Picture This - Lisa's Photography Blog

New Items from Savvy Stitches

Working with my good friend Jenny from Savvy Stitches has been so much fun. I'm always eager to photograph her new items. Recently I was able to photograph two of her own showing off her newest creations. For more info check out her Etsy store.

Boys and More Boys

I have loved photographing these boys over the last several years and was thrilled when baby boy number four came along last September. With one boy, I can't imagine having four but their mom is one awesome and amazing lady. We did this session at the end of March on a beautiful spring afternoon.

Check out the necktie onesie. I wish I could've found these when Hayden was a baby. The onesie and the neckties were made by Savvy Stitches. Be sure to check out the new Etsy site.

Just a Few More Spring Photos....

Here are just a few more spring photos to share.

It's hard to believe this tree was covered in snow just two weeks before.

I have a love for old barns and thought the field of purple by this one was just gorgeous.

When I saw this redbud tree with the three crosses in the background, I had to stop. It was in the middle of the day and not the best time for pictures but I knew it was my only chance.

Redbuds and Spring

I must say that this spring has been one of the prettiest I've seen in a long time. I loved that it was 80 degrees in March, and even though it's been a little cooler now, I'm not complaining.I didn't take a ton of spring pictures but did manage to get a few.

I absolutely love redbud trees and am so happy when they bloom each year. I spotted this gorgeous scene last year but was never able to go back and photograph them. I was not going to let the opportunity pass me by again this year. As I got closer to the area, I knew the morning light would be gorgeous on the trees, but I was even more thrilled to see that I was blessed with a horse standing right by the fence!

What a beauty he is.

He seems to be enjoying the trees too.

And I snapped this one with my iPhone. It's one of my favorites!

Adaisha--Class of 2012

Oh how I love senior photography! I must confess that I'm a little jealous of photographers who do only senior photography. I was thrilled to photograph Adaisha, and after a few quick indoor shots, we enjoyed the most wonderful afternoon in downtown Lexington. I am absolutely swamped right now, so I'm only going to post my very, very favorites on the blog. I posted several on my Facebook page (Lisa Collins Photography), so if you haven't already seen them, visit that page to see even more. You can also view her slideshow here.

She was actually cheering the next day at the Sweet 16!

Truly one of my all time favorite photographs EVER!!

Thanks Adaisha for having me do your senior pictures. What an awesome session. I have a few spots open for any seniors needing a last minute session. Contact me at (859) 229-1184 or lcollins1974@insightbb.com.

Welcome Baby A

This little cutie was born just two days after we did her parents' outdoor maternity session. She was awake at first and seemed to absolutely love have her picture taken.

I'm pretty sure she already has her dad wrapped around her little finger.

Maybe she liked the clicking of the camera, but she was looking right at me.

She has no idea how lucky she is to have these two wonderful people as her parents.

Definitely one of my all time favorites!

Oh how I love baby's feet!

A Few More Winter Pics

Even though spring just officially started, it feels like we've been celebrating spring weather for a while now. With just one good snowfall, I had to work fast to get any snow pics. Here were a few I got the morning after the big snow. Later that afternoon it was back in the 60s!

I drive past this farm everyday and couldn't resist stopping for a picture with the snow.

March Maternity Session

I photographed Gabrielle's and Jerel's wedding a few years ago, so I was thrilled when she e-mailed me to say they were expecting! 

I absolutely love maternity shots in black and white.

Needless to say they're big UK fans!

And their little girl will be too!

The weather didn't cooperate to do outdoor pictures for the first session, but lucky for us it was much nicer a week later.

Sunflare always makes me happy!

One of my favorites!

Loved this one in black and white!

And guess what? Two days after the picture above was taken, this little cutie was born. More to come later....

 

March Madness

I don't know if there is a better time to be in Kentucky than during March Madness! (If you're not a UK fan, you may want to stop reading now.) UK had such an amazing season and of course everyone is hoping they can bring home an eighth national title.

It's so funny how early we (I mean UK fans) train our children to cheer for the Big Blue. Hayden wore a UK hat in his newborn photo at the hospital. And some are Big Blue fans even before they're born. Here's a little sneak peak from a maternity session I did a couple weeks ago.

Crop--That Pesky Four Letter Word

Sometimes I think there is nothing more frustrating in photography than cropping an image. Nine times out of 10 I crop images as 4x6s because that's the size most people are familiar with. And of course there are other common sizes like the 5x7 and 8x10. But I really think the 8x10 should be called the wicked stepsister of the 4x6? Why? Because in order to take the 4x6 and enlarge it to an 8x10, two inches have to be cropped from the picture? Say what? In order to make a picture larger, you have to cut some off? That doesn't make sense.

It all has to do with aspect ratio, which is the proportion of of an image's heigh to its width. The aspect ratio of my camera is 2:3 as with just about every DSLR. It's a little easier to understand if you replace "aspect ratio" with "inches" that means any image I shoot is 2x3 inches. But who wants only wallet sizes? So we double it, which gives us the very common size of 4x6. But what if you have a photo you love so much and want it bigger. Well you just double it again to an 8x12. An 8x12?!

When I say, "8x12," to clients I tend to get a few blank stares and then the question, "Do they even make 8x12 frames?" There are 8x12 frames but most likely not at Hobby Lobby or Target. So then the client says, "Well I'll just order an 8x10." That's fine, but an 8x10 will crop two inches of off the photo.

Here's an example. The first one is a 4x6.

Now if I crop it as an 8x10 it looks like this:

Here's another example on a close-up photo. Here's the 4x6:

Here's the same photo cropped as an 8x10:

Here's one more example of a horizontal picture. This is the 4x6:

Now for the 8x10 with the sides cropped:

But what about a 5x7? Well the poor 5x7 is going to get cropped no matter what size the original image is.

Here's an image as a 4x6:

Now for the 5x7. It doesn't crop it a lot, but there is a little taken from the top and bottom.

There's nothing fun or glamourous about cropping photos. If nothing else, I hope this post explains why an 8x10 looks a little different than a 4x6.