Alyssa

Alyssa has so much personality.

She fits in everywhere and with everyone.

LOOK at how much fun we had taking her senior portraits.

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The Beach Scene

If you live in California of course you need to go to the beach and breathe in that salty ocean air, splash around, surf, build a sand castle, and have your picture taken there to make others jealous.  Or maybe not jealous but remind them that they want to come here too.

We had so much fun with these 3 lovely young ladies at the Oceanside Beach and Pier.  We hope you will want to join them.

Love portraits under the pier at low tide.

Wind blown beauties

The sun glimmering on the water makes for a beautiful cast

Sun kissed hair

Hey, hey, lookie there!

Such fun, come join us.

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Sisterly Love

A friend contacted Ahrend Studios Photography last fall.  She had the desire to give another friend the best present she could think of, PICTURES!  But not just any pictures, pictures of those she loved, pictures that showed the love that existed in a family.  And in this case, the love that shined through with sisters.

Shelby was delighted to help with the gift. The girls were able to get together during a college break for the oldest.  All was arranged and the fun ensued.

The love of these sisters just jumped out in front of the camera and it was a great session.  All the pictures were wonderful because of the laughter and love captured by Shelby.

The only draw back was the pictures were a surprise, a surprise for Christmas, so we couldn't share them with you until now.

Behind the Scenes - Obstacles

It may seem to the world that photography is one of the easiest businesses in the world.  If you have a good camera just point and shoot right?

Well there is a little more to it than that.  Actually most of you may already know that there is a lot more to a great portrait versus a good portrait and it doesn't all involve photoshop either.  There is a lot to do with setting up the scene.

And that is where a few minor challenges or obstacles that sometime come into play.  But Shelby and Bill are great and they can work with each little detail and overcome any obstacles that might pop up.

 
Obstacle #1 - lighting; maybe it's too bright or too dark but with a little reflecting things will be golden.

Obstacle #2 - wind; it can blow hair right across faces but if you turn just so, the wind can make for a truly natural picture.

Obstacle #3 - Height; you might never have know that Shelby, our photographer, was a little height challenged with this picture but there is nothing like a little tiptoe stretching to make sure your subject isn't looking down on you.

 

Obstacle #4 - Nature; yup nature itself can hinder a great view but we just deal with it. Perhaps a few branches are temporary pulled back or we just wait out the waves or nature is what makes a great portrait.

Obstacle #5 - people; when you are taking pictures in a public location you will always be managing around other people, sometimes even other photographers.  A quick fix for a great picture is to change the angle or a closeup.

Obstacle #6 - friends; friends aren't really an obstacle but sometimes if you are doing a photo shoot with other you might feel a little self conscious, this is easily overcome by laughing at yourself, loosing up, and have just having fun.

There are good pictures that those great cameras take but there are great pictures that an awesome photographer will take by just being prepared for any obstacle that comes your way.  Bill and Shelby know how to do that.  They are your awesome photographers.

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Behind the Scenes

Ahrend Studios Photography recently took a few Class of 2016 seniors on a photo session around Fallbrook.  We had so much fun! our seniors were great, so photogenic, and crazy. 

There are times when we just don't think about the person or people that make a photo session happen.  Of course there is our photographer, Shelby is one of the best - so creative, helpful, and relaxed.  Although she won't admit had hard she works, we can tell by the droplets of sweat on her forehead and that look of always thinking for the next best pose.

Kaylee came on this photo shoot, she was our pack horse plus shade holder, wind blocker, and sun protector.  Kaylee is Shelby's niece; hard worker and never ever complains but does her job without question.

My job, Ellen, was the most fun this time around.  I got to take a few of these behinds the scene pictures.  I loved it!  But sometimes I am doing what Kaylee did and smoothing  hair, remove sticks and twigs on the path or a tiny piece of lint from clothing. 

And of course there are our models - YOU! We know you work hard as we tell you to twist and turn, bend this way, cross your legs that way, sit here, chin up, nose to the left, tip your head right, and on and on.  But we think your favorite part is seeing the great pictures we take and the selfies you take because you want to share how fun it is for senior portraits.  

We know YOU are what makes our job fun! 

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