photog blog and bagged it and am building a site for my business that will include a blog function. it seems it is when a photo has been *edited* for color- anytime i do that they get washed out. blogger does a terrible job interpreting color. i don’t know about typepad.
i have an lcd screen and it doesn’t matter. the sad thing is that i know they look best on my screen, and worse everywhere else. so that’s a bummer.
nice job.
fun, right?!
🙂
chas at the wild raspberry - love the combination of fancy and earthy…really nice.
and the setting in the trees by the pond is breathtaking.
what a great photo session.
chasity
Kim - These are amazing. I just love the one of her leaning up against the building. She is beautiful.
Marie - Awesome job…you’ve become quite the photographer, I just got a decent camera 4 months ago and my friend has already asked me to take her daughter’s senior pics…we’ll see how it turns out!
I just tried uploading to flickr instead of directly from my I Photo and then taking the url from flickr and posting it that way and it seems to maintain color that way for me better on my blog.
Jess - Awesome pictures! As always. I love the one in front of the red door.(with the sunlight) If you ever find yourself in South Carolina, you MUST let me know.
Cheryl - Great photos and she looks absolutely divine!!
traci - I love the one in the tree and the ones with the window by her!!!!! Awesome job meg.
valerie @ Robots and Candy - Those are great!
She’s a champ for looking fabulous in a place that smells like manure. I would have looked like I smelled something in every single picture. I’m not good with bad smells….
Julia - fabuloso job! My favorite is the one against the red door. I love it when someone is really into messing around (as she seems to be!) – it’s so much easier than when they’re barely tolerating having their picture taken.
oh, also love the pic under “Johnny’s” so much fun!!!
Rebecca - Moniter calibration; iPhoto has default settings that may not transfer over to those on typepad.com.
Try editing the pics in Photoshop for the web, that may help maintain consistency.
And good work–she looks lovely!
Starnes Fam - What an infectious smile. She’s absolutely darling. And, your photography is fantastic!
danyele - i have the same prob…i think it’s just the way the monitor displays them.
anyway, i love the shots…that johnny’s sign is great! and she is beautiful!!!
AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage - What a beauty, and I love the photos!
sarah - She’s beautiful and what a great dress..and especially love the flipflops with the dress 🙂
Great photographs, you did an excellent job!
Wendy - You did great! I love these!
She is so pretty and I love the dress w/flip-flops!
jamie - Wow! She is Gorgeous and you did a Superb Job! Congratulations. jamie
Aby - Gorgeous! Great job Meg!