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Saturday, January 22, 2011

An easy photography tip

I’m by no means a professional photographer, but I think the photos below look pretty darn professional!  The secret to these stunning photos?  A flat, black bed sheet for the backdrop that I bought at Walmart!  After my brother and sister in law had their first baby, I jumped a the chance to take photos with them and my sweet little nephew.  We were all visiting my parents in Montana that year for Christmas.  While I think that outdoor photos are the most flattering, there was no way we could step outside for a photo shoot in the winter~especially with a new baby.

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So, I had to think of a way to set up a “studio” in my mom and dad’s home.  I knew that their kitchen received a lot of southern light, so that was my first choice to take the photos.  However, I knew that the kitchen cupboards in the background wouldn’t quite cut it, so I had to come up with a backdrop.  I headed over to Walmart and found black flat bed sheets on clearance!  I think I bought a queen, or a King, and the total came to less than $10!  I brought it home, draped it in front of the cupboards and snapped away!  Of course, I had to take a bunch of photos to end up with a handful of really good ones. 


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What do you think?

7 comments:

  1. well, i AM a professional photographer and i LOVE that first shot especially! great work! :)

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  2. They are adorable, great idea with the black sheet!

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  3. Great pics!!! I have some up on my blog today that I took too!

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  4. Beautiful, professional looking pictures! Great job. Loved reading your testimony today too. I'll be back. Mimi

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  5. I'll say it again- I think you're amazing. The photos you took of our family are some of my absolute favorites and so many turned out well. Love the black and whites here.

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  6. You did a great job!!!
    I love that baby face!!!!! How sweet!

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