Me Ra Koh Workshop Day 2 Part 1
The second day of the workshop was devoted to Metering, Marketing and Lightroom. What a very informative day!!! For pictures of us acting out the process of creating a catalog in lightroom check out my photos in Facebook. www.facebook.com/christinebarker
The second part of the day we were set into groups again and a family shoot commenced. I worked with two AMAZING families. Here you will find the first family. You will then have to come back tomorrow to meet the second family I had the pleasure to photograph.
Meet Debbie, Craig and their two sons.
I really struggled with this shoot. Not that they were a difficult family to photograph, but because with 4 other photographers there no one wanted to step on each others toes. I was hesitant to give direction or change where we were photographing them because I wasn’t sure if people were still shooting.
This lead to incredible growth for me. I took shoots that I wouldn’t normally take. I off centered myself and am quite happy with the results.
You know me though, it just wouldn’t be me unless we could add some humor to it too.
We then split the family up. First we photographed just the boys.
Don’t forget the details.
Again, with so many photographers there I found more shots to take. Here is Mom watching the boys get their photo taken.
We then had the boys split up and get their photo taken with Mom and Dad.
I love this next one. Look at their faces as these HUGE military helicopters flew right past them.
Here is the other half of the family, checking out the choppers.
DETAILS!! Love this shot… Mom feels so ethereal. Always able to give a hug.
Here is one last one for good measure 
nice use of color.
Thanks Ashley!! Im a color kinda girl!!
Christine – These are fantastic. I love the fact that you shot from different angles. Hard to select a favorite as I love them all, but I think the hands/hug and the boys feet are my two favs. (I am all about the detail!)
I experienced the same stuff at the Seattle workshop, working with 4 other photogs trying to capture the same family – not wanting to step on anyone else’s toes or interupt their creative processes. I love how you let that challenge you to take images you wouldn’t normally take.
Great job!