4 Tips For GREAT Halloween Photos!!!
October 31, 2011 | Filed Under Children, Events, Fashion/Commercial | Comments Off on 4 Tips For GREAT Halloween Photos!!!
Here are some tips for taking better Halloween photos:
- Choose to take photos during the daylight hours. This way you know the light will be beautiful & you won’t have to worry about yellow indoor lighting or harsh flash.
- Set aside a time specifically to take pictures away from major costume wearing events. This eliminates impatience & many distractions.
- Take your children’s Halloween pictures before the succession of parties begin. This gives you crisp, clean costumes to work with. It’s sad to wait until all the festivities are over to suddenly get in a quick photo. With my kids, usually something is torn, pieces are lost, stains and stickiness cover their costumes…and my little one is sick of wearing hers, so keeping a hat or bow on is out of the question.
- Halloween nights are long and exhausting (although fun) and kids are not in the mood to take pictures at the end of a long, stimulating night. So try to avoid being ‘photographer’ when your children are tired and cranky. Always better to do it early in the evening (or during the day). Or just try again the next day, even though it may require the extra effort of dressing up again, the happy smiles will be worth it.
I hope these little tips help you as you are planning your Halloween. Take your photos early, during the day & in a place that won’t tempt your child to run away from you for something more fun…like the next door to knock on.
TRICK-OR-TREAT!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Riding Bucket: Pupukea, Oahu
August 28, 2011 | Filed Under Baby, Children, Events | Comments Off on Riding Bucket: Pupukea, Oahu
Our summer was filled with trips up to Pupukea to ride our horse, Bucket. He is the smallest little pony I’ve ever seen. Smart and spirited, he entertained the kids so much, especially when they brought treats to feed him. Now that school has started, our horse rides are fewer and fewer so I thought I’d post a few of my favorite memories of riding Bucket.
My kids really get a kick out of feeding Bucket the apples. The juice squirts all over the place and they just laugh. It is so messy!
It’s always a special treat when we can bring friends with us. These sweet girls had quite the birthday surprise when they arrived to find they would be horseback riding for the day!
I will wait my turn
Molly is Bucket’s trainer and has been working with him for the last 3 years. She is amazing!
We were so amused by this road sign we saw one day while driving up to Pupukea.
Brent’s Superhero Party!
August 24, 2011 | Filed Under Children, Events | 4 Comments
Today you turn 5
Happy Birthday my little superhero!
I love you
After our mask decorating workshop, each little superhero was ready to receive a super cape…because every kid should be a hero for at least one day.
Our superhero photo booth was the hit of the party! As the kids jumped off a mini trampoline, they flew through the air across the cartoon cityscape.
the girls…
love how much air all the kids caught! they were really flying!
my SUPER birthday boy!
Vance + Shari: Hawaii Wedding
August 19, 2011 | Filed Under Couples, Events, Slideshows | Comments Off on Vance + Shari: Hawaii Wedding
Tucked away in a beautiful part of the island, hides Eternity Beach. Surrounded by black lava rock, the ocean shines like a blue gem. It was a gorgeous backdrop for Vance and Shari’s wedding. It was small and intimate, with only a few family members who flew out for this special event. It made for a very romantic beach wedding. It was so fun to watch the bride and groom chase each other into the water, climb up the lava rocks and be so in love and playful together!
Captain Ken with A Dream Wedding Hawaii officiated at the wedding ceremony and did an amazing job!
I think we were all a bit teary-eyed at the end of the ceremony.
See below for a slideshow of Vance & Shari’s wedding. The song, “From This Moment On,” is sung by my friend, Madison Eror, who was their amazing wedding singer! She surprised the couple by singing ‘their song’ after the ceremony. It was definitely a highlight and later that night they requested to have Madison record the song so they could play it with their slideshow. So I send a big shout out to Madi for doing such a great job!
Vance & Shari from Jenni Speed.
All Smiles: A Birthday Beach Party
July 29, 2011 | Filed Under Baby, Children, Events | Comments Off on All Smiles: A Birthday Beach Party
We had amazing weather at Baby Makapu Beach for Pepper’s birthday party. It was a great day for taking photos with soft, diffused light making sweet, creamy images all over the place. The best part was Pepper’s unwavering smile. She was so happy at the beach the entire time! I love to see her so happy!
playing with Papa Mike
the “owl” themed party
above photo taken by Molly Moffat
I love that silly tongue…so cute!
her first taste of sweets…
why do we have this tradition? common sense tells me we really don’t need to force our children to eat sweets…and yet we think it’s so fun
