Photographing Children

As a photographer, I have noticed different things when other photographers try to get a child to sit still or just what some of my classmates do to get a child to sit still. At school, you had a certain amount of time to get a project finished. I remember one of classmates saying 'she had bribed her niece with candy.' (The project was photographing people.) When I was an intern for a professional photographer two summers ago I noticed she did lot with trying to get the kids to use their imagination. I think about this a lot especially since when photographing a child you have to realize they can not sit still for a long period of time without either wanting to talk or run around and play. Now, as I am writing this, because I have taken some pictures of children lately and my favorite pictures of them so far have been when they are being themselves. They are just so natural at that point. You see them with a true smile on their face and not looking at their parents or the photographer wanting a treat or hoping they will be done soon. For instance, these two girls were able to dress up and run around in the yard while I took their pictures. How fun is that?

Isn't that the kind of thing you want to be doing with your sister when a photographer comes?

Experience

While being in school, having the internships, and seeing people work all gave me experience; I still need more. It is hard starting out in the real world when you are starting a new career and a new company. You are trying to get your name out there and hoping your friends and family will spread the word. The thing is you have your hopes on doing something, but then you never hear back. Everything begins slowly, but it will eventually pick up. All I can ask for now is the experience and hope that what I learned in school will help out in the long run. Just got to keep photographing!

Nature

Since, I have started my business Allie Ray Photography I have been able to enjoy taking pictures of family members, my new dog, and in Highlands, North Carolina. I enjoy being in nature and listening to the birds chirping and the wind blowing. The best part of the hike is when you make it to your destination and you see the most fantastic view. I for one do not want to leave places where I do not hear traffic constantly. I enjoy my times that I have with nature. The first photo is: Little Rock Mountain Statue I noticed on the hike up Scaly Mountain. The second photo is: the view from Scaly Mountain near Highlands, NC.