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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Learn Photoshop from the best Photographers on the WEB
Want to learn Photoshop from the best Photographers on the WEB? FiiP.net (which stands for Fix It In Photoshop) is having a sale! Use my special coupon code to get in for only $43 for a whole year! SAVE OVER 50%!!! Go to http://www.fiip.net If you have not already done so, REGISTER. After you are finish registering and you are logged in, click JOIN NOW-RENEW at the top of the page, under the logo, on the navigation bar. Next, scroll down until you see the "Coupon Code" box. Put the discount code PaulaLeach into that box (it is NOT case sensitive) and then click "Add Coupon". Next, under "Full Membership" click the drop down menu and choose the discounted price. You should know what to do from there.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Denise and Ramon // Engagement Columbia, TN
Denise and Ramon are so beautifully in love. I swear Ramon is walking on a cushion of air when he is with Denise. It's a goose bump treat to see their love. A fun fact about them is theirs is a long distance relationship. Yes there is hope for that special one who seems too far away to make things work. They are getting married in July.
They have a link to two of my past weddings. I've had the pleasure of photographing them within bridal party's. This for me makes their choosing me as their own wedding photographer even more special. I believe it's an even higher compliment when your clients come back to you. So of course I always end up putting more of my heart into my work for them.
We didn't let the rain, gloom, and chill scare us off. We enjoyed beautiful historic Columbia, TN. We had a blast and with more than a little help once the rain picked back up from the MOB, we got their story! Enjoy their teaser:
One of the fun things I did with them was let them write their own messages on my chalk boards. I had them do it where the other could not see what they wrote, so this is the BIG reveal! ;-) Now Denise knows why her Mom and I were swooning over what Ramon wrote. I just love his message to Denise. Denise knows her forever is the real deal.
Last and not least was my helper, Denise's Mom. She was waiting in their vehicle, and we had to bring her out when the rain started. She was a trooper, you would have thought the woman had 4 arms. tee hee I don't know what we would have done without her.
They have a link to two of my past weddings. I've had the pleasure of photographing them within bridal party's. This for me makes their choosing me as their own wedding photographer even more special. I believe it's an even higher compliment when your clients come back to you. So of course I always end up putting more of my heart into my work for them.
We didn't let the rain, gloom, and chill scare us off. We enjoyed beautiful historic Columbia, TN. We had a blast and with more than a little help once the rain picked back up from the MOB, we got their story! Enjoy their teaser:
One of the fun things I did with them was let them write their own messages on my chalk boards. I had them do it where the other could not see what they wrote, so this is the BIG reveal! ;-) Now Denise knows why her Mom and I were swooning over what Ramon wrote. I just love his message to Denise. Denise knows her forever is the real deal.
Last and not least was my helper, Denise's Mom. She was waiting in their vehicle, and we had to bring her out when the rain started. She was a trooper, you would have thought the woman had 4 arms. tee hee I don't know what we would have done without her.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Nashville Zoo
I know it's hard to believe with all this freezing cold rain and gloom that it was beautiful and warm enough for a trip to the zoo in shorts just a few days ago. Which is exactly why I grabbed the kids and took a spontaneous trip to get in a good walk, and see the animals. ;-) ha
I tend to love the same few animals, as far as my photographing them goes. The kids, the cats, the meerkats, the flamingo's, and a monkey or two when I can get a good one of them.
The meerkats were so cute, they have some babies or maybe they are juveniles? They were spunky and fun to watch.
I think this is so cute the up and close view for the kids of the meerkats.
Harrisen had to get on his knees to be the same height as Nevin and his friend. He has grown SO much this year it's mind boggling.
As you can see I'm loving the cats this day...
Only one of the Monkeys turned enough to see it's face. Such beautiful and comical creatures.
The Flamingo's were having a one on one tiff, which was fun to photograph and watch.
Which ended quitely in a stare down.
The petting zoo is always a hit, no matter what the age. Nevin was so tired we sat on the bench outside the area, and just observed the others.
Finally back past the meerkats for one last glimpse of their antics.
My favorite subject...
The monkeys that go home at closing time. ;-)
I know a bit typical, but hey it was fun, good for the body and mind to walk, get sun shine (we sorely are missing the sun today), and be close to the animals.
I tend to love the same few animals, as far as my photographing them goes. The kids, the cats, the meerkats, the flamingo's, and a monkey or two when I can get a good one of them.
The meerkats were so cute, they have some babies or maybe they are juveniles? They were spunky and fun to watch.
I think this is so cute the up and close view for the kids of the meerkats.
Harrisen had to get on his knees to be the same height as Nevin and his friend. He has grown SO much this year it's mind boggling.
As you can see I'm loving the cats this day...
Only one of the Monkeys turned enough to see it's face. Such beautiful and comical creatures.
The Flamingo's were having a one on one tiff, which was fun to photograph and watch.
Which ended quitely in a stare down.
The petting zoo is always a hit, no matter what the age. Nevin was so tired we sat on the bench outside the area, and just observed the others.
