I am so thrilled to announce Silver Pennies has a studio! Right in the heart of downtown Brownsburg just above our frequent partner & favorite shop Ella Mae’s Boutique. I can’t wait to share my excitement with you. I hope to see you there soon!
Special thanks to all of my loyal clients and wonderful friend, Abby McKinney, owner of Ella Mae’s Boutique
I’m so behind in blogging and I plan to catch up, but I’ve been enjoying looking back at 2015 this week getting ready for the New Year. Here’s a few of my favorite newborn images of 2015. So. Much. Sweetness.
I’m such a sentimental person. Part of this job I love most is getting to know kids and families. Being real with them and knowing them well allows them to relax in front of my lens and really be themselves. That’s where we catch the magic of childhood, family, & love. As you know, I don’t feel like the photographs of everyone smiling at the camera tells much of your story. Your story isn’t the one day when mom picked out scratchy fancy clothes and yelled at everyone to sit still, look at the camera, sit up straight, and smile. Your story is the way your husband looks at you when you’re looking at your daughter. The way your son laughs ’till tears when you use that one silly voice. The way your children love & drive each other crazy. The look she gives when you call her name just before she runs away laughing at the game of chase she’s created. While the days of parenting sometimes go slowly, the years go way too fast and you need to capture it. It’s your story. Their story. Your family.
The Roseberry Family is one of those familes I don’t have to pose. They just naturally play and snuggle and enjoy each other. Krista even rewarded the kids with a carmel apple after a great sunset session at the orchard. This was one of my favorite fall days this year. Thank you for choosing me as your family photographer. Watching your children grow is just so much fun.
I tell every family I photograph, I want shoot as close to sunrise or sunset as possible. I know, I know, you have kiddos and sunset is like 9pm in the summer!!! But let me tell you WHY it’s worth the nap adjustment & snack prep. Better yet. . . let me show you.
The hour directly after sunrise and before sunset is often called the GOLDEN hour or the MAGIC hour. The name alone sounds inviting right? You know I’m all about magic.
The reason for this name is sunlight at this time is warmer in tone & much softer then when the sun is higher in the sky. People look prettier in softer light! It’s just more flattering. Midday sun can cause lots of shadows, too bright skin, and squinting. Let’s be honest, we want your eyes open and your skin looking gorgeous.
Sunset light is coming from an angle, so it adds dimension to your portraits. Dimension adds interest, taking your pictures from “just okay” to having depth and emotion. But the REAL reason I want you to give them an early nap, pack a snack and head out later in the evening is FEELING. I want you to FEEL something when you see your photographs. I don’t really want to take the “everyone looking and smiling traditional picture” you could have taken in a Walmart studio. Borrrriiiing. I want you to feel the connection your family has. Feel the warmth in your heart when you see your introverted kiddo not looking at the camera, surrounded by light, or your spirited child laughing out loud with that luminous glow behind them.
Try something for me. Think about how you FEEL when you’re kitchen windows are flooded with warm golden light in the morning or late evening. I feel happy, warm, content.
Now how do you feel in your kitchen midday? It’s light. It’s okay. It’s ORDINARY.
I want your photos and your whole expereince with Silver Pennies to be EXTRAORDINARY.
So PLEASE, when I say let’s meet at 7:15pm, trust me. After all, you’re hiring me right. Trust me. You wouldn’t tell your hairdresser which sissors to use. The light is my tool. Let me use it in it’s glorious and best version of itself. So you can look & feel glorious too.
Maybe even. . .Magical.
Britt
Congratulations to the Longenberger family! Sawyer is precious!
I loved watching you cuddle your sweet 3 boys!
Enjoy this time of sleeplessness & joy!
I can’t ever thank you enough for all the years of photographing your family! Hugs, Britt