Salem Childbirth Photographer . . . Lucas.

Wow, what a whirlwind of a birth this was!

I headed to the hospital, despite mom only being 2-3 cm. I had childcare taken care of and figured why not? I took my time, got a coffee on the way (you know, in preparation of a long night).

When I arrived, Mom was already 4cm and counting.

The next thing we knew, Lucas was coming! 

No time to break the bed down or anything. The midwife flew in, got as ready as she could, and BAM, he was born! It could not have been more than 5 minutes after I got to the room. 

According to the medical staff, she went from 4cm to baby in arms in 18 minutes!

As you can see, Lucas was very expressive, making all kinds of adorable and funny facial expressions. I was also thrilled to have been able to capture shots of his older siblings meeting him for the first time. 

Salem Photographer | From my yard to yours.

These were all taken with the "reverse lens macro" method.

If you are interested in trying it, you simply remove the lens from your camera, turn it around and place it back up to your camera backwards. I used my 50mm lens, but it works with other lenses too. You can even mount the lens backwards if you get an adapter. Click HERE to see an example of the mounting ring, as well as read some more tips on how to do reverse lens macro.

Your depth of field is CRAZY small and you have no control over it, so you'll need to remain as still as possible. 

Salem Child Photographer | My little buddy.

Happy Monday!

Salem Portrait Photographer | Haunting Film Shot.

I captured this beautiful little girl on film recently. 

Her instructions were "Stand here and do whatever you want. Smile, not smile, whatever you want." and she gave me this stunning expression. 

Photographing the Ordinary.

Every now and then I do what I refer to as a "walkabout," a term I learned from my college photography instructor, mel buffinton. At the time I don't think I really "got it" so to speak, but I certainly do now! Sometimes I go with a friend or a group friends and sometimes I go by myself. Sometimes I go to cool and interesting places and walk for miles. Other times I walk around a block in an interesting area. 

Heck, sometimes I don't even leave my own yard!

This particular day was a trip with my friend, Dan, to Albany, OR. 

We only had to walk a few blocks to get some cool shots. Then we spent the rest of the day chatting about all kinds of thing and eating lunch. 

Why, yes, those are perm rods. In the middle of the road. 

I guess someone did a perm-n-run? Drive by perming? 

Who knows, but it definitely caught my eye.