Erspamer family

I love catching up with friends from my past. Emily and I haven't seen each other since we graduated high school...13 years ago! This was a great opportunity to meet her husband and beautful daughter and get some great family photos before the next little one arrives early next year. :)

This is Emily and Daniel




and their sweet Olivia



She was so fun and had a great time playing peek-a-boo with the tree. :)



They are big baseball fans, so we had to take advantage of MTSU's new baseball field!






Thank you, Emily, for sharing your family with me!

Tipton Family

Meet the Tipton family




I (Kirsten) have known Sarah since we were in grade school. We have had some great times over the years and I was thrilled to pieces when she agreed to let me photograph her family.

The Mr. and Mrs.



I held this guy for the first time when he was 9 hours old. He's now 13!




She looks just like her mom.



Sweet moments



A ball of 2 year old energy. He kept me going and my legs thank him for the workout!






Thank you so much for the chance to catch up on old times and take some pictures at the same time!

Photo Tip for the week

A good photographer is always looking at the composition of his picture. When I shoot, I quickly glance at the subject to make sure that clothes are where they need to be, hair is not out of place, focus is on eyes, etc. I rarely notice the subject as a whole until after I'm finished editing the picture. At that point I can enjoy the picture and subject.

After a quick once over of the subject I'm looking at composition of the picture. I try to remember, "what is this picture for?". Will it be used in a magazine, framed on the wall,or is it to be used in a collection with other pieces? Next, take a look at the background and make sure that all hands and feet are inside the frame.



Notice in this picture, Aaliyah's foot was outside the frame. No big deal right? Just zoom out and crop later right? Wrong! We did this shoot for a 20x30 print of Aaliyah for a project, so we needed as much information in the picture as possible without cropping it (we will talk about this next week). Also, if you look on the wall to the right, you will see a water bottle on top of the wall.

So remember what your shooting for and make sure there are no distractions or cut off limbs. Please let us know if you appreciate this post and share with your friends.

-Ray King




**Its time to start thinking about fall family portraits. Let us know if your interested in a session for your family. We have packages for all budgets!

kirsten@3kingsphotography.com or (615) 589-0010