Busting out on the Blog scene February 1, 2008

A new year has begun and PhotographyByShannon.com is ready to break into the world of blogging.



Here on my blog I would like to show off my recent work, give updates about my business and share photography tips with anyone who wants to learn more about the art of photography. To start the year off right, I am going to do all three in this first blog post.





Here are some pictures of my daughter and our new bird PommFritz. Ella loves this bird, he is not so sure about her. So far we are living in harmony and PommFritz is quite the Camera Ham. He always wants to know what everyone is doing and is quite willing to join the people in front of the camera.































For business related news, we are having a fantastic Valentines day special right now! Here are the details:



Happy Valentine’s Day! From now until February 14^th, PhotographyByShannon.com is offering 30 free custom valentine cards with each session! This is the perfect opportunity to impress your friends, family or even surprise that special someone with personalized cards. With customized valentine cards this Valentine’s Day is sure to be unforgettable! In addition, PhotographyByShannon.com is offering the following:

• 10% off all orders placed within a week of sessions.
• 30 free custom valentine’s cards (4x3) with purchase of a session.
• Free colorizations (black and white, sepia, color isolation) on all portraits.

Please visit our website, www.PhotographyByShannon.com to view the available graphics and pricings. We hope to see you soon!



I have lots of different styles of valentines, here are 2 samples.











And now for the good part. The photo tips!



When taking pictures of your family, try different angles. If every shot of your kids is one where you are standing looking down at them it can get kind of boring! Every angle may not work, but you might find some that surprise you. Try squatting, kneeling or laying on the ground, or standing on a chair or uphill from the subject. If you always shoot "landscape" (longer than it is tall) try shooting "portrait" (taller than it is long) or vice versa. Try angeling the camera. Zoom way in and just get a part of the face/body, Zoom out and show their environment. There are tons of interesting ways to shoot the same subject. Get crazy! Especially with a digital camera, what do you loose? Give it a shot and let me know how it goes.



Shannon-



examples:



Get down











Go up!















Zoom in!















Try weird angles!



















Thanks for reading! Feel free to leave a comment or suggestion for the next photo tip!