http://www.vanessagphotography.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:16:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been reflecting on my recent lighting workshop. I love what adding a simple light source can do for a photograph. For the past few years I've been a hard core natural light only photographer. I still am for the most part, and I love the challenge of using what ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/03/ive-seen-the-light/ The 3 month age is always challenging. So many physical things are a challenge at this age. When they are chubby and rolly-polly, they are almost edible. I love this cherub-ish physic.  This little man was so incredibly sweet. With his mother wrapped around him, he shares an expressive face. I ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/03/a-sweet-thing/ Many of the Galleries here on the website have been recently updated! If you haven't visited in a while, go see what is new! Tip: If you are not able to view the galleries, try "clearing your cache" and then restart your computer. Google that phrase to learn how. http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/03/gallery-updates/ One of the things I love most about photographing people is learning about their lives, and the journey they are on, and how they ended up in that moment with me. Newborn sessions (best in the first 10 days of life), are a great opportunity to learn about the parents. This ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/03/our-journey/ Just in case you've missed it...there is a FAN page on Facebook! There's a special just for the FANs right now too! http://www.facebook.com/Vanessa.G.Photography http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/02/facebook-fan-page/ This sweetheart, with her gummy smile, is wrapped in a hand made quilt. The fabric patches are special. Each taken from the clothes of Grandma's children, nieces, and nephews. I would call it a story quilt. Can you imagine the stories that go with each little piece? There's a lot ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/02/all-wrapped-up/ This has been an exciting week for me. The workshop I attended was awesome! And now, I have a few new tricks in my bag. I've been a hard core natural light shooter for the last few years, using a flash unit only when it couldn't be avoided. Mostly because ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/02/the-new-bag-of-tricks/ She was a sweet newborn. She came to the studio when she was just a few days old. Mom had done a very good job being pregnant. So good, in fact, that she carried this little one many, many days past her due date. Her tiny newborn started her session ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/02/the-challenge-becomes-the-masterpiece/ A Mini Session is a short version of a portrait session. Because the session is shorter, the goals are simplified and the purpose is focused. There will be a limited number of slots. Mini Sessions will not be offered again for a long while. Call now to reserve your spot ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/02/mini-sessions-feb-11th-23rd/ Adding a studio space to Vanessa G. Photography has created the opportunity for indoor portraiture during these dreary winter months. The theme remains the same: authentic, modern, and beautiful. The space is new, but the signature clean, contemporary look is still the same. To follow are many examples. Mini session ... http://www.vanessagphotography.com/2010/02/something-old-and-something-new/