Wherefore Art Thou Fall-eo

A couple weeks ago I had to drive to Fredericton for a meeting and I wish I had of brought my camera because the fall colors there were amazing. The trees were full of red & yellow and green, such a beautiful site. No where I live in Saint John, NB the leaves are still green for the most part. In fact due to being so close to the Bay the weather is never consistent therefore our seasons are usually messed up.

Now last week it was cold. With the wind chill we saw that it got down to -5 degrees. We also had a frost warning which killed allot of flowers. But then Saturday hits and its +20 and then Sunday hits and I believe it was +25. It was Hot. I had to use the AC on the weekend.

I had 3 picture appointments this weekend and you would think that since we are almost mid October that the leaves would be so beautiful? Nope, not in our city. In fact the leaves that have fallen are still green. And that’s what I mean when I say the seasons are usually messed up. Things die before nature takes its course, which means to capture the incredible beauty of fall I have a very short window.

My first appointment we went to Meenan’s cove. I have taken the Burke’s pictures 3 times prior and it was great to do them again. As I stated the weather was incredible. It was really hot and it wasn’t windy.

Here are a few samples:

This is their Daughter. I have taken her pics since she was a baby. This pose I like to capture when we come to park benches. You really can capture precious moments.

This is their Son. He is an awesome kid. He has a great personality and here you can see it. I think this was his philosopher pose. Maybe even “The Thinker” hehe

Here are the parents. We all grew up together down the Blvds. It’s wonderful to see this family grow.

My second appointment was at Rockwood Park. As you can tell from my previous posts I do pictures here allot. This is an ideal place for pictures. My wife went to High school with the mother of the Dallon  family and it was great to take their pictures. I like larger group shots. It really makes for a great variety of pictures.

This is their family. Can I just pause for a minute and say Family is so precious that it is worth nurturing and investing in it.  And as you can see with this beautiful family it is worth it! Just wanted to throw that out the there.

Here is how I take family group shots. Now this is cutting edge…Are you ready? I tell everyone to get together! BAM!!!! I am not a photographer that needs to set up the perfect shot and annoy everyone by saying sit here and stand there and do this. Yes I do use some poses that I like but for the most part I want the people to be comfortable and I would rather them use their personality and situate themselves.

Working with kids can go either way. That’s why I take a very soft approach when working with them. If you can make them seem as if they have some ownership your window of opportunity opens up more. If you don’t get that perfect shot that’s fine. Photoshop can help with that hehe.

My Last appointment was on Sunday which was allot hotter than Saturday. We went to public gardens which from a distance looked beautiful. Then when you got close you noticed that 90% of the flowers were dead. The care taker said that the frost that we had two days prior killed allot of the flowers. But none the less we found some good areas to take pictures. We then went to a pond at rockwood park to take the rest of the photos. I just want to say that they were awesome pics and I was very pleased with them.

So that was last weekend. It was a bit busy but I am fine with that. I have more pictures this weekend and I am hoping there will be a bit more colors. It’s mid October and I want some colors in the leaves for some pics. I am so looking for some. Fall-eo, Fall-eo, Wherefore Art Thou Fall-eo.

See the world through my eyes…