Noah!

My nephew, Noah, was in town not too long ago for a karate tournament. I'd never seen him do any karate because everytime I ask him to show me some moves, he gets super shy. My sister wanted me to get some action photos of him, but I didn't have any good place to sit, so all the action shots I have of him are of the back of his head, so its not like you could really tell it was him. This was the only picture I got that day of him and it was just a snapshot of him after he got his trophy for 2nd place in sparring.




Isn't he cute?! I can't believe he's about to be 9 yrs old already!!

Kidz!!

I had a whirlwind weekend with a bunch of fellow photographers and their kids. I don't have any experience taking pictures of little kids, so this was definitely a huge learning experience for me. Here are some of the best ones I captured.

Tara & Jeff

Tara and Jeff recently got engaged and will be getting married soon. The date hasn't been set yet, and when I asked Tara about it, her answer was "whenever my grandfather can get a flight". They'll be going to the Justice of the Peace whenever her grandfather can get to Dallas. Last month Tara asked if I could take some pictures of her and Jeff, since their parents don't have any pictures of them together. Always willing to add photos to my portfolio, I happily agreed. The only time we would all be in the same city was during a pool tournament, and its hard to set aside time to take pictures since we're always busy playing. I was able to get a handful of shots of Tara & Jeff in about 15 minutes. They are so cute and funny together.

The Heather

My good friend Heather had asked me a couple of months ago to help her put a website together. She's been playing on the WPBA for a couple of years now, so she thought it was time for a website and hopefully a blog.  I needed to get one decent picture of her for the main page of her website, but we ended up taking more than just one picture.  I think I got a few good ones and we had a good time towards the end goofing around.  There will be a heather-lloyd.com coming soon, so stay tuned!

Melinda

My friend Melinda asked me to take a few pictures of her shooting pool. I wanted to use my 85mm, but I didn't have enough room. Even the 50mm wasn't enough room! :( So, I used my 28-135mm zoom, which I wasn't too happy about. This lens doesn't open wide enough for the extreme low light situation. I only took a few pictures and ended up with only 2 decent pictures. They still aren't what I would have liked, but I made lemonade.

Amanda

Amanda is the perfect guinea pig, she doesn't mind being goofy and serious all at the same time! I took Amanda outside for some shots, and I was pleasantly surprised with how many good pictures I had to work with! YAY! These were all taken with my new 85mm, which I'm really diggin'! Here are my favs:

Michelle

Wanting to do something a little out of the ordinary, Michelle was easily convinced to be another one of my guinea pigs. This session was the most difficult one yet because the lighting was a beast. I also wanted to use my 85mm so bad, but I didn't have enough room, so ended up using my 50mm instead. I took a ton of photos of Michelle, but only 3 of them came out anywhere decent to work with. These were my favorites: