So what's in a photo?

So what's in a photo?  This one below is an example of something that just happened during the photo shoot and changed what we were doing.  Every photo shoot has moments like this where the photo shoot changes and takes different directions.  Every action has a change in the reaction and the attitude of the shoot.  Every moment can change the rest of the photo shoot after that moment has occurred. 

In the first photo below we were downtown at the new Pappajohn Sculpture Garden and hanging out near the Alphabet man....probably not the correct name.  But as we were walking up to the sculpture I accidentally kicked this sign on the ground and it went flying across the pavement.  Sort of a weird interesting moment given the intense security that some of these sculptures have...including motion detectors and pressure sensors.  So I thought we should grab the sign get a quick photo with Stephanie and Scott holding it.  It was a fun moment and added a little something to the photo shoot that we carried over through the rest of the shoot.

 In the second photo below, Ashley and I were walking along chatting with Nikki and Drew and for whatever reason we got on the subject of taking your own photos.  You know, where you hold the camera as far away as possible and you look like the one armed bandit as you snap a shot of you cheesing big for the camera.  Well, Nikki was the self proclaimed "World's Best Self-Photographer".  So Ashley and I only thought it would only be appropriate for the world's best to snap their own engagement photo.  So we turned the camera over to Nikki and ..... well ..... she's the best.

 Every little moment snowballs over the course of a photo shoot and as long as each one of them is positive and fun...every photo shoot will turn out as well as this one.   Little things like these are what make being a photographer the greatest job.  It gives each photo it's own little story.  We may turn over 200-300 photos from a photo shoot and each one has it's own story that is told via the photo and those in it.  We don't want to just shoot portraits and give you head shots.  We want you to tell stories about your photos.  We want to them to give moments from your life and a fun story to tell all.  We love what we do and certainly hope it shows in our photos.