The "J" Family, Lodi & Valley Springs, CA

This was such a fun shoot that I had not blogged about (my bad!!!). Anyways, the J family has 3 very adorable girls, a set of twins and the younger sister. We did the shoot at their home in Valley Springs, CA. It was a lovely day, not too hot and hardly any wind. They have horses at their home, so we HAD to include them. Here they are!

xoxo,

R

Mini-Session offered in Lodi, CA 5/18 only!

Mini-Sessions offered on 5/18/13. $60 for 30 minute session, 11x14 framed image of your choice and two 5x7's of your choice. 

Austin Reiswig is doing his Eagle Scout Project to benefit Tokay High School Theater Arts Department. He is buying and building Z-Racks (costume racks), building a cutting table and finishing the backdrop holders. All of this is totaling a cost of over $2000 and he is trying to have it finished by the end of this school year.

Austin has only 6 months until he is 18 years old and MUST finish his project before then. Please consider helping out on this worthy cause!

xoxo,

R

Becoming a Mom!

This past weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Miss R. She is 35 weeks pregnant with her first child. It is such a special time when you have your first child growing in you. So many thoughts and wonders are in your head. She called me to photograph her, while pregnant with her child.

I had a fantastic time photographing this couple. They are very sweet and I cannot wait to meet little baby "J" when she comes into this world.

Here is my favorite shot from this shoot, however it was hard to choose because there was several that I just love.

I felt that there was just so much love in this shot. Just a happy day in all too. Congrats to you both!!!

This is my entry in the www.rocktheshotforum.com for April's photo challenge Motherhood. What speaks more about motherhood than someone embarking on it for the first time! See more of my photos from this shoot on my Facebook page!

xoxo,
Ressa

Family photos

Who doesn't love a good family photo shoot? Most likely, the families who are having their pictures taken. I know as a mom, it is so stressful to get all the kids, dress, cleaned and ready to go. Not to mention everyone in a good mood. You want the kids and hubby to look great so the pictures will turn out great. And you stress even more if you little darlings are cranky, teething or something.

As the photographer, you know this is going to go on. When your shooting families, you need to be flexible. You need to be ready at all times to get that shot, no matter it be a serious shot or a silly one. You need to have the ability to get everyone to relax and laugh.

This last weekend I had the chance to test out my skills on a family. And it was a test. Not because of the family, but because of the weather. The day started off great. Stop by the store to pick up some balloons for the shoot, and off to go to the location. Once there, we meet up with the family and go set up. First up, birthday pictures.

See now, she was to be sitting in the cute chair and have the balloons behind her. And I did get a few of those, but this shot was the best. Because it show her personality with the balloons. Miss R loves balloons and all she wanted to do was to play with them. 

Next up, trying to get an Easter shot. I brought along a hat, gloves, bunny and eggs all for props. We only managed to get the bunny out and Miss R is running thru the field with the bunny. So darling! I asked her if I could please take her picture with the bunny and this is the shot she gave me.

Right after this, we noticed it was starting to rain. Which is NEVER a good thing when you are doing a on location shoot that is out doors. We were lucky to be at a local winery, and so we threw all the props in the cars and went into the Winery. Miss R wanted so bad to go out and play in the rain. You can see it in her face here: 

Once it finally let up on the rain, we were able to go back outside and shoot some more. However all the shots that I had planned for had to be thrown out, because everything was just too wet. Time for plan B. Stand up shots only. Except for one. The family shot. And to me, this shot was the best one of the day.

I enjoyed so much working with this family. I'm looking forward to many more sessions with them. Their ability to be flexible along with mine made what could have been a very stressful day into a fun day, no matter what happened!

Be sure to check out our website if you are looking for some pictures like these. Or any other picture needs you may have. We will be leaving soon on a trip to Las Vegas. Stay tuned to all of the photos we will be having coming back from there!

XOXO,

R

Launching!

Hi all,

It has been my full intention upon starting this blog that I would be on here frequently. However, I kind of forgot. Now that I'm working harder than ever, have now LAUNCHED my business, I will be better about being on this blog and updating of the different, fun projects we are doing. First things first... We are now a business, not just a hobby. R. Delp Photography has it's own website.

I have been working hard on building up my portfolio  I have done quite a few photo shoots in the last few months. Most recently, Mr. E. He was not having the Easter pictures his mommy wanted, so we went to the park and played. And eventually he started to enjoy himself and let me get a few good shots in.

I just finished a week long class on how to take better photos. I cannot wait to get out there and take pictures to test out what I have learned. I am always looking for ways I can improve and take my photos to the next step!

I am always looking for new clients and new locations to shoot. Please feel free to visit our website or visit our Facebook Fan Page. Any ideas of what I should post next on what I am shooting? Or suggested locations?

xoxo,

Ressa