There is truly nothing more beautiful than looking at pictures of families in wide open fields, the sun dancing off the lens. Fields are my all-time favorite place to photograph a family. I love the undisturbed beauty, the chance to really be creative and free with my camera, the way I can play with light like in no other location. But let’s face it – a field, although a childhood fantasy of running your hands across the soft grass as you run barefoot, is actually the home to many (and when I say many, I mean millions of) bugs. And a little poison ivy. And if summer is still in the air, mosquitoes (which around here are more like a small bird). I fully explained all of this to mom when we were planning the location and she was all for it! I leapt for joy, dusted off my goulashes, packed the bug spray and got ready for what happens to be one of my favorite sessions, ever! You see, sometimes pain really is beauty! And if you want a truly magical experience in front of the camera, you must put yourself in what I like to call the photographers ‘zone of creativity’ – even if it means you’ll have a few itchies the next day (and even if that means you skip the sandals for more highly fashionable boots :) I could hardly narrow down my favorites for their gallery let alone this blog post :) EnJOY!
