GULP......

I just pushed the "submit order" button to buy me a Canon 5D!!!! It only took me about 3 weeks to do it. I know I won't regret it but I just cringe at the thought of seeing that moo-lah disappear from my savings account!

I had a friend come up from Florida over Christmas Break to visit her family. We grew up together, even used to think we were cousins. She's 7 months prego so I got to take some maternity shots of her and her hubby, aren't they the cutest couple!!! I'm hoping she gets to move back to Colorado soon. The first shot is my absolute fave one, it was their idea. They wanted a picture of them praying for their unborn child.

I've gotten responses/emails from a few people asking about my lighting setup. Now I am by no means an expert but I'll tell you how I do it. As the photographer, to my left is a giant softbox with an AB 800 pointing at them at about 30-45 degrees. On the opposite side, is a softlighter with an AB 400 pointing at a similar angle but turned down. I also have a big reflector turned straight towards them to help with dark shadows. They are sitting about 4-5 feet away from the black fleece backdrop so the light doesn't spill on the black. Also, I tried using a hairlight for a few but wasn't working too well....still need work on that. Hope that helps!