First Maternity Shoot

Hi all,

Well tomorrow I'm attempting my first maternity shoot, thanks to a willing friend willing to be my guinea pig/model. I did some posted a question on www.thephotoforum.com asking tips. I received one reply and he said :

1. plan my shoot
2. good lighting

I planned it by getting composition and pose ideas from other photographers maternity pictures.

The lighting I am a little concerned about because right now I just have a camera with the built in flash. It doesn't always provide me with the right light I need.

A flash in definitely the next thing I would like to get; after that would be a zoom lens.

Nevertheless, I plan doing part of the shoot outside to take advantage of the natural light.

With my friends permission, there will be a sneak peek.

stay tuned,

Kim

Welcome

Welcome to My Expedition into Photography.

My God has given me such a heart and passion for photography. Therefore, I will be taking you all along on my journey of ups and downs; and joys and frustrations, to becoming a (Lord willing) professional photographer.

I have loved photography for as long as I can remember. There's something so precious about capturing those priceless moments in time that slip by so fast.

So far on my Expedition I have gone through several point and shoots until finally I saved up to purchase a "starter" D-SLR; a Nikon D70. I bought this last year and have been shooting my heart out. My youngest son knows it well. His name for my camera is "CHEESE".

Just recently I purchased Photoshop Elements 8.

To say the least I am still in the learning process with both my camera and the software. I have been asking a lot of questions of professional and have received great feed back and advice.

I have recently joined The Photo Forum...which right not is pretty confusing for me to navigate, but I will keep going back to it and try to figure it out. I am told that that is a great place to post my pictures to get other photographer's feedback and comments. Once I figure it out I will be grateful for any help and feedback.

If there are any Photographer that stumble upon this blog of mine...your comments, criticisms and complements are welcome.

stay tuned for my of my Expedition!

My boys and my friend!