The Dog days of Summer???

The last few weeks we have suffered with very high humidity, as well as hot temperatures in the 90s.

It's been awhile since I have written, as well as had the time to post about what has been going on with DLWM Photography.

My daughter turned two the end of last month and it was a very exciting celebration.  Since she was born, I always enjoyed taking a break from taking pictures and would take her to a local studio.  My son had gone for pictures at a very young age, and being a new parent I thought that that was just what you were supposed to do.  Although the photography studio I went to was very friendly and talented, it is far from a calm environment for taking pictures for kids.

When you go into a studio with kids, they see the sheets in the room, they have to get dressed up...as well as the photographer is constantly saying, 'look at the camera.', 'Smile..', 'Look at this pretty toy I'm holding'.  There are strangers out in the waiting room watching your pictures being taken and anxiously awaiting their turn, and you are stuck in a cramped space.  As parents you are pretty much dedicated to being on the outside lines, where you can pretty much see but not touch while the photographer does their work.  Out of all the pictures they take, you end up with about 10 shots, sometimes less that they were able to capture in your time slot.  I'm not trying to take them down by any means, but as a kid it can be difficult to be that patient.  I remember going as a kid, and now seeing the other side of the coin.

I had gotten lucky to be able to capture my daughter on my own, in her home environment and it was an excellent experience. 

It was early in the morning and I had put her in a pretty little dress.  We started out in our front yard and worked our way to the back yard.  It was so much more relaxed than she had been in the past in a studio.  She was able to be much more free about her surroundings than 'smile at this cute little doll.'

Following that I also had taken pictures at my church for the local fourth of July Parade.  They had put on some activities for the children before the parade started and offered drinks to the people walking in the parade.  I made sure I was around to take pictures of all the action.

Over the week of fourth of July, we had been out visiting my in laws.  I was very lucky to be around my phone when I was because a local friend was in  need of a photographer for her party.  I volunteered and told her I'd get a cd made for her as well.  She is looking forward to having me as her photographer.  I was thrilled to finally be doing an event.

With all the excitement of the event, I was very thrilled.

After being home, I had gotten another message from a different friends to be a photographer for her as well.

I am very excited to announce these things.  Event photography is exactly what I enjoy taking pictures of.  I LOVE photographing couples, and when I have been at my cousin's weddings I have enjoyed taking pictures for them as well.

If YOU are interested in DLWM Photography doing event photography for  you, email DLWM Photography@gmail.com.