Last weekend after I ran Rosemary home after her visit (YEY sister visiting, but boo her leaving) I got together will Ellie and Rob, possibly my best friends from around the area.
On a side note, proving that the world is truly a small place, I met Ellie at the Yarn Spot about a year ago. After talking to her for about an hour, I pulled a “friend pick-up” maneuver, got her number, and told her we needed to hang out. You know how you sometimes meet people and you just know you’ll get along? She was one of them. Later we found out that we were born in the same small hospital in Vermont, and most likely was in the same playgroup when we were two.
We ventured out onto Sligo Creek, to the same park where I had my birthday. We were on a mission. You see, we needed some engagement and save the date photos for Ellie and Rob. We were going to do some traditional ones, and then we were going to do some fun ones, involving dinosaurs.
Now, I try to work on my photography all the time, taking pictures mostly outside of my two favorite little girls (Anna Elliot‘s little girls, Bella and Vivi). I’ve gotten pretty decent, and I try to work on this a lot because photography is a really important part of blogging, and selling patterns when you are doing it online or in magazines. Hey, and it can’t hurt.
So I thought I’d share some of the pictures from our shoot, and give you a glimpse of two of the best people in the world to have as friends.
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| Cookies and engagement rings make the best combination, I think. |
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| I was using Ellie and her dog, JoJo to take some test shots. They turned out remarkably well. |
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| Interestingly, it takes a longer time for adults to relax in front of a camera than children. It took Rob accidentally shoving a cookie in Ellie’s mouth to make them stiff. |
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| Hey, I got to also play around and take some more artistic shots. It was a win-win. |
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| Rob threatening the to-be-photoshopped in dinosaur. |
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| Running from a dinosaur. Not a t-rex, but perhaps some other type of theropod. I was informed that the dinosaur we see most often portrayed as a T-rex is often another type of theropd. I’m sure I’m spelling theropod wrong. |
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| Another lesson learned, if I change my settings, change them back. But not before this happy accidental shot happens. |
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| Ahhhhh! Theropod! |
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Things learned from this photoshoot: Happy accidents happen. Get people to do silly things. Get people to relax. Adults may perhaps he harder than children to work with. Ellie and Rob are really cute together. | |||
| Cuteness. |
