Whew! I’m back from Click Away 2018 and I have sooo many images to sift through. One of my favorite boutique experiences was Great Light Anywhere with Kim Hlidebrand, a lifestyle photographer in Seattle. I’ve taken off camera flash courses and I already love using my light kits and flash at in-home sessions, but it was still such a treat to get new tips and see how someone else shoots on location. Especially when it comes to bringing lights into a family’s home – this type of material can get technically complex very quickly! That alone is probably the biggest deterrent to being a lifestyle photographer – and lugging the gear can be a bit more work too. But in my opinion it’s totally worth the extra gear to be able to capture families in their natural environments.
Kim was wonderful to learn from. I got some great new ideas from her like bouncing flash off windows and I love how she used her lights to add to the already existing natural light instead of just for filling in shadows. It gave the whole shoot a more natural feel and was less obtrusive.
And I don’t think there is a cuter family to photograph! This little sweetie was in a great mood and not at all intimidated by 20+ photographers with cameras out snapping away. Here are a handful of shots I was able to get – we had to take turns using the light set up so there wasn’t much shooting time but the bit I did have was great.
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