This week marked my TENTH photo shoot since I opened my business a few months ago. Its amazing how much I have learned since I started this, and how much more confident I am becoming in my work.In the beginning, my biggest struggle was trying to nail down my "style". A mentor of mine asked me what style I was going for... I was like, "Um... emotional?" (What kind of answer is that, right?) What I meant to say was that I didn't really know what my final photos would look like, just that they would convey emotion.So much of photography is the technical stuff. ISO, aperture, shutter speed, lighting, posing,composition, lens choice, etc. But luckily, a big part (and I would argue, a more important part!) is tapping into innate creativity and working to capture life and feeling.

One of the reasons why I love photographing families and children is because of the LOVE! It is so satisfying and heart warming to be able to photograph the bond between parent and child. Having a little one myself, I am lucky enough to understand this kind of unconditional devotion and it is something that I strive to capture in every session.

I absolutely still have moments where I think to myself, "What the heck am I doing? Am I even good at this?!" But as time goes on, I have started trusting my gut and being open to wherever the shoot takes me. The cool thing about doing this is that each of my shoots have a different feel to them. Each session is unique and I can't necessarily guarantee that my client's final photos will look a certain way, but I can guarantee that I will capture the love.

I know that I have so much more to learn, but I am really looking forward to learning it!

Until next time! Make someone smile today!

-Karcy

(Photos are in order from most to least recent)