Jun 27, 2019 | By: Experience It Photography
While planning far in advance is recommended when a specific date and time are needed, sometimes the more spontaneous sessions are the most fun. For this session, we knew what weekend we'd photograph and we knew Perry Greenhouse & Supply in Perry, Iowa, would be a perfect location for one-year-old pictures. We also needed to work around dance recitals. Otherwise, we waited on ballgame schedules, etc., before we set an exact time and day of the weekend.
Man, were we lucky! The forecast shifted on us, so we scrambled to start about an hour earlier than planned. We photographed right after the early rain let up and finished right before the next forecasted round of rain. But instead of a second round of rain, the bright sun came out ... potentially creating harsh shadows and making eyes squint. We were thankful to already be finished outdoors and headed into the oh-so-colorful greenhouse for one-year-old pictures. We adults made bird (and cat) noises, jumped around and did who-knows-what-else to keep her attention!
If you click on the little girl's photograph immediately below, you'll see it documents that she has her two front teeth!
As you can see in the images, we caught the timing just right with a nice overcast sky perfect for vibrant colors and ... no squinting! And just enough sun for the greenhouse to look and feel tropical.
We hadn't planned this next image, but I grabbed it while the littlest one was getting doted on. : )
With four children there's a lot that could go haywire during a photography session, but we had their mom and grandmother present to catch and keep attention. All went well and we LOVE the resulting images.
Five of these images are ordered as canvas gallery wraps for a wall arrangement. In a future blog post I'll explain about that process and the free service I offer in helping clients make foolproof decisions in ordering for their walls. In the meantime, if you have questions about that process, you may check with me (Louise), or if you know these children's grandmother you may ask her.
A special thank you to Denise and Jason Levan for allowing us to photograph at their beautiful greenhouse in Perry, Iowa. Find them on Facebook by plugging in "Perry Greenhouse & Supply." (BTW, I always check with business owners ahead of time to ask for permission.)
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