I don't remember how these girls found me to do their senior portraits but I'm so glad they did! Grace was graduating this year and her sister, Lindsey, graduates in 2021. They decided to combine their sessions and get some pictures together also. Finding a location that fit both their personalities and outfits turned out to be easier than I imagined! They're obviously different but they had something similar in mind for their session. I wanted to make sure I found a place that would give us enough variety that their pictures would go well together but that it wouldn't look like I just took photos of both of them in the exact same spots. Coordinated variety? Is that a thing? It is now! The West Milford Farm was the perfect place for them and was a close location for me and for them as well since they go to Cambridge High School in Milton. I absolutely love all their pictures!
Grace is now at University of South Alabama where she committed to the Track & Field Team and is pursuing a business degree. She's so incredibly beautiful and sweet! Grace, I hope your freshman year at USA is everything you dreamed it'd be!
Last week I mentioned that I had taken both digital and film images at Ethan's session. I actually did this for nearly all my Class of 2020 sessions. I wanted to make sure I had enough examples on film so that everyone can see the difference and see that the quality of their pictures would remain the same. I can't check the back of my film camera to make sure that I "got the shot" like I would with digital. With film I have to be confident in my ability to use my camera properly, to put you in the best light and to get a great composition, pose and expression. It helps me be a better photographer. I'm not wasting our time by rushing through or thinking, "Oh, I'll just fix that in Photoshop." There are still things I can do to edit film images since I get them as digital scans but when I get it right in-camera it saves me time on the back end of your session. When I get film scans back from Richard Photo Lab I'm always so excited to see what we captured rather than feeling like it's just another chore I have to perform to finish your session. A lot of photographers love the editing process; I'm not one of them. My favorite things about my job are getting to know clients, planning the perfect session for them and taking their pictures. Sitting at my computer for hours and hours on end is not something I enjoy. I've always loved my job but now my love has increased ten-fold with film!
In Grace's digital images above and her film images below you can see the difference in the tones of the greens especially. My favorite film stock is Fujifilm Pro400H because it produces really beautiful soft minty greens rather than the kind of neon greens on digital. It's a softer look and I think it allows the client to be the main subject. Digital greens just seem to pull your attention away. I'd much rather notice your beautiful faces than the grass!
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