Photoshoot - Oct 15th ~ Gale Force Winds ~

This past weekend I had 3 picture appointments. Sadly the weather didn’t work out for 2 of them. The one appointment that Mother Nature would allow me to have was out in Meenan’s cove. I just want to say that this is an awesome place in the fall with all of the leaves all over the ground.

Also on Friday I picked up my new Camera the Canon D50. I have been using the Canon Rebel Xti for the last 3 years and so this was a big step up. Not only in weight, size, Picture size (Cause I shoot in Raw) but picture quality as well.

Pictures were with the Noftell family. Dad, Mom & two daughters and I must say this was a fun family. Let me first say that the wind was incredibly powerful. It was gale force winds. I’m not kidding. The nice thing was that it wasn’t a cold wind or the fun factor would have been ZERO!

There is a path at Meenan’s cove that I take people around that has so many photo op moments. And finally some of the tree leaves are turning a bright orange which is beautiful. This was a fun family and the daughters seemed to have had a good time. You will be able to tell by the candid pics I got.

Here are some samples:

 So here is a little Collage that I did. There is a wooden fence across from Meenan's cove that looks awesome. My wife said to me that I should take their pics there. Great Idea!!

 This was during one of those Gale Force moments. It was just starting to die down at that moment. Nice capture.

 Ok so this is Miss "Love the camera" She was allot of fun. Loved having her picture taken. She has a great personality

 Some leaves on the ground. We were just starting out the session so they were a bit reserved though you cant tell by this picture.

 Not only are the leaves beautiful in the background this is a nice looking picture as well. Fantastic couple!

 This was another one of those GOTCHA moments. I know people like posing and being told to sit here and do this or do that. I do do that (Yes I said do do hehe) but I would rather have the people do whatever and I capture them. so with this I told them to walk up and down the path and not even look at the camera. And this was one of those shots.

 This is my wifes fav shot of the group and the Noftells are printing a 20 x 30 of this. Its a really nice capture of all of them. Beautiful Family

 I should have named this "Tales of Tay Tay & Kales" I took several Sister pics and put them together. As I stated before these were great kids and allot of fun. Thank you girls!!

 A little HDR action. So every year their mother gets them to do this pose and she captures them. Well I decided to get a better angle so I decided to lay flat down on my stomach so I can be almost even with them. This shot isn't bad. I have better ones of this pose.

So here are the crazy kids again. They were having allot of fun. See getting your pictures taken doesn't have to be that bad  ;-)










So that's it. Today I have my own family pics to do so that will be exciting. And then a few more appointments this weekend. Looking forward to it. If you are looking for more of my work check out my FaceBook page here John Paul Photography

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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.

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