I know, I harp on this "experience" thing all the time. How choosing an experienced Professional Photographer is the best choice, and how to choose one based on certain criteria (price NOT being one them, lol). But, I recently had a session that just cemented that belief into my brain yet AGAIN! (dont get me wrong, everyone starts out somewhere, but just be sure that the photographer you pick can HANDLE the details of the session when things go astray). Everyone who knows me knows that I *adore* teaching new talent, so this isnt a "bash the newbies" post at all.
Anyway, Mr. A. and Baby Girl came to visit KC (they live out of state, and its a LONG drive, believe me, I know) for Baby Girl's 6 mth portraits. We agreed to meet a local place that I have long had great light and great success with. Well, not this time....this time, a lot of the trees had died or been pruned away, leaving harsh, strong light to be dealt with. This type of full sun shooting is really considered an advanced lighting skill and honestly, many newer photographers simply cannot handle it. What results with this type of situation in those cases is not pretty. I would venture to say that most of the time, reshooting at another location or dumping the entire session images happens more often than not.
But, again, experience. I have studied natural light for many years now, and I know that it is more than just luck that produces great natural light portraits....it *is* experience and skill on the part of the photographer.
I am proud to show *my* Mr. A and Baby Girl full sun images. Backlight and full sun in one session is tricky, but with experience, it can be gorgeous.
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