My First Newborn Shoot

Today I had the privilege of photographing an angel that is only three and a half weeks old.  She is so beautiful!  This was a lot of fun!  I'm taking advantage of every chance I can to practice and improve.  I hope to do another infant shoot later this week!

 

Shooting a Wedding!

My brother-in-law James married his sweetheart Jenny last Saturday at Snowbird Lodge.  I couldn't pass up a chance to shoot a wedding, so even though I was sort of a single parent (Derek was a groomsman), I managed to take a bunch of pictures.  Sometimes I was holding Danno on my hip with my left hand and snapping pictures with my right. 

A few days later my external flash arrived which would have made the whole experience A LOT more pleasant, but that's OK.  I have some friends and cousins getting married in the next few weeks, so I'll practice at their receptions.  

In any case, here are some of the pictures from that GORGEOUS wedding!

 

 

 

Introducing Stacey Lowe Photography!

I have been a shutterbug my whole life.  I am obsessed with having pictures of just about everything I do.  If something awesome happens and I don't get a picture of it, I feel sad.  For example, several months ago my then 7 month old son Danny fell asleep in his little saucer play center.  It was ADORABLE!  I grabbed my phone and snapped a picture before gently removing him and taking him upstairs to have a real nap in his crib.  To my utter dismay, I had clicked out of my camera app too quickly and it didn't save the picture.  I literally mourned the loss of this picture for days.  I tried to put Danny back in the saucer when he was sleepy to recreate the shot and he never would fall asleep there again.  I still think about that lost picture.

Since I am constantly taking pictures, I decided I really should study the process and technique and get good at it.  I've been getting instruction and lessons from several mentors for months now and I have an announcement to make... I am turning a lifelong dream into a reality:  I'm starting a photography business!

Gaining experience is key at this stage of the game.  I'm taking pictures as often as I can and learning the fine art of editing and processing images to really make them magical.

Here are some photographs from my first family portraits shoot.  I really love this location.  I think the soft colors are absolutely gorgeous.

Shooting families is so much fun!  I love watching parents interact with their kids.  Capturing the candid playful smiles is what it's all about!