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The World in HDR (part II)

January 25, 2012 HDR, Landscapes, Travel 1 Comment

Ready for a new installment in beyond-the-average-exposure photos? Today’s the day! (To learn more about HDR and how you can try it yourself, check out Digital Photography School’s three-part series on how to get started. They also have beautiful examples of HDR done right if you’re in need of further inspiration.)

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I've heard that it's called the month of May becau

I've heard that it's called the month of May because it may rain, it may snow, it may be 40 degrees, it may be 80, and I can't totally disagree 😁 We had on and off rain showers and sunshine leading up to Landon's senior session last night, but fortunately the hourly forecast held and we ended up with a lovely evening...except for the very blowy wind, which seems to be the one constant this time of year 🙄 Landon had done headshots before years ago as a kiddo getting auditions so he knew his way around a photoshoot and was a joy to photograph, and switched from serious smolder to an easy grin effortlessly...plus the always-beautiful Merrill Park is one of the best locations ever, even with the river running high 😊 Thanks for a great shoot and your patience with the silly weather, Landon, here's a sneak peek!

Oh senior boys and their cars (or in this case, Da

Oh senior boys and their cars (or in this case, Dad's car)! 😎 Dane may look super-serious and like a total badass (which I'm sure he is!) in the first shot, but I also got to see his other very goofy giddy side, which involved jumping, frolicking, genuine laughter, and some mad skills at catching a bunny (‼️) which thought it was about to be ended and may have scratched Dane up just a bit 😆 Worth it for the memories and sense of accomplishment, though, right? (Note that he decided to catch the bunny of his own accord, this is not something I'll ask of you on senior sessions 😁) Here's a sneak peek of this great session in Hidden Springs!

Is it really a spring session in Idaho if the wind

Is it really a spring session in Idaho if the wind isn't trying to blow us away every two seconds? 😁💨 Graduation gear is notorious for trying to take flight with every little breeze, and those orange stoles in particular just love to flap around, but Maddox handled it like a pro and we had a great time wandering BSU campus finding all the best light! But I think his favorite shots were the ones he got to take with girlfriend Sophia (who was also so much help restyling her man's grad gear every time it flapped around!) and we got some adorable photos of the two of them as well 😊 Here's a sneak peek from Friday!

Oh my goodness this girl!! 😍 I was so excited

Oh my goodness this girl!! 😍 I was so excited when Lorelli's mom inquired about a quinceañera shoot for her girl and even more excited when she suggested Bruneau Dunes at sunset for the photos...because I am ALL ABOUT those princess dress vibes and beautiful Idaho landscapes at golden hour play on my heartstrings ❤️ So what could be more perfect?! I had the most amazing time with Lorelli and her family...and was so impressed with THIS DRESS. And Lorelli's ability to even move in it. Because it weighed about 20 pounds and took the whole family to carry around the train 😆 They're going to be shaking sand out of the dress for days but ah man, so worth it. I'm in love with this session and so psyched to share this sneak peek!! 🤩

Have you ever seen such gorgeous glowy light?! Fio

Have you ever seen such gorgeous glowy light?! Fiona was the most amazing model on Friday and I loved the books and violin she brought along as senior session props, and her two different-but-cohesive outfits that worked perfectly with the color palette of the always-beautiful Boise Depot 😊 Plus we couldn't have asked for a better day - sun and mild temperatures and no gusty wind, is this really April? 🤯 (See Fiona, I told you I always mention the weather in captions! 😄) What a perfect session! Here's a sneak peek out of many, many favorites ❤️

Aww this girl 😍 Cora had the prettiest spring

Aww this girl 😍 Cora had the prettiest spring day for her senior session with glowy sunshine, a super-flowy river, flooding creating some amazing reflections, dandelions popping up everywhere and me accidentally calling them daffodils every two seconds, and a surprise patch of crazy-colorful tulips! With a dad who used to be a model for Gucci back in the day, of course this gorgeous senior photographed amazingly and I had the hardest time picking just ten favorites to share 😊 Thanks for shooting with me Cora, here's a sneak peek! ❤️

"Is bringing a book to my senior session even allo

"Is bringing a book to my senior session even allowed?!" 📖 I had to gently poke fun at Hailey a little bit because oh my gosh, not only is it totally allowed and encouraged (any and all props are!!) but one bookworm to another, I was incredibly excited that she brought along her books!! 😍 We had the most beautiful mild sunny spring day imaginable on Saturday, even warm enough for splashing in the Scentsy fountains a little bit (NOT with the books 😜) and gorgeous Hailey was the most incredible model 🤩 Thank you so much for shooting with me Hailey and holding books in the strangest contortions possible, you did great - here's a sneak peek! ❤️💯

