Kelsey and Lauron: Dorr, Michigan

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August 13, 2009

If you’ve been reading this blog, you probably already know that my little brother, Kelsey, is probably one of the people that I love that most in this world. And Lauron makes him ridiculously happy. So by default, I love her too — so much that I got her a double rainbow for her birthday (in case you missed it, check out the pics here)

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I am loving on these last two photos so much!

First without flash:

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And second with:

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I used to be one of those people who would say, “I’m a natural light photographer,” which is totally code for, “I have no clue how to use off camera lighting.” I’m SO glad and forever grateful to Gabriel, for teaching my how to use off-camera lighting. Without it, I could’ve never taken anything even close to as dramatic as the above picture. Some people don’t like a ton of off camera lighting because they think it looks unnatural. Maybe it does, but isn’t that the point? Sometimes pictures are capable of showing us things in ways that the human eye doesn’t see.

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  1. Gorgeous, especially like you said the last 2! What a sweet 21st Bday present this was. I'm sure she'll treasure these photos forever. My younger bro is one of the loves of my life as well. :)

    Comment by GlobalButterfly — August 14, 2009 @ 6:56 am

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  2. yer welcome, kyle! Let's see if we can't work on some deceivingly natural-looking strobe work when you get back to Chile. :)

    Start by checking out Chase's recent post on this:
    http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2009/08/making…

    Comment by Gabriel M. Ortega — August 14, 2009 @ 8:31 am

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  3. Kyle, I love your photography style! I can't wait to work with you for our engagement pictures! Hope you're having fun!

    Comment by dregonzrob — August 14, 2009 @ 9:35 am

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  4. Oooh, I like. And even though the last photo isn't natural, it's awesome! I think the trick is making the unnaturalness something that highlights the whole feeling of the photo rather than something that takes the focus away from the subject.

    Comment by emilyinchile — August 14, 2009 @ 9:44 am

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  5. Very nice pictures Kyle

    Comment by Sue — August 14, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

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  6. Aw, these are so sweet. I absolutely love the one with Lauron sitting w/her arm around Kelsey's leg and that huge shadow of Kelsey. That is so cool!!

    Comment by Ritamae39 — August 16, 2009 @ 8:25 am

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  7. Aw, these are so sweet. I absolutely love the one with Lauron sitting w/her arm around Kelsey's leg and that huge shadow of Kelsey. That is so cool!!

    Comment by Ritamae39 — August 16, 2009 @ 3:25 pm

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