Justin and Lillian
I have photographed these two for the last three years and I couldn’t be more happy about it. Each time they reach out to book, I get more excited. Each session we have together gets better and better. They are so easy to photograph!
This time we wanted a little change. We usually do their session in the Winter. This time we decided to do it in the Spring. Florals, bright green colors. What more could you ask for??
We both, at almost the same time, suggested the American Rose Garden in Shreveport Louisiana for the location. Fate? Destiny? Probably so.
The date of the session came and it was gloomy, raining, storming here and there, so incredibly humid. I ended up getting sick. Justin got called out to work. Ugh. Let’s just reschedule for next weekend.
As the next date approached it was showing rain again. NOOO!!!
Once the day arrived everything cleared up other than it was supposed to be cloudy. I was actually good with this because this location closes at 5 which makes it hard to shoot during golden hour when the sun sets at 7:40 right now. We decided to start at 3:30 and hope for clouds. Clouds were forecasted so I was feeling confident. In all reality, I do know how to shoot in harsh light. It is just usually not my favorite look.
When we arrived at the location, there was not a cloud in the sky. Not a one. AHHH!! It was HOT! It was crazy humid. Oh boy.
Once we started, some clouds started forming and it was constant in and out. Bright sun. Clouds. Harsh light. Soft light. If you are a photographer who shoots in manual mode then you know the difficulty that light like this brings. You are constantly changing your settings.
Thankfully with the Canon R6 I can see what the image will look like before I take it. SOOO nice!
Anyways, back to where we were…
I was nervous about the light. I was nervous about how much we were all sweating. It was a lot! But these are my absolute favorite images we have created together. You can’t even tell it was so hot. You can’t tell it was 5 hours before golden hour. I love these and that is all.
I hope you enjoy them!
North Louisiana Lifestyle Family and Newborn Photographer 