Photo Shoot Deets

Yesterday I conducted a shoot for Author Candra Ward who's book entitled "In My Mind" 

will be coming out in the near future. 

For the worse day I've had for a shoot the day couldn't have turned out better because we got the shots she was looking to portray in her book.

I get to the shoot location to start...I'm setting up and  

BAM!!!

My flash drops off of my hotshoe flash clip...and no longer flashes.

And we all know as photographers...we must HAVE LIGHT!

Sooooooo....

First I want to give a shout out to 

BEST BUY!

They are totally awesome and their insurance plan is amazing!

Secondly I want to give a shout out to

MY HUSBAND

for ALWAYS making sure I purchase additional insurance on my equipment!

I love that man!

So I head over to Best Buy and they say Oh yeah we will go ahead and just replace it for you!

How awesome is that!

Oooooooooo but we no longer sale that specific flash that you have...

OMG! ARE YOU KIDDING!

Even though it took forever to get this taken care of...best buy customer service took care of me and replaced my flash with an UPGRADED SB flash..

And its 

AMAZING!!!!!

Ok..so anywho enough about my stressful flash interruption...

Candra did an amazing job for her first time doing the shoot! She swears she needs lessons but she doesn't!

I wanted her to be natural in most of her photos to show her readers who she really is..and I definitely think she did a great job in getting that description across. 

She is a very elegant, soft, strong-minded woman and I truly am grateful that I was able to not only meet her but to work with her! 

One thing that I absolutely LOVE about her is that she is so down-to-earth and loves life and has fun just like anyone of us! Here is one of her being silly  taking a photo.

 :) Love it!

Being silly in front of the camera brings comfort in being in front of the camera..And comfort in  front of the camera brings amazing shots! 

Anyone that has worked with me knows that I love to create a comfortable atmosphere and make sure that the day is fun on my shoots. I always try to capture candids just to add a little photojournalism about my day with a client.

So here is a few photos from yesterday's shoot!

Enjoy!

For a preview of Author Candra Ward's photos from shoot
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Tierra did a great job on makeup!

Ms. Ward getting beautified!

Isn't she gorgeous!

Yes, if it wasn't for Tierra trying to become a cast member of "Swamp People" we would have never seen snakes during the shoot...but WE DID!

EWWWW!

And this one was a bit bigger but hiding under water! How Tierra saw this one..I have no idea!

I am a photographer and assistant to the client!

Love my job..if you even call it that!

MUA Tierra doing her thing!

Ten months "AuNaptural"

Well it has been about a year and 4 months since I last put a relaxer in my hair and it has been 10 months since my "Big Chop". I must say it has been a journey dealing with this hair but I wouldn't change a thing. As I always say, it was the best decision I ever made pertaining to my hair. 

This morning I did a quick twist out which resulted in a lot of shrinkage. Shrinkage is definitely an enemy of mine...I truly hate it but...what can I do! ***shrug***

When I hit my 1 year mark I'll do a blowout so that you can see how much my hair has grown. But for now here's a few photos from today!

Hair Type:
 4A

Hair Style: Protective Style | Twist Out

Natural Time Length:
10 months

Discovery and Science

Today the hubby and I took the boys to the Museum of Discovery and Science. We had a great time. I didn't know if the boys would really be able to interact with the exhibits much or not but they LOVED it! The museum has it set up for all ages to enjoy and learn. They will be expanding the museum with a Science Park which is in the making. I can't wait for that to open.

After that we took the boys to see Happy Feet 2.

It was a great day out with the ones I love! Enjoy a couple photos from today!

"Photography By JR"

So for those who do not know..JR is my 4 year old son. And he has taking a liking to my old point and shoot Canon PowerShot Camera that I have. Being that I love photography I figure if he loves it why not teach it to him...Soooooo I have officially handed over (carefully) the Canon to my baby boy. I am now teaching him how to look at the view screen to see what he wants to take a focus on the subject to shoot. I had a hard time getting him to try and hold his finger on the button to make sure it took the photo but now I think he has it. He gets so excited to see the photos after he has taken them. So I am going to continue to let him use the camera and when we go places I will allow him to take photos with it to practice. I'm so excited now!

Here are his first photo shoots that he has taken. I have to make sure I keep these so he can see them later on in life if he decides he wants to continue in his interest in photography. Enjoy JR's work!! :)

JR Photography
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