I needed to go search for some new spots for some upcoming photo sessions, and my entire family decided to join me on the adventure! It was wonderful to have them with me. I asked the girls to wear these certain dresses and asked my boys to aim for light colors and no logos. Oh, and I said I would pay them with food from Sonics after the shoot for their help. They all happily agreed. Food talks with kids, especially teen boys!
I wanted to practice as always having my models wear light colored clothing. I have found it to be a huge help in creating beautiful portraits. Wearing clothes in a variety of neutral/light pastel colors simply creates cleaner skin tones and no strong color casts on their faces. It also seems to enhance the light in their portraits. Ever since I began educating my clients about this, I have seen a great difference in pictures.
We parked our car near Red Rock, and took a short walk to some trees. Trees in the desert is always a gold spot to find! While I would love more lushness and green, I appreciate the grey, neutral color of the desert floor, as it produces a clean cast onto people’s skin.
I found a spot by a bush that was perfect. It had the large tree branches in the background to create some swirly bokeh, yet there was enough backlighting for a beautiful shine. I also found a nice, flat rock for the kids to sit on for some portraits.
Grateful for my kids who were good sports, even though some of them were not too thrilled to take pictures:)
