It's hot!

It's still so warm here I forget it's winter. I mean, like 70s. Yeah, very different from the -20s I experienced in Idaho.

So, once spring actually comes around, it's just going to get hotter. And summer....fugetaboutit!

a wedding

The weekend before Christmas was very busy for me! I had 2 weddings!! Here are some pictures from one of the weddings:

I was able to capture the groom's first look at
the bride in her dress!

This sums up the bride's personality in 1 picture!

I've known the bride for some time now. I met her older sister in 2nd grade & became close to the entire family after I got married. I've seen the bride become a beautiful person, inside & out! I'm so happy for these guys!

a wedding

Remember how I had 2 weddings in 1 weekend? This is the other wedding. They've been planning to get married, but never found the right time. Since the husband was getting deployed again right after the holidays, they decided to get married the weekend before Christmas. I've known the bride since we were 4 and she has found the perfect guy for her! It was fun following her around while she got ready, meeting her friends, and squeezing into the magistrate's office with all of their guests. Thanks for including me guys!

The shoes

The bride. She was such a good sport! She let me
do a "white trash bridal shoot" while she was
wearing her grandma's housecoat.

This was my way of getting her grandpa in some pictures :)

I love the look on her dad's face. She is daddy's little girl!

1st birthday party

I was invited to shoot a little cutie's very first birthday party! The theme was Elmo!

He was more interested in the paper than anything else.

The demolished this cake!

sisters!

These sweet girls wanted to give their grandparents a Christmas surprise. We went to the local arboretum to get these shots.

I got this shot early in the morning, just as the sun was really
starting to rise. The clouds and trees gave a really awesome
filtering effect for the sun's rays.

A little cutie to brighten your day!

Christmas Morning Pictures

I'm here to save the day! Or, at least help with it.

I know you want to capture your sweet bundles of joy opening their sweet bundles of joy, so let me lend you a few tips.

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1. Change your white balance. It's so easy to do! (I can't help you with this part, read your manual to find out how to do this on your camera.) If you change it to the right white balance you won't have pictures that turn out yellow or green and then freak out about how to fix it later.

2. If possible, bump up your ISO. This will allow your camera to be more sensitive in the low light of morning or if you open presents by the light of the Christmas tree. (Again, check your manual on how to do this.)

3. If possible, keep your shutter speed at 1/125th or higher. This will allow for light, but won't make your pictures blurry (unless your kid is the Tasmanian devil). Keep your aperture as open as possible (meaning, use the lowest number possible). Remember, the lower numbers keep everything behind your subject blurry so if you're trying to take pictures of multiple people you'll need to bump it up.

4. Enjoy the morning! This is time you won't get back so don't spend too much time behind the camera. Get enough pictures to tell the story then put the camera away! Christmas morning is not a spectator sport. Go play with your kids & watch them enjoy their new stuff!

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PS-If I don't get too many responses & I'm not too busy, send me an email (burnedimagesphotography(at)gmail(dot)com) and I'll see what I can do about helping you with your camera. Who loves ya baby? ;)