In home newborn session | Kailua Newborn Photographer

I loved getting to spend the morning with friends and they love on their newest addition.

Cake for breakfast! | Charleston Lifestyle Family Photographer

I thoroughly enjoyed a morning with these two brothers...I'm sure they enjoyed their cake for breakfast too!

How to: Tree Light Pictures

1. Wait for night (this was hard for me. You can tell in the picture with both boys that I didn't wait for it to get super dark.)

2. All of the lights off except the tree. I used a lamp across the room to cheat a little and give me a little light. 

3. Camera in manual mode with the following settings as a guideline: 
Aperture all the way open (mine was f 1.8)
Shutter speed slowish (mine was 1/250)
ISO super high (mine was at 5000)
>>> NO FLASH! <<<

Shameless plug - I teach a basics of photography class that will teach you what all of these thing mean :) 

4. Snap way! Who cares if they're technically perfect - have fun with your kiddos. The picture of Landon above... he was calling our tree a gum-nut. I'm not even sure what that means but he thought it was hilarious and made for a cute picture. 

Full disclosure, I did edit my final pictures just for personal preference. 

Before (SOOC)

After 

You can also do these types of pictures during the day for a different, but still fun, look. 

Lifestyle Family Session Preview | Charleston, SC

Such a fun lifestyle session with this sassy little blonde.