Adam Marin Photography

Today was Easter, and we had the MArin side at my Aunt Linda’s house. My grandma lives in a nursing home, and gets very confused if she is away from there, so she cannot leave any more. To help her remember her kids and family, my aunts have given her pictures of the family, and they thought it would be nice to have a picture of all her kids (all my aunts and uncles). This image is all of them together for my Grandma. This is just a quick shot in her backyard with natural light. I think it turned out pretty well for a quick shot, and my grandma will love it!

Today I had a corporate portrait session with Mary Jo. Mary Jo earned a promotion at work, and her employer publishes a picture of each person when they have milestones like a promotion or anniversary. It is kind of cool if you think about it, because they pay for you to have a nice image made, and if you wanted copies, you don’t have to pay the session fee. Congratulations Mary Jo!

Today I read page 104 in the 5D Mark II manual.

Today I decided to take a portrait of my daughter Addison. She loves having her picture taken, as she has been my model and subject for her whole life! She is such a good girl and is really interested in helping dad out with my photography. She even has her own kids tough Vtech camera. She fills the memory card on that thing all the time! I love hanging out with her and she is a great little model! I am lucky to have her in every way!

Today I read page 139 in the Canon 40D manual.

Dora, Dora, Dora the explorer! Tomorrow I have to do a business portrait session, and I want to do a different lighting setup than I usually do, so tonight I set up my lights and did some portraits of my daughters Dora doll. I think I got my lighting dialed in to where I want it. Unfortunately, when I do these late night sessions, I have to rely on toys, rather than say my wife, but I think this works out pretty well. At least I am practicing and trying something new.

Today I read page 90 in the Canon 40D manual.

Here are some more Senior Portrait tips:

1. Sleep!   Make sure you get at least 2 nights of good sleep before your photo session so that you will look fresh and won’t have bags under your eyes.

2. Guys, let a new hair cut grow out for at least a week before your pictures, allowing time for any white tan lines to disappear. Also, take the time to get a close shave. Girls, if you plan on coloring your hair or getting a new style, also allow at least a week to get used to the style.

3. Have your clothes and accessories ready the night before your shoot.  Choose clothes that reflect your style and the changing seasons (summer – fall).  Make sure they are clean and free of wrinkles.  Ask your photographer how many outfit changes he/she allows or suggests.  For each outfit, put your accessories in a zip lock bag and attach it to the hanger.

On Saturday I got to to do a really fun photo shoot. I was able to photograph one of my friends two little girls. They are very cute and I had a lot of fun photographing them. In about an hour I shot well over 300 pictures! I had to whittle those down to the best of the best and I ended up with 44 great shots. Of those, these are my 5 favorite. I love the expressions and how they turned out.

Tonight I got the chance to do another corporate headshot. I was lucky enough to work with Wendy. She was a great subject and fun to work with. The shoot went very well, and I got some great pictures of her. This is one of my favorites from the photo shoot.

I thought I might share a picture from one of my latest photo shoots. It is a picture of Addison in her dance outfit. Her recital is in May, and she is very excited for it. Even more excited to have such a fun costume. I just like this picture and the way she looks in it.

Last night after the photo shoot, and since I had my stuff all set up, I decided to play a little with light and see what I get. We have this snowman decoration that is just about as tall as my daughter and is able to stand and sit on it’s own. I posed him and then played with the lighting to learn more about it. It was kind of fun seeing the how different lighting had an effect on him. This is one of my favorites, and I shot all these with my new 24-70 F2.8L lens, so it was a good test of that as well.

Meet Alice! She is my latest subject. Alice needed a portrait for her recent anniversary with her company and I got to do it. I think the portrait turned out well and she will be happy with the results!