Letting Go ... -- Delaware Photographer

Ok, confession time: I'm a total control freak and perfectionist. There. I said it. And no where is this more true than with my professional endeavors. I like everything to be PERFECT. So, when it comes time for me to have my picture taken, I sweat a little. Ok, a lot. And really, it's all about a loss of control. I can't control the angle of the camera. I can't control the light. I can't control the post-processing (aka, zit, wrinkle, and roll removal). Now, if you follow my blog, then you've seen the pictures that I allow my Mom to take. But, if you ask her, she'll tell you that it was no fun working with me. I tell her exactly how I want the shot composed and then I take over with all the post-processing. Like I said, I'm a control freak. Sooooo, it was a real challenge for me to be able to let go and allow a fellow photographer to do her thing. And on Friday, that's what Amie and I did. We photographed each other. And neither of us was all that thrilled about it, I think, in the beginning. But, I have to say, we ended up having a good time : )

But I'm putting the cart before the horse. Before we headed out for our fabulous photo shoot, we hit the backyard with her insanely cute and absolutely NOT camera shy boys. I photographed them in the sprinklers earlier in the summer, so now whenever they see me, they beg their Mom to turn the sprinklers on. As you can see, they won her over this time.

Like I said ... NOT camera shy.

I love this set ...

And then we were off! We stopped at two great locations, including a diner where people stared at us like we're crazy. But that's ok ... because the light was awesome!

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!

I am VERY happy to report that when we moved to our second location out on a busy road, we got honked at several times. As you can see here, it was pretty funny ...

Amie rocked it. And I've got tons more, too.

So, as for my feeling all out of control and nervous, Amie did a great job of helping me relax. It's a HUGE job, but she was up for the challenge. I nabbed these shots from her blog ...

Merci bien, mon amie! It was a lot of fun!

Happy Wednesday!

Kate