Shooting bundles of joy!

Well, first off, this has been a very busy and adventurous week.  At work, we tried to cut things short because it's Memorial Day weekend approaching (as if I'm looking back on Monday) and a long awaited vacation is needed.  Not to mention my wife's birthday celebration is in the mere future, so I needed my schedule open for the latter portion of the week. 

Being a photographer during a very busy season, it's sometimes hard to imagine taking time off, but we all have to have a break just to remind ourselves of why we're working and pursuing our passions. 

So, even though the extra revenue would have been nice, I decided to turn down a few nice last minute projects and instead enjoy my wife and baby daughter, which I would never regret as a decision.

One of the my projects that I did tackle was an infant shoot. 

Now, I've shot two year old kids and up, but I didn't anticipate how different an infant shoot would be.  First, instead of meeting the client at some location or my studio, we agreed to shoot on their location.  This meant packing up the vehicle with light kits and backdrops and heading out some 20 miles to their house. 

I really wanted to play off the 'bed of roses' theme, so I put constructed a flower set and it worked perfect with the infant. 

After about 10 minutes of set up and a bottle of milk, a paccie (pacifier -but if you're a parent, "paccie" works), and grandma's hands, we were into a successful shoot.




As soon as I send the completed package to the clients, I'll be sure to share more with you.  

Best, and enjoy this last day of your extended weekend,


Quinyon

Macie's Sweet 16

Okay, this was shot about a month back, but I had to wait for specific instructions on who to keep within the photo album before placing the images online, so here it is. 

I was asked to capture a Sweet 16 birthday party a month back.  I can recall wondering what to expect from the event. 
Now, I've shot events throughout the Laurinburg, NC area but never a Sweet 16 party.  To be quite honest, I was a little concerned over how this party would look visually because I can remember during my high school days of party attending, around the age of 16, most teenagers were still wallflowers at parties and usually socialized within clicks. 
WELL...not at this party.  They danced and were full of energy from the start of the music, to the presentation of the party girl's (Macie's) car for a present, til the DJ was stopping the music.
They had so much fun and I had a blast capturing the event.  Macie's family really gave her a great party and she was very appreciative.  Here are her images with her friends...

Macie's Party

Shooting graduation...

This past Saturday morning, Scotland High School held their 2011 Graduation at Pate Stadium.  I was privileged (and contracted) to capture images of the event for the local newspaper.

Here's a shot taken from the event.  I wish more graduates would have thrown up the hats, but oh well....lol.....I didn't when I graduated.

Photos of kids receiving their diplomas on stage will be available on our site by Tuesday, May 24. 

It's been a while... :(

While it's been a VERY busy and productive spring and summer, I must admit that I've been slacking in some areas of the business.  Particularly, my website and the blog. 

It seems crazy since these are the advertising means in which I generate business right?  

It's weird, Facebook, which is actually free, has been the avenue in which I've interacted with more customers and pulled in prospective ones. 

Even with that being said, I'm still pledging from this moment on that I will update this blog (and site) on the regular and strive to generate more traffic this way.   I think it a pride thing lol. 

Otherwise, business has been great.  June marks the start of the wedding season for me.  I've been shooting families, events, graduations, school portraits -you name it.

I'm actually story-boarding a music video concept that I will start up late this summer.  I'm exciting about the project because videography is my root work.  I'm a mass comm major and my specialty was always producing music videos, so I'm anxious to get back into Premiere and After Effects. 

I' thank you all for the support and continued trust in my artistic vision to capture your moments.


Peace and Love



Quinyon DeBerry