wedding photography digital

Newborn Baby, Collage

I have been working on the pictures from my first newborn photo shoot for a while now.  Some of my favorites are here. (I added a few more to that post today)

Some other neat things that I did with the pictures…

5 pic storyboard copy

Collage 2 copy

Lance Collage copy

Thanks to my fellow photographer friend Jodi for sharing the template for the last one with me.  The first 2 templates are from Coffee Tea Photography.  Lots of great free stuff on that site!

Christmas

It’s Black Friday… I am NOT shopping!!  At least not in a store!!  Thinking Online Shopping & Local stores is more up my alley this Christmas!! 

If you are up for some online shopping & supporting local businesses I wanted to make an offer!!

How about a gift certificate for a photo shoot?

I could create a certificate for you to give?

And perhaps include some free prints!

Still working on an idea, so let me know if  you are interested!

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS!!

It is not to late to have custom designed cards!!  I am even willing to use your photos & create from there.

All I want to know from you is…

1.  What size & style of card you want.

2.  Which photos you want to use.

3.  How you would like the card greeting to go

4.  Color preferences you have.

I have some cards that I have done in the past that you could look at to see my work.  And more that I can email you!  I appreciate the chance to work with each of  you!  And will e-mail you the pricing if you e-mail me at momentsbypam at adamswells dot com

Here are two more that I created! 

Christmas Card JJ Agler copy

 Schaefer Christmas Card copy

Happy Thanksgiving From Our Family!

My Family Today!  Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!Ringger Family 2009 001 copy

Pam

Rory & Morgan’s Family: NEWBORN!

When Morgan e-mailed asking me to come and do newborn pictures of her soon to be born son, well… I was a lot little nervous.  I was still a lot little nervous tonight as I finally pulled the shots I had up on my computer and got ready to play with them.  I was really concerned that I wasn’t going to have any good shots.  We used natural light from their windows for the inside shots.  I am pleased with how well they are turning out.  I will have a few more to add to this eventually, but I was excited so I wanted to share on here! 

Meriwether 093 003 copy

 Lance 192 007 copy 

Lance 054 003 copy

Lance Basket 130 004 copy

Lance 037 003 copy

Lance 275 002 copy

Meriwether 102 003 copy

Meriwether 109 002 copy

Lance 127 copy

10 x 20 photo collage: James senior Studio Photo

5 photo edits of 167 James senior copy

This is a 10 x 20 Photo collage that is available with your photos!  (you know if you don’t want it with James photos)  I did a different edit on a few and thought this was a neat way to see the different things you can do with one photo!  Of course you can choose different photos to go in it (I would imagine that would be the choice of most!)  Request one of these photo collages & the pricing to me by email.

Pam

Sun-flares

Many people think that if you take a photo and it ends up with a sun-flare in it you have a poor quality picture.

Did you know that sun-flares are the latest in photography?  And if you happen to get a beautiful sun-flare in a photo it is viewed by other photographers as a true gem?

In fact this week at I Heart Faces the theme was sun-flares!  I didn’t enter the contest, because I didn’t think I had anything to offer.  I’ve been working on some photos and actually trying to add sun-flare to them! 

Today on I Heart Faces they are actually hosting a contest for some really great edits (for Photo-shop) that ADD SUNFLARE to your photos!!  OOOOOOHHHHHH…. so it’s okay to fabricate the sun-flare????  Emphasize the small sun-flares?  I guess so!!

I took this picture last Sunday.  This is Cary and Amy. (the rest of their family pictures will come soon) They have been in my life in a multitude of ways over the years.

Before:

Cary & Amy 052 copy

Nice picture.  Not wild about the color.  Indiana is not real colorful this time of year.  And every picture I took that day just seemed so washed out.  See that tiny spot on Cary’s arm?  A sun-flare!  It was sunny on this day & that gave me an idea!  I used some of the edits I got at Kaleidoscope (and I REALLY HOPE I WIN MORE!!!)

Cary & Amy 052 006 copy

What do you think of that?

