S.M.S. Photo Shoot - Family Pictures, Fall Leaves, Butterfield Canyon

Tonight I did a photo shoot up Butterfield Canyon. If you want some fun fall pictures, you better get up there quickly and early in the evening. The sun sets fast up there. We almost didn't have enough time to take the pictures. I had to turn up my ISO a bit on these because the sun had set. Anyway, they turned out great I think.


I love the way the fall colors pop and surround them. The colors they chose to wear look so great in this setting!


Another fun family pose.


What a cute couple. I also posted a picture of them kissing here on my Flickr account.


After the family pictures were done, we sat and talked, but I kept the camera going. I was able to snap a few fun pictures of the kids.




And finally, here is the sample page. I just love to see the variations and how they change the pictures.

There are a few more pictures on the Flickr account that I didn't post here. Check them out HERE.

Butterfield Canyon & Candy

It is really interesting trying to remember how shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings all affect how the picture turns out. In the past 24 hours, I have taken literally hundreds of pictures. With each setting, I would change the shutter speed up and down. Then I would change the aperture up and down, and so on. Once I found several pictures that I liked for each setting, I adjusted them in Adobe Photoshop.

The original picture of the candy jar didn't have much (if any purple). I had to bring that color out.

I really love changing the settings in Photoshop to see what fun colors or contrast I can bring out. Please feel free to comment on any of these pictures. I would love to hear what you think, and if there are ways I could improve them.