2010 is looking mighty bright for us Lawrences! Finally. We’ve been patiently waiting for something to come along and be fantastic. It hasn’t been without a struggle though. Starting in late 2008, we managed to overcome two lay-offs, a…. challenging unit with the Reserves (not to mention the transition between Active Duty, Inactive Duty, to Reserves – They operate on an entirely different universe.) We are getting ready to start our 4th week away from each other as Husbund has made it more then half way through Recruiting School with the Reserves (he’ll never know how amazingly proud I am of him!). We will wait for orders while Husbund is in an IMA slot working….
Oh yeah, and I still work a ful- time out-of-the-home non-photography drafting job for an engineering firm, even though from September to present I have done 86 sessions, including births and multiple children… and 2 weddings!
I STILL WORK FULL TIME!
Me = insane…
Anyway, that’s a lot for just me! I have a ton of work I still have to get done, with quite a few portfolio building sessions for Little Giraffe to wrap up. I’m getting there ladies, I promise! This year I want to slow down, but I still have big plans. I have 2 exciting launches planned while we await orders, we have weddings booked, OpLove is growing, my kids are growing…. and I’m growing.
I’ve always had an overwhelming need to help people. Usually it bites me in the rear, but because of such a successful last year, I feel that I’m in a position where I can honestly help others without the fear of it turning sour, or “stealing” clients, locations, or techniques. We, as photographers, let those feelings consume ourselves! Why do we do that? It’s because we’ve worked very hard to get where we’re at, and we don’t want anyone or thing to jeopardize our hard work. But, at some point I, you…. WE! need to stop being selfish. Now, I’m not talking about just handing over all our secrets to someone who doesn’t know how to control their f/5, 1/250, 400 ISO, 150mm (that’s f-stop, exposure time, ISO, focal length for the JSO folks and here’s the image.)
(ps- I pre-photoshop in Bridge rather then Lightroom, because it’s WAY faster for me as I’ve developed my workflow)
There many people who are established in their craft who might need a compliment, a suggestion, maybe a new location idea. That’s not so bad right? You could share a location! Maybe what type of post processing you used… On the above image, should you love it, I used My AMAZING Action (I haven’t quite decided if I’ll sell this action or not), my Reddy Gone, and added a texture overlay.
Anyway, it’s time for me to give back…………… more. More than I already do! It makes me feel good, warms my heart! That’s why I’ve decided to let people in. If you want to trot around after me during a session, please let me know! If you need an idea of a new great location, shoot me an email! Maybe you need some help with an image, send it on over.. then I’ll tell you how I did it. I don’t mind seriously. Just let me know. It might take me a couple days to get back to you, but I will get back to you!
Also, check out this new blog I started, www.photogprops.wordpress.com! I hope it will just take off so it will HELP others!
If you haven’t checked out OpLove, do it. If it’s one thing you do today, look at OpLove. www.oplove.org.
Hug your babies, kiss your lover! It’s going to be a FANTASTIC year!
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f/4, 1/160s, iso 400, 50mm
pp: Bridge (Initial), Photoshop (My Action - it’s one action, and yes, I am VERY proud of it 
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f/4, 1/160s, iso 400, 50mm
pp: Bridge (Initial), Photoshop (My Action, My Touch of Cream)
f/4, 1/160s, iso 400, 50mm
pp: Bridge (Initial), Photoshop (My Action, FloraBella’s Spring Haze)
Prop from: Cricket’s Creations Super Fringie ($75 from Etsy)
For these pictures I simply tossed the fringie over a magazine holder, and stuck Nan in the middle. I am really into moody light now, so to recreate this look, should you want too, you’ll need an extra-large octagon light sitting on the floor, directly behind you. I did not have a diffuser over it, just straight on light.
(I created the above setup with the Strobox Application for the iPhone. If you hold down the power off button and push the home screen button on the bottom, it will take a snapshot of what you are currently viewing! Neat huh!)
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