Finally back past the meerkats for one last glimpse of their antics.
My favorite subject...
The monkeys that go home at closing time. ;-)
I know a bit typical, but hey it was fun, good for the body and mind to walk, get sun shine (we sorely are missing the sun today), and be close to the animals.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Not-A-Workshop
Last Saturday I drove into Nashville with a new friend Kim Barnes. We had the fun of getting together with a 'batch' ;o) of photographers. I believe that was the word settled on as we wondered what to call ourselves as we walked through Joshua Gulls nearby location chosen for our shooting at each other.
We started out at Joshua's house, getting to know each other, and talking shop. We quickly headed out, with fellow photographers who had volunteered to demonstrate their own work style, as well as some who modeled for the rest of us.
Joshua started us out under a nice bridge with a creek running under it, his models were Annabelle Dando and her boy friend.
We were focused on each other, shooting, listening, learning, conversing. I think I learned as much about myself as I did about other peoples styles. We also had a lot of fun.
The next photographer who showed how he thinks when photographing was Rich Lavigne . He discussed with us what lenses he choose and why he liked them, also some of his favorite camera settings. He was one of our speakers post shooting, and shared many tips we all appreciated.
We moved away from the bridge location with Andy Stacy continuing to model for us with his beautiful girl friend Kayla. Instruction was then lead by Kristen Steele
...who had Andy and Kayla walk out onto a wooden bridge over the creek. Little did most of know, but when Andy went down on bended knee he wasn't pretending, this was an actual proposal!
This is when I got serious about taking some images. I hadn't really concentrated on taking beautiful images, because I was busy listening to other photographers thought processes, and sharing some of mine. So here are a few I worked on. I want to give Andy a kick, because of his choice in shirts though, lol. Solid shirt dude makes better photographs, but huge props for having the most photographed by professional photographers engagement ever!
Our next volunteer to demonstrate how she thinks when photographing a couple, in the challenge of high noon sun light, was our previous model Annabelle Dando.
Her volunteer models were none other than Mark and Noelle McCoy, husband and wife team of McCoy Made.
After all these demonstrations, we walked back to Joshua house for pizza and image processing. This was also really enjoyable and informative. I took away a few great tips. I also came away from all of my time with my fellow photographers loving how I think even more. It was a confidence booster in several ways, and I truly enjoyed getting to know these great people. I had so much fun I stayed through to the after dark hours where we just generally fooled around with remote flash and the full moon. ha
I'm definitely going to be on the list for next years event.
We started out at Joshua's house, getting to know each other, and talking shop. We quickly headed out, with fellow photographers who had volunteered to demonstrate their own work style, as well as some who modeled for the rest of us.
Joshua started us out under a nice bridge with a creek running under it, his models were Annabelle Dando and her boy friend.
We were focused on each other, shooting, listening, learning, conversing. I think I learned as much about myself as I did about other peoples styles. We also had a lot of fun.
The next photographer who showed how he thinks when photographing was Rich Lavigne . He discussed with us what lenses he choose and why he liked them, also some of his favorite camera settings. He was one of our speakers post shooting, and shared many tips we all appreciated.
We moved away from the bridge location with Andy Stacy continuing to model for us with his beautiful girl friend Kayla. Instruction was then lead by Kristen Steele
...who had Andy and Kayla walk out onto a wooden bridge over the creek. Little did most of know, but when Andy went down on bended knee he wasn't pretending, this was an actual proposal!
This is when I got serious about taking some images. I hadn't really concentrated on taking beautiful images, because I was busy listening to other photographers thought processes, and sharing some of mine. So here are a few I worked on. I want to give Andy a kick, because of his choice in shirts though, lol. Solid shirt dude makes better photographs, but huge props for having the most photographed by professional photographers engagement ever!
Our next volunteer to demonstrate how she thinks when photographing a couple, in the challenge of high noon sun light, was our previous model Annabelle Dando.
Her volunteer models were none other than Mark and Noelle McCoy, husband and wife team of McCoy Made.
After all these demonstrations, we walked back to Joshua house for pizza and image processing. This was also really enjoyable and informative. I took away a few great tips. I also came away from all of my time with my fellow photographers loving how I think even more. It was a confidence booster in several ways, and I truly enjoyed getting to know these great people. I had so much fun I stayed through to the after dark hours where we just generally fooled around with remote flash and the full moon. ha
I'm definitely going to be on the list for next years event.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Chrissie and Mike // Family Portraits Nashville
One of my favorite families, in one of my favorite locations in Nashville, one of the first beautiful Spring days of the year, made for a fabulous session! I love the Smiths, you likely remember them as well. I've been photographing them since they were engaged. I love working with them, because they get it! They are always completely relaxed and ready to crank up the fun for my sessions. As you'll see in their teaser we had a blast, and captured the spirit of their happy marriage, and family.
I love what I do, and if your thinking about having a family session. Now is the time! The weather is amazing, flowers are in bloom and joy is to be had. Give me a call 615-804-2964 or shoot me an email paula@momentsbypaula.com I'd love to have this fun with you soon.
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