Their First

It is their first child together. They were both pretty excited for this event and asked me to come take some pregnancy photos of her.

I showed up with camera and speedlights ready to shoot. I saw a big open window and decided to use this for the lighting so we hung a huge sheet over it. The room didn't provide the ambiance I wanted so I decided to make this a backlit photo. This way, she would be the main focus. I asked her to put on some white clothes so her skin would really pop and be the main focal point of the photo. After all, it's her belly we wanted everyone to focus on.

I took a few test shots and immediately knew I'd need some more light. I took out my larger reflector and propped it against the couch to shoot some light back at her. This lit her up beautifully. We were in business.

Her husband soon arrived home and we asked him to join her. He was a bit hesitant but after a few minutes of uneasiness, he finally relaxed and we got some great tender moments between him and his soon-to-be child.

Vegas Vacation

It was a much needed vacation. Work has been pretty hectic and this have been getting pretty intense, so it was nice to get away for a few days. I took a few days off and took my girlfriend to the relaxing city of Las Vegas. Ya, it's not that relaxing, but it was fun. We got to visit some of her friends and I got to hang out for a few hours at the pool.

We did take my camera to grab a couple of shots of the hotel we were staying in. Yea, that's right, we stayed in the Bellagio! It was super nice. I was so excited because the fountains at Bellagio are my favorite part of Las Vegas. We even had a lake-view room. The shot above was taken from our room. We got to watch the fountains every night during our vacation.

She even indulged my eagerness to take some photos of the fountains. I wanted to get a great photo from the front of Bellagio to get a straight shot. I was worried it was too packed to squeeze in. Lucky, we got there just after one of the fountain shows (they go off every 15 minutes at night). We set up and started shooting during the 3 minute show. I was making adjustments the entire time to get a few different looks throughout the song.

I got two photos that I enjoyed. The one above I converted to black and white. I liked the details in this photo and didn't want the color to distract from the water. I liked the fountains in this next photo.

We had a great time and I'm sure we will return, I'm just not sure we'll get to stay in the Bellagio again.