UPDATE: Contest is now closed. The winner is:
“Liz – A portrait session would be AWESOME for our family! We are hoping to get our first family portraits done soon, with our sweet baby girl!”
There are so many reasons I teach SnapShops, but one centers on the reality that the automatic mode on your camera is unreliable. Sometimes you can get killer shots on automatic. Sometimes no matter how hard you try what is in your head you can’t get your camera to create. On automatic mode you camera is reading available light and calculates an average of what is needed in regards to settings to capture that image.
For instance, on the two photos below my 4 year old wanted to take a picture of Chris & I with FireCracker. Since I use a back focus button I have to switch my camera to fully automatic mode for others to use it. You can see Big Brother got a great first shot, but the second shot is terrible. He didn’t change any settings, but you will notice there is more of the white comforter in the first shot…providing more ‘light’ for the camera. Hence, the unreliabilty of shooting on automatic.
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Back to the June SnapShop…I wanted to share a few pictures from each of the attendees. For several attending they had only owned their cameras for a matter of days! First off, I thought I’d share a few pics Ryan took of me during the day…
And in alphabetical order…some practice shots from the students:
Photos by Bill S.
Photos by Carl L.
Photos by Christine M.
Photos by Gary S.
Photos by Kristie E.
Photos by Liz H.
Photos by Mariah E.
Photos by Ryan A.
It has been fun for me to watch how many SnapShop students have gone on to start their own photography businesses….I have shared several of those with you before. One of the June SnapShop attendees is fully launching his photography business….Ryan Arrowsmith Photography and wants to offer one of you a free portrait session! You need to check out his flickr photos from the SnapShop (there’s some cute ones of Littlest Brother) and his website. What is more exciting than a business launch? A giveaway for a free portrait session!
Here are a few shots from his site….
Ryan Arrowsmith Photography is located in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area….there will be one portrait session giveaway winner, but Ryan is offering $15.00 off all other sessions if you mention “Ashley Ann Photography” when you book your session. I know a lot of you local folk are bummed Shannon is no longer offering baby, kid & family sessions…you should check out Ryan. Onto the giveaway…
Giveaway Details
Prize is one session with Ryan Arrowsmith Photography
One winner, chosen at random
One entry per person
Contest ends Thursday, July 1 9:00pm US central
To enter: In the comment section of this post tell me what type of session you would book with Ryan Arrowsmith Photography!
by AshleyAnn
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vina sanchez - i would like a session with my husband. like “lovebird” couples session. =)
Tim - I would book a boudoir session.
PS That Carl guy clearly didn’t understand the principles of photography. He looks like a lost cause.
Mariah - I would like a family session featuring our newest arrival… when he or she gets here in a month.
Christine - I would love a family session.
Christy - Nice photos! I love your camera strap! Did you make it ?
amanda torres - Oh wow! I would love a family session. However, I don’t want to frighten him. I feel personally responsible for running off our last 2 photographers….the great ashley ann the fabulous shannon.
Amber - I would book a session for my little girl who turns 3 in August
Beth - I would love a couple session of my husband and I.
Mindy - I would book a family session with our three little girls. We haven’t had a family picture since our newest little one arrived.
Kara - I would love a family session. My child is about to turn 3 and at the rate we are going we have taken one a year. The mantle at my new house is craving an amazingly wonderful family canvas print!
ashlee - i would love a family session but even more a session with me and my hubby…with 6 littles they seem to be the subject of all our pics. we need some of us too!!
Katie M. - AWESOME giveaway! Couples Session for me and my honey! We will celebrate one year of marriage in September!
Under the Sycamore » Ryan Arrowsmith Photography - [...] Ann over at Under the Sycamore is such a sweet, seriously talented gal. Today she posted a few of my pics and a link to the site, because she’s cool like that. [...]
Amanda J - I would love a mommy and Ajani session before he gets too big. I have tons of pics of him but not many of us together
Dana - I would book a couples session for sure. My honey and I will be married two years this fall.
Trinity - a family session……..congratulations to him on the new business!
Allison - I would love a session with me and my boys! I am always the one behind the camera, and would love someone to capture some of the things I do with my kids!
rosita - ok – totally off topic – where did you get your shorts? i need some like that. please say target or something like that
Janica - I would love to win this for my best friend, Mindi, and her darling family who live in the Tulsa area. I haven’t seen my ‘soul sister’ in two years, but I she is a beautiful friend…inside and out:) So hopefully this is transferable if I win; not sure my hubby would be willing to fly to OK for family portraits. Good luck Ryan!!!
Amanda - I would love…love to do a photo session of me to surprise my husband on our 10th wedding anniversary in August. Something fun…cute…and says I love you after 10 years of being happily married!!!!
Amy - I am in dier need of a family session! It’s been two+ years since the last
Jill E. - Do you think you can talk about back focus one day?
Joey Brown Hoffman - I want a family session because my family hasn’t had a family photo since my son was born last last april…ugh…we need one bad! Thanks so much!!
katie - A grandparent session… my parents and my kids!!
kara - I want a special session with my beautiful niece, Evangelia!
Jeannette Swan - I totally need a family session, I just commented to someone the other day that I can’t take down our last family pics (Oct 2008) because they were the last Ashley did for us and we haven’t had family pics since!
Kristie - I want a session with me and my boys before they outgrow me!
Sarah - I would LOVE to have a family session done!!
Erika - i would want a family photo shoot! my child is 2 and we have never had a family picture taken. so a first family photo shoot is much needed!!
Elizabeth - I would love a family session. My husband and I will celebrate 7 years of marriage and our sweet baby boy will turn 3 within a month’s time. This would be perfect before returning to work in August when school starts.
Maggie - I’m due in three weeks with our first child…so, I’d love a baby session!
LaurenS - i would do one with my husband of 5 years in 2 weeks!
Lindsay McDaniel - We could definitely use a family session, me, the hubs, and our two boys!
Julie - We just brought home our 4th child and some new baby/new family pics are definitely in order!
Lisa Keen - A FAmily session!!
Brenda Hillhouse - I would book a family session. (Drew is turning 3 on Friday, can you believe that it has been 2 years since you last took our pictures? Since then, Dylan has been to Iraq and back. He was gone for 11 months and just recently got home in March.
Liz - A portrait session would be AWESOME for our family! We are hoping to get our first family portraits done soon, with our sweet baby girl!
amy j. - We would do a family session! And drive to Tulsa if we win!
Candice Forfte - I would book a photo session for my son who is turning 2 July 29th and maybe get a few family shots! Money is tight right now so this would be a huge blessing!
Sara - I would love some pictures of the hubby and I…
Danielle Hostutler - I would love to have a “fun messy” photo session where me, my husband and son (soon to be ONE) have fun together–be it water, mud, sand…anything messy. Something ridiculously messy and fun!! Yes, pretty please and thanks!!!!!!