In Studio Newborn Session | 8 Days New

Sweet baby Beckett was just 8 days new when he came into the studio for his newborn session!

Oh how we love the newborn stage.

Those cheeks and that soft hair.

And how they just curl up and sleep.

Welcome to the world Beckett!

It was so fun to meet you!

Highlands Ranch Photographer | Black & White Images

I just wanted to take a moment to chat about black and white images... I love black and white and there are definitely some images that look gorgeous in black and white and I have noticed a lot of my clients opt for the color digital versions of certain images even though the black & white is prettier for some of the images.  A few have told me that if they want it in black and white then they can just do that themselves and I just wanted to show that I definitely don't just push a button to make the image black and white, everything is hand toned.

So first.... a SOOC (straight out of the camera) I try to make everything as perfect as possible so that I spend less time on the computer editing.  Each week I am editing and working on 4-5 sessions and the closer to perfect the less time it takes me to turn them around.

SOOC (Straight Out Of The Camera)

Edited

So as you can see this image didn't need a lot :)

Black & White Hand Toned

Black & White "Button Push"

I do have my web proofing software setup to "preview" black and white... but that is only to save me time so I don't have to hand tone each image for you to just see... If you are to order and image with a black and white preview I will then hand tone it before I send it off to the lab for printing or before you receive the full resolution digital file.  I do however hand-tone the ones that I think should be in black and white and put them in your gallery.  

So which would you rather have? 

Spring 2012

It's been a while since I've taken on a personal photo project and my husband has been letting me know that we need some new photos up in our house.  I realize that it is hardly spring here in Colorado, but spring is coming and the trees are starting to bud so I wanted to capture that.  I actually set out to take create a full color gallery but since it is barely spring we still don't have too much color so I opted for black and white.  I think it takes on a whole new world of itself, almost a scary one, where some of these "buds" look like claws or snake heads.

For this project I brought a long a piece of black matte board and a tiny clamp so I could turn outdoor photos into something a little more.  Here's the basic setup that I used:

You can check out the rest of the photos including the color ones by clicking here. 

VanGunst Details

I promised to upload a picture from Jon & Carrie's wedding {September 25, 2009 | Genesee, CO} So here are two detail shots of Jon getting ready. I love the black & white here. The photo links to Carrie & Jon's wedding website, currently showing off their engagements.


-Sharon

B&W Photogram

MOONLIGHT JEEPING

This quarter I'm taking a 4x5 Large Format Film, Lighting & Darkroom classes. Here is my first print from my darkroom class it is a "Photogram" and it is created by placing objects directly onto print paper and exposing the "image" or "scene" to light. Then we develop the print ourselves using darkroom chemistry.