Ahh springtime in the hills 💚🌼💚 This gorg

Ahh springtime in the hills 💚🌼💚 This gorgeous maternity session was just a little chaotic with a severe thunderstorm watch forcing a reschedule, an unusually mobbed trail system making us look over our shoulders every two seconds so we didn't get run over by bikes, and flooding blocking normal access to the city overlook, but BESIDES all that we honestly had the best time 😁 You'd never know mama-to-be Meagan is about two weeks out from her due date, she was so mobile and up for anything, and she and husband Ty (plus their two floofy pups) were the sweetest. And those teeny-tiny cowgirl boots they brought along as props! 😍 Here's a sneak peek from their beautiful photoshoot on Thursday!

🎥 THEATER HEADSHOTS 🎬 As so many creatives

Sessions in the mountains just hit different ❤️⛰ For outdoorsy Ty (he skis, bikes up Bogus Basin Road, and climbed every rock I pointed at!), of course we needed to head for the hills to a couple of my favorite secret gems high above the valley with granite outcroppings and pine trees galore! We opted to wrap up a solid 20 minutes after sunset to get some moody looks he was after so we were all just a little freezing by the end, but so worth it 😁 Thanks for a great shoot Ty and so sorry for calling you by your older brother @bodepacker 's name at least once, I know that's every younger sibling's favorite thing 😜

Will you look at all this gorgeousness?! 😍🌸

Will you look at all this gorgeousness?! 😍🌸 This spring has been a li'l weird, with blossoms starting super-early and then getting fried last weekend with a random snowstorm 🥶, but we still found a few stragglers at Scentsy Commons for beautiful Timea...and had the perfect mild spring day for it ☀️ I had the best time bonding with her over our shared curls and Hungarian heritage...two things you don't find a lot in Idaho ❤️ Here's a sneak peek, and yes we may or may not have centered a lot of our shoot around that one weeping cherry tree...no regrets 😁

Is there anything cuter than a baby in overalls?

Is there anything cuter than a baby in overalls? Teeny Kent wasn't sure how he felt about his first photoshoot and was Very Serious Kiddo much of the time, but we got some little giggles out of him from time to time, especially when he got to be Superman and fly high in the sky under the watchful eyes of Mom and Dad 😊 The beautiful golden forsythia flowers are out at Kathryn Albertson Park, it's greening up, it wasn't snowing (which may sound like a joke but it legit snowed Friday night!), we wrapped up just before it started to rain...what else could you ask for? Here's a preview from this sweet family's weekend session! ❤️

April flowers bring April thunderstorms!! ⛈🌸

April flowers bring April thunderstorms!! ⛈🌸 That's how the saying goes, right? 🤔 Beautiful Jaime nabbed the last absolutely beautiful 70s and sunshine day this week before a rainy mess descended on Boise and I LOVED all the gorgeous blossoms and greenery we found at the Scentsy campus - I mean those delicate weeping cherries, does it get any better than that? 😍 Glowy sunshine and perfect pink dress and awesome model, what's not to love? Thanks for working with me Jaime and trusting me when I kept telling you to embed yourself in a tree, here's a sneak peek! ❤️

It's flying hats and white dresses season on campu

It's flying hats and white dresses season on campus! 🎓🅱️🎊 As they tell it, he started out as the annoying downstairs neighbor below her at Taylor Hall, but eventually they found their way together, and here they are about to graduate in a month and counting 😊 Congrats Hayley & Aidan, you two are the sweetest and I had the best time braving the freezing wind and crazy crowds at the B with you on Saturday - here's a sneak peek! ❤️

📷 It's senior session season again!! 🎓 Thin

📷 It's senior session season again!! 🎓 Things are finally greening up and looking springy here in Boise just in time for the class of '24 to get some last-minute pictures in, and I had the best time yesterday with beautiful Zoe roaming around the Military Reserve avoiding mud, making friends with a very happy wandering pup (swipe to the end for his photobomb appearance!), and chatting about nerdy things like Hogwarts houses and which Star Wars shows were great vs disappointments 😁 Some extremely dramatic skies showed up toward the end which made for some EPIC moody photos...and did us the favor of not actually raining on us until literally a minute after we wrapped! Thank you weather gods, and thank YOU Zoe for such a wonderful shoot - here's a sneak peek! ❤️

📷✨ HEADSHOTS ✨📷 We've come a long way fr

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