Great Dress, But No Shoes…
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Cansler Photography.
When Natalie and her mom came in to do her ultimate senior session, I just knew when they walked in the door we were going to get some beautiful unique shots. We laid out all her different outfits, full of bright colors and neat patterns, and started figuring out what we wanted to do and where. We had fun talking about shopping and Anthropology (a really great clothing store), both wishing there was one in Chattanooga. We finally decided on some really fun outfits and got started.
After we did some classic black and whites upstairs we couldn’t wait to go outside because Natalie had some really great sundresses plus it just so happened to be a gorgeous day. Natalie was really good at listening to Brad’s direction and letting her personality shine through, making it easy to get exceptional shots. After the sundresses it was on to the silver cowboy boots, those boots definitely added a little bit of attitude to the photos, which was perfect.
Next came the only bump in the otherwise smooth photo shoot. Natalie had a great black sweater dress but no shoes to wear with it, and her house was too far to just run home and get some. So, I was desperate for a solution because I could tell that Natalie really wanted to wear this dress. I started thinking through all my shoes, I have a lot, and thought of the perfect pair of black boots! Problem solved, I ran home and grabbed my boots and in no time we were capturing shots of Natalie in her cute black dress! It was a double win for both Natalie and I, she got some really cool photos and I was a
ble to completely justify my growing shoe collection.
We ended the session just as the sun was going down with some great stuff on Main St. Overall it was a very successful photo session and we had such a blast with Natalie and her mom. There were so many wonderful shots, I just knew that they were going to have a hard time choosing which ones they wanted when they came in to look at them.
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Theme and Variations
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Cansler Photography.
Bryan came in to have his senior portrait taken recently. This was a case of me already knowing what I was going to do. Usually I don’t have a specific idea until I meet my seniors and look at there clothes. His mom had talked with me already and I knew we were doing a portrait that would look good alongside his older brothers portraits.(Sound like a common theme?)
Of course we did the formal for the yearbook then a quick semi formal. After that we went outside, it was a nice day, which lately seems out of the norm, so we finished quickly. He was of course relieved that it didn’t take long. 
It is wonderful to have the opportunity to create portraits that become heirlooms. The pleasure of working with the same clients over and over is you get to catch up on how everyone in the family is doing. Thanks Ann.
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It’s a Connected World
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Cansler Photography.
Today, I received an interesting call from an advertising agency in San Francisco, they were looking for someone to do a series of images for a client. The client they were working for is in Chattanooga! After talking with them about what they wanted and what their schedule was, I asked how did you call us. The ad exec laughed and said you were referred by the web. He went on to explain that when he googled photographers in Chattanooga my name came up several times so he went and looked at my website.
Obviously that is one of the reasons we have websites to be visible to everyone that cares to look. All this connectedness can be great; with so many people linked through Facebook and other networking sites you can be in constant contact. But sometimes, I wonder if all this interconnectedness is the best thing. I see people who can’t carry on a conversation without texting someone else or interrupting their conversation to constantly answer the phone.
One of my young friends told me that it is just because I’m old school but I don’t think so. The story that I have heard is “Oh I can multi-task”. Yes you may be able to do it but does that make it right? I think not, because all that means is you are never in the present moment and always distracted. Kind of like driving and texting, you can do it but should you? NO. The one thing that seems to be universal for most of these individuals, they tend to lack focus.
So the point of this rant, we should take advantage of technology if it benefits us, just don’t let it take over our lives.
