Pure Captures Photography Blog http://purecaptures.com/blog Our Latest Work Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:36:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Bernica Family Reunion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PureCaptures/~3/oIRUlzBx3fs/ http://purecaptures.com/blog/2010/07/the-bernica-family-reunion/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:36:34 +0000 Pure Captures http://purecaptures.com/blog/?p=849 The Bernica Family Reunion is a post from Pure Captures Photography Blog.
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]]> Oh, these guys were great, friendly, and so relaxed…gotta love it!  The pictures speak for themselves….take a look!

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]]> We did a family reunion in Branson this past weekend.  They all met up from around the country at some awesome cabins in Westgate Branson Woods.  It was O.D. and Helen’s 50th wedding anniversary!  How fantastic is that?!  Here’s a few sneak peeks from Saturday.  It was a blast working with you all and I hope we can do it again sometime.  Maybe I’ll have all your names memorized by then!  haha!

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]]> The Jones family came down to snag some Pure Captures Mother’s Day specialness (it was actually rescheduled from last Saturday when it was pouring rain & storming!)  These two kiddos were too cute….I just love that big-cheek baby grin in the last shot of the boys together!  My own little big-cheeked boy came with us on the shoot and thought the Jones family was hilarious in the hammock.  He kept laughing at them from his stroller….you can see why!

Thanks for coming down, guys – it was great to finally meet you!  Your boys are just adorable!  I look forward to mine being so fun and playful at those ages!

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]]> Branch came over to play last week and we got some quick shots of the boys with the chicks before the chicks got too big!  (I am sad to say that one of them fell to the death today by Patrick’s puppy.  It was the one that had previously escaped the box and liked to fly around a lot.)

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]]> This house is for sale!  Check out some details about their home.  It’s in a great neighborhood & I have always felt safe visiting our friends who live here.

These images were shot in HDR (High Dynamic Range).  I shoot multiple exposures in RAW on a tripod and combine them in some HDR processing software.  This enables me to process them in a way that shows details in both the darkest and lightest areas (and have the correct exposure on the blue sky!).  It ends up looking more like a painting than a photograph with one exposure, which can be quite contrasty.  With the previous homes I posted, they have been either in natural light or I did some layering in Photoshop to create a similar effect to HDR (but was much more time-consuming).  For HDR, I can use a program called Photomatix to combine the images, then tone map them to make it look just right.  I admit, it was a bit of a learning curve for me, but (just the same way I learned Photoshop skills), I played with the controls and used a lot of the Help Info in the program multiple times before I got the hang of it!

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]]> They just moved in!  These are their “before” pictures.  Congrats on your first home, guys!

View from the front door

Laundry Room, off the left of the kitchen

Guest Bedroom

Office/Craft room

Master Bedroom

Swank closet in the master bedroom

The steps to Jonny's Man-Cave

The Man-Cave. My husband needs one of these.

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]]> The benefit of having a baby around all the time is that whenever one photo shoot doesn’t work out due to their mood, you can always try again tomorrow!  So….this is Round One.  Round two with his friend Branch turned out much better & will be forthcoming!  Thanks to my sister Catherine, who was visiting last week, for taking some of these family shots, herding chickens, and restraining the escapee dog.

We start our story with some mild baby amusement….

Then we move on to some grass-eating…

He finally gets one close enough to catch…

Me: “omg!  Get it away from him!”

Good call, chickie…

Chickens = SAVED!  Sorry, Cat, I just had to put this one up!

Pretty sure the dog is happier than Patrick by this point.

So we did some tossing….

That worked, and then later, we took pictures with Daddy and Mommy!

FAVORITE!

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]]> I thought this was a great article that brings up some good reasons to hire a professional photographer for your real estate listing. Is it free like it would be if you did it yourself? No, but the end result of the photo is much better, and can help set you apart from all the other houses on the market.

Do You Hire a Professional?

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]]> We’ve got cute little chicks and you’ve got cute little people, so let’s combine the two for some majorly adorable photos!  Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9, and we have the perfect gift for moms and grand-moms this year.  With every outdoor photo session at our place on the farm, we’re offering a free set of two accordion wallet Brag Books.  If you haven’t seen them yet, these little books have 10 images printed on durable synthetic paper that close together within a magnetic cover.  They are absolutely PERFECT for stashing in Mom or Grandma’s purse (or Dad’s pocket!) and pulling out to show how much cuter your kids are than your friends’ kids.  We’ve got special thank-yous for referrals, so check out the info below.  Also be sure to see a few baby chick pictures on our blog.  These chicks will only keep their fuzz for a little while, so this special will only last two weeks!  The last day for your session is Saturday, April 24th. Slots are limited, so call or message us now to schedule your appointment!

Photo Session: $90

Receive a free accordion wallet set with a Standard cover (black, brown, pewter, or tan leatherette) ($40 value)

PLUS, for every referral you send our way, you can receive a free upgrade to a Premium fabric cover or  free prints!  We have many colors available for covers – check out the photos.

Extra sets of accordion wallets are available as well.

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]]> We were so glad to see Erin, Adam, and Sophia once again.  We did her 4 1/2 month photos and she has changed so much.  I guess that’s what babies do, right?  We were talking about how cliche it is that everyone says, “They grow so fast!” but it’s SO true.  Now Sophia is standing, whereas last time she was just learning how to stay propped up on a pillow without falling over.   She’s also saying a few words, including “dog” – haha!  We definitely had a great time once again.  We laughed so hard when we brought out the baby chicks!  I had to bump up my shutter speed because I was afraid my uncontrollable laughter would cause the camera to shake too much.  One of the baby chicks made the mistake of getting caught by Sophia.  It was definitely cheeping quite loudly.  It got a little squeezed…lol, poor chickies!

Thanks again for a great session, guys!

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