It’s amazing to look back and see how much I’ve grown in my
photography since I first started about 8 months ago. It started out as just a
hobby, something I did for fun here and there. But the more I took a step back
and looked at my life and my passions, the more I realized that there is
something more to my ‘hobby.’ I know it sounds pretty silly, and maybe like
it’s been said before, but over the last few months my hobby has grown into my
passion. I’ve realized how much I absolutely love capturing moments between
people who love each other deeply. I love seeing how a mom plays with her baby,
how a newly engaged couple show their love for each other, how two siblings
interact and play like no one is watching. That’s why I take pictures. To
capture these moments that we remember in our heart, but seldom see a physical
depiction.
When I stumbled across Wildflowers Photography, I saw that
same passion I have in my heart. Joy Harmon Prouty, the amazing woman behind
Wildflowers Photography, hosts a workshop for photographers meant to rekindle
that passion and grow and learn from other woman photographers. I went on this workshop last month, really
nervous and not knowing what to expect. This was literally the first leap that I’d
taken into portrait photography. Words can not describe how much I learned from
Joy and from all the other wonderful women there. While we were there we did
three styled photoshoots, the first of which this blog post is about.
I’d like to introduce the Fike family J Such a wonderful family
that acted AMAZING, considering there were 20 lenses pointed directly at them
for about 2 hours. The styling in this shoot was done by Joy, and it was
inspiring to see how she interacted with the family, yet still let them be
themselves and fall into a pose that was so natural, yet so beautiful. This was the very first time I’d taken
pictures of a family, and after this shoot I absolutely fell in love with this
kind of photography. I can’t wait and am literally itching to capture such raw
and beautiful emotions within loving families in the future. This is the first
of many shoots to come, so I hope you enjoy and I hope I was able to capture
the sweet love this family has for each other. And just wait, there are two
more posts coming from this workshop, so check back soon J
