Adam Marin Photography

This image is one that I created yesterday for my daughter’s four year old session. She turned four a few days ago, but weather kept us from doing the shoot sooner.We found the purple flowers and she wanted her picture taken by them because purple is her favorite color (as you can tell by the shirt and hairband). This was kind of difficult to shoot because it was in the early afternoon and the sun was very bright. I think it turned out pretty well. I used my 580EXII to add some fill to her face and then opened it up even more in Lightroom 3 to make sure we see her pretty face!

I know I posted a very similar image to this just a few posts ago, but there is one very important reason I post this one today. This is the shoot I did for my son Caleb’s one year birthday! I have done this very same shoot twice before this one, and I have to tell you, even though it is the same, it is so not! Each child reacted very differently to the cake. The first two dug right in and ate it up. My son, not so much. He did try a little, but he really didn’t eat much. My daughter was the same way when she turned one. Of course she had an ear infection and didn’t feel good, but we gave her the chance at two and she didn’t really do it then either. I guess the point is that, especially with kids, you can do the same setup and get completely different results every time. That is one of the reasons I love working with kids, you just never know waht you are going to get!

Yesterday I had a photo shoot with this cute little guy for his one year birthday. The cake is something I have done a few times, but it has always turned out good. You get such good expressions from the kids when they get to dig in! He did a great job getting nice and messy and really digging in there! It is was a pleasure to photograph him, and I think we got some great images of him.

This was my image from Saturday night. I had a 25th birthday party that I was hired to photograph at this restaurant called Black Forest. It is, as you can see, kind of a log cabin looking building. We were in the banquet room upstairs, and I thought it was really cool. There were just a couple of people there as this was just prior to the party starting. It was a good night, but late, so I didn’t get to post on Saturday. I am still trying to catch up from my Florida trip! I will get back on track here pretty quick though.