a couple weeks ago, i had a cancellation on a saturday afternoon so rather than waste a beautiful day away, i came home from soccer and a morning shoot and told the kids to get showered and changed - i was going to take them out for a shoot. i wanted new images for my photo wall. i had been putting this project off for awhile.
i wanted the new images that i was going to print and hang to have an urban feel with vibrant color. this was a 180 degree-turn from the images that i had framed and up on my photo wall previously . . .
the majority of the prints were high-contrast metallic B/W prints
i had the kids all pick their own clothes. zack had a vibrant-striped shirt - the girls then just chose something they had that was a shade in the shirt. i purposely didn't want the kids to be match-y, match-y and i wanted the clothes they had on be something that fit their personality.
and then we headed downtown. our first stop was in search of the green door. i had seen the green door on my friend Jen's blog a couple of times and went off to find it.
we found it. it also happened to be on a block that a "working girl" was walking. the girl was working this particular block the whole time we were shooting. i gave the kids firm instructions to ignore her and to listen to me so we could get the shots i wanted and get back in the car. my kids are awesome to shoot - we were done and back in the car in less than 5 minutes flat.
here's the shot:
i dig that my kids know how to pose. this is my favorite.
i shot a few images of the kids in the door. i also chose one of zack to proof and print . .
next, we headed up to fremont street. i love that the garage has cool red accents and metal.
we did a few different shots in the garage (parking garages have awesome light and make for neat backdrops)
and then we headed off to what my kids have dubbed "stink alley". my kids wanted their own "jumping shot" since they saw the really cool one i did with a family a month or so ago.
i love this metal door.
i didn't print this shot yet. i might overlay some textures to it before i do.
we then headed over to the old Las Vegas High where I went to school. they have painted the Main Hall a rustic orangey brown color.
after climbing around on the steps at Main Hall, we drove around to the back side of the school and over a block where they have this cool old building with some architecture i could use for some interesting shots.
this one is not on the wall but is going to get made into a canvas or float print instead
i did print these two though . . .
these last two shots of the twins are actually from a totally different day. they are also proof that you can use anyplace anywhere to get a good shot if the light is right. these are shot in my neighbor's driveway across the street (yes, Lisa. your old driveway)
a quick note. i did use some different proofing techniques to get the color and look i wanted.
and the wall . . .
one of these years i will get around to actually finishing the wall. i have material and papers to cover the "J"s but like most everything else lately, it gets put off.
i hope to blog about halloween and other things in the next few days. not going to promise though because I have a shoot tomorrow and a few sessions I need to wrap up before next week, a son turning 8 and getting baptized this week, plus the 3 younger kiddos are on track break for the next month. life is as always BUSY.
ttys, take care and have a good week~