KymnImages Photography, LLC: Blog https://kymnimages.zenfolio.com/blog en-us (C) KymnImages Photography, LLC (KymnImages Photography, LLC) Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:51:00 GMT Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:51:00 GMT https://kymnimages.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-12/u475186396-o14075367-50.jpg KymnImages Photography, LLC: Blog https://kymnimages.zenfolio.com/blog 120 80 Just being there.... https://kymnimages.zenfolio.com/blog/2015/7/just-being-there I was so excited to be selected by a sweet young couple to shoot their entire wedding - start to finish. While I've done quite a few events, and pieces of weddings (just the reception, just the ceremony, etc.) this was a special opportunity. They choose a classy place, selected a peaceful and serene location for the ceremony on the site, and decorated nicely - not overboard, but just perfect. While it was a long day, I realized I was usually with the bride, groom, parents keying in on events about to happen. The bridal party was a mix of fun, interesting, and simply nice young people. I felt like I was with family all day. 

Which brings me to my point. I believe that's what it should be like. People should feel comfortable working with you, and asking you questions, and the same goes for me as the photographer too. We should have a relationship where we can simply communicate and enjoy the day. I could not have asked for a better experience than this. And while we were challenged by unexpected rain in the end, and had to rush through some photos in the end (couldn't let the bride get wet!), we still got a couple "WOW" shots. I'm happy for them. I think every couple should have a "WOW" shot. You know, just so their future kids can look back and go "Eeugugh Mom & Dad"!

]]> (KymnImages Photography, LLC) KymnImages Relationship Wedding https://kymnimages.zenfolio.com/blog/2015/7/just-being-there Fri, 03 Jul 2015 04:30:11 GMT Beauty is all relative https://kymnimages.zenfolio.com/blog/2015/4/beauty-is-all-relative-in-a-photo Several months ago I was privileged to spend a spectacular late fall day with a gorgeous red-hair senior and her family to do her senior casual photo shoot. It was an fairly adventurous afternoon involving some climbing, a waterfall, and some pretty precarious moments when three of us were IN a shallow river for a while! But we had great fun! Cheyenne could be serious, sweetly sexy, so young and innocent, just anything the shot called for.  I took way more photos than planned but could not stop myself. 

I recently met with Cheyenne's Mom and Grandmother who laughingly kept asking me why I had to take so many good photos that day. Well - you know the answer now, and they did too. But how nice to have all those choices, than too little to chose from. So one solution was to create a custom composite (collage) photo using their favorite photos. Perfect. The really cool thing was Mom and Grandmother choose - for the most part - different photos to include in their separate custom composite photos. And some of them I would never guessed would have been their favorite. And my favorites were different from both of theirs! (We had about 40 selections - so there were plenty to choose from.)

Lesson learned: It's all relative about the memories and emotions a photo elicits that makes it beautiful to each of us. One photo of Cheyenne reminded her Mom of Cheyenne looking sweet, yet maturing and looking out toward her future. That meant something to her. I loved one of Cheyenne looking up from reading a book because I know she's an avid reader and writer and it captured volumes of her personality to me. Her grandmother preferred a shot where Cheyenne was playfully peeking from around a corner - reminiscent of when she was a very young child, only now a beautiful young woman graduating from high school.

I will keep shooting senior and family photo sessions the same way I have been - capturing plenty of shots, looks, backgrounds, etc, ensures we will capture the many sides of a personality, and the moment they are passing through in their life. Mom or Dad might like something completely different than the son or daughter, or grandparent, and everyone should have a choice that makes them happy. Ultimately, it isn't what I think is beautiful - it's what the client (YOU) thinks is beautiful.

Kymn Davidson-Hamley, KymnImages Photography 2015

 

 

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