It’s something to keep working on & but I think it is kinda cool!!

Pam

Corey & Abby’s Christmas Card

Abby told me she didn’t mind if I posted her card… Thanks Abby!  So glad you like it!

DeRoo Christmas Card 003 copy

Corey & Abby’s Family

What a wonderful, happy family to work with!!  We didn’t know if we could get the fall look in with most of the leaves gone, but I think we still managed to capture the beauty of November!  Excited to work on a Christmas Card for them next!

Corey & Abby 064 copy

Corey & Abby 392 002 copy

DeRoo Family 151 003 copy

DeRoo Family 379 004 copy

DeRoo Family 411 text 002 copy

Maddy & Mason 106 copy

Maddy & Mason 131 002 copy

Madison 266 002 copy

Madison 271 003 copy

Madison 293 004 copy

Mason 235 002 copy

Mason 075 copy

Mason 120 002 copy

Sunshine…

The Sunshine Banquet was last night…

James & Alisen…

Sunshine Banquet 2009 002 001 Sunshine Banquet 2009 039 copy Sunshine Banquet 2009 027 copy Sunshine Banquet 2009 072 copy Sunshine Banquet 2009 079 copy Sunshine Banquet 2009 076 copy

 

It was rather dark, and these are not the best photography work, but they are what we got!!  My Oldest Son James and his long time girlfriend Alisen. 

 

 Pam

Workshop with Bambi Cantrell-Ottawa wedding photographer

I had the pleasure of attending an amazing workshop with the incredible master photographer Bambi Cantrell. We had a very full day and I had to pinch myself several time over dinner, when I could hardly believe I was enjoying a glass of wine with this legend. She did not disappoint. Both her mastery of photography generally and wedding photography specifically left us all taking away something new to bring to our clients. Here are some of the images that I took during the workshop. I have detailed notes on each image on Flickr- feel free to click on each image for the notes. Enjoy!
Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November
Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November

Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November
Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November

Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November
Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November
Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November

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Bambi Cantrell Workshop- November

More about Bambi Cantrell:
Bambi Cantrell has been photographing in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years. Her passion for capturing the decisive moment and her subsequent creative style have made her a household name in the photographic industry. Among her many accomplishments, Bambi Cantrell was honored in July 2008 by the Russian Federation of Professional Photographers, and was presented with the prestigious “Golden Eye” award; an award only given 10 times in the history of the organization. In 2007 American Photo Magazine named Bambi Cantrell as one of the “10 Best Wedding Photographers in the world.” Ms Cantrell was honored by Microsoft Corporation in 2006 by being named the first woman “Icon of Imaging” in their elite Icons program, and to this day provides photographic educational training to photographers worldwide. In 2003 the United Nations honored Bambi Cantrell with its ”International Leadership Award,” and in 2001 Bambi was honored with “The Lifetime Achievement Award” the highest honor given by The Wedding Portrait Photographers International Organization.
In addition to being an internationally recognized photographer, Bambi Cantrell is also an accomplished author.

Scott, Lori, & Griffin

I really enjoyed meeting Scott, Lori & Griffin last week and taking their photos on another beautiful fall day!  I find that I really am loving working with new people & getting to know them… not to mention trying to grasp who they really are in the photograph!  I hope you enjoy seeing these as much as I enjoyed working with them!!

Griffin 084 copy 2

Griffin 162 002 copy

Griffin 218 004 copy

Tschantz 269 004 copy

 Tschantz 121 003 copy

Tschantz 343 002 copy

Tschantz 431 001 copy

Tschantz 448 002 copy

Tschantz 462 003 copy

Tschantz 463 004 copy

From Lori…

“We recently had the pleasure of working with Pam on our first family picture.  Wow!  What a joyful experience!  Pam was very professional, easy to work with, fun and made it so we actually enjoyed the time.  We have a little one and they don't seem to do what you want them to at the right moment!  Pam worked well with him and out of it came the best pictures I have ever seen.  They are fresh, different, beautiful and ours.  Pam, thank you so much for your hard work and for memorializing our memories!”  --Lori T.