Spring in West Ghent 2011

Last year I walked around Ghent with my camera one spring afternoon (post here). Those shots came out great!

As spring has approached this year I wanted to do it again, but didn't want to do the exact same thing. I have been playing with lighting more and grabbed my flash and wireless setup to go experiment. Off I went walking around with my camera in one hand and my flash in the other, stopping to take pictures whenever something caught my eye.

I really played with how I was lighting various leaves and flowers to see the effect it would give. There were a couple instances where I wished my arm was longer, but I made it work. Although the images make it seem like it was the middle of the night I was out taking them a 6pm with plenty of day light.

Here are my favorite from my walk:



I love the spring, it reawakens my soul.

Thanks for reading. –Matt

Family Pictures

Derek and Jen wanted some updated family pictures, so we met at Bennetts Creek Park in Suffolk. It was a bright afternoon and I knew of some great places . Here we go.






This was a fun quick shoot, it helps knowing your subjects.

Thanks
Matt

Baby Bentley

Introducing Bentley, he was three days old in these pictures. I love newborn photography, they are so small and pliable, for the most part. When I first arrived he was wide awake, I took some shots before we got him fed & back to sleep. He is such an adorable baby.

For lighting I positioned him on their dining room table with the black seamless backdrop. There are two windows on the right and I setup a continuous light softened with an umbrella to the left to balance the light. This worked out very well.