The Vina Family

A cute family session this evening...  Mom wanted an 'All Country' themed Session due to how they live in they're daily lives.  Of course we added a cute little flower butt to the mixture & voila, the photos make it complete!!

Another Moon Shot | Tammy Mayfield Photography

Yes, that it is! This time is a little different, though...

I've been wanting to capture a shot when the Moon is a quarter full and half full. My husband and I and our children have this 'thing', that when we see the Moon at Quarter Moon, its really the Cheshire Cat from 'Alice in Wonderland' smiling & mocking us from WAY up in the sky with its cunning ways and trickery.

Well, last night happened to be a half moon and not a cloud in the sky = great conditions for shooting the moon.  So, I ventured outside with my handy dandy tripod and took a few shots....well, maybe more than just a few {hehe} -- and dont let me forgot to mention fighting off hungry, blood-thirsty mosquitos, too!  I was having some technical difficulty with my 250mm zoom getting nothing but fuzzy-ness (??), so I used my 100mm macro for the heck of it, thinking to myself that this lense was not going to work for things at such a distance.  When I looked through my view-finder, the Moon was SO far away that I practically had to squint & 'guess' at my focusing on the subject.  NOT an easy task in the dark.

Uploading my photos later on, I found that the details were amazing!!  You couldn't tell looking through the view finder, but I made it work...  As far as the editing, a few curve bumps to add depth and a close crop and viola!  A finished product  :-)   I think I am going to order one of these for my wall photos.

Next, is my Quarter Moon--our Cheshire Cat...

                                                                           

Leticia & Max | Tammy Mayfield Photography

    At the beginning of this year, a really shy & quiet Leticia approached me while at work & asked if I could photograph her Wedding for her this Fall.  I felt so honored that she considered my photography services for her special day & right away loaded her with questions -- after saying YES to photographing her Wedding, of course.   She told me she didn't have all the details of her Wedding figured out yet & did not have any idea what type of photographs she wanted.  I let her know we could work the details out over time...

    Well, the day before the Wedding came & I received a phone call from Leticia & the details started coming in.  On the morning of her Wedding, she simply turned into this beautiful Princess straight from a Fairytale~

Super Moon 2012 | Tammy Mayfield Photography

So, they say the Moon was at its largest, by 14%, & brightest for the Eastern Seaboard Time Zone at 11:36 pm on May 5, 2012 & was going to be the brightest for all Full Moons in the last year....& where was I at during this time??  Yes, shooting the Moon with my camera.  I actually dragged my whole family outside to have a peek because the Moon illuminated the night sky & it looked so beautiful!  After testing different settings & taking TONS of photos myself, my daughter wanted a try at it & captured a very nice shot of it herself as she saw the Moon through her own eyes.  So, here is our rendition of the 'Super Moon' as we saw it here in the South...

My rendition of the Super Moon

My daughter's capture of the Super Moon

3 Days New | Tammy Mayfield Photography

Miss Amelia came into my studio on her 3rd day of life.  She was born at 7 pounds 8.4 ounces.  She was an amazing little model, sleeping most of the Session--waking up only once to have 'lunch'.  Such an adorable little bundle of joy, I could have held her all day!

Congratulations Kevin & Dawn, she's absolutely perfect!