[lemonblue]

Nah, I didn’t pay too terribly much. I happened upon her at a time when she was running a contest on facebook for 50% off. I was far and away the winner, having brought her five likes in. lol So, that should’ve tipped me off.  But the point is, that’s money I could’ve stowed away for a real photographer whose pictures wouldn’t be yellow tinted and clash with my red couch. Hrmph.

 

She’s also since gone back and retouched some of her older work. Like a picture of my baby she’s using on her website where her skin appears to be made of burlap. Maybe it’s my monitor, but I doubt that.

 

Also, I can’t be the only one whose first thought was “My God, she is naked!” upon seeing this:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=190628084406102&set=a.172758659526378.40870.151363914999186&type=1&theater

 

[lemonblue]

Thanks for reassuring me (Well, as best I can having paid for poor quality). I really did think I was being too picky. For the record, she charges a comparable amount to legitimate photogs in the area, but she included a disc, so my mother in law talked me into using her.  And thanks for the link, IHF!

She just kind of had us play with our girls and she shot pictures while we did so. (She also caught another family shooting in the same location in one of our pictures) I had a direction I wanted to go with them (Was planning a  nice collage for my living room) I had been familiar with YANAP before this session, and had recalled some of the things fauxtogs are known to do. So, when I saw her get out of the car, I could see that she was one of those “I bought a nice camera, so now I’m a photographer” types.  She meddled with her settings for a bit at the beginning and then didn’t touch them again, despite the fact we moved from daylight to sunset and from shady to sunny areas.  So, I’d agree, in my very humble opinion that she didn’t have one iota of direction. (Even commented that the other photographer looked silly for using a reflector). And tried to talk us into shooting on train tracks(which I informed her was illegal).   But still, the most unnerving was her wanting to do that hands under chin baby shot and not knowing what a composite was. Personally, I don’t think *I* should have to explain that to my photographer.

OH! Did I mention she was ONE HOUR late to our session?! Yeah, that wasn’t fun.

When I got my proofs, I looked through them wanting to be impressed, but I just was not.  There was one she took from a really unflattering angle, and it made me look 60lbs heavier, I swear. I sobbed. lol

She included a ton of blurry and half assed shots telling me they were the best ones from the session.  I still want my family photos on my wall to showcase my beautiful girls (my demonized self will be left out. Have I mentioned I HATE those eyes?! lol) until we do something better, but I don’t know how I’ll get a cohesive look since half of them seem to have a blue hue and half seem yellow…

And while I’m nagging about local people for me, this is the one my mother in law suggested I go with, who I was able to identify as a fauxtog! lol

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/bab/3278768787.html

 

Also: I did inform the photographer that I would not write a positive testimonial as she asked me to do. It’s a shame, she was super nice.

[lemonblue]

And for the record, IHF, I am interested in knowing what the errors are.  🙂

I have a great interest in photography, but it’s all such a daunting amount of info to process. Eventually I am interested in attending classes, but interested in hearing all the technical stuff. 😉

[lemonblue]

(okay, confession time-  My bestie is really me, haha.  I guess I either didn’t wanna seem like an idiot for hiring one or something. But yes, it was me.)

I had a sneaking suspicion.  When I did my research, I had found a legitimate photog I thought was this lady, until meeting her and quickly realizing the one I found who lived states away and the one who moved here were NOT the same.

I became worried when she suggested doing some shots with her then 3 month old without knowing what a composite shot was. Luckily, I did know enough to say no to it. She also shot with her pop up flash the whole time, too.

Now I has a disc full of pictures I’m not entirely in love with.

:/

 

That being said, here are some of the shots from our session:

http://s748.beta.photobucket.com/user/BooGoo2/library/Family%20Photos

 

Not all are there, but these are two of them. Quite frankly, I am pissed that I put as much work into the subtle detail of my girls clothes without trying to overepower a shot, but I feel it was ALL lost in editing. :/

 

 

 

[lemonblue]

http://www.facebook.com/apphotographycoloradosprings?fref=ts

 

Sorry! Forgot to post a link!

 

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