Knapp Imaging

This weekend was a great weekend for outdoor photos. The leaves are in full bloom in Northern VA, and we made it through without a hint of rain!

I spent Sunday afternoon doing a photo shoot at a local state park, the highlight of which was taking some pictures of Noah and his best friend (a dog named Luke). Animals are notoriously difficult to pose, and Luke was no exception. However, given enough time and a bit of luck, I got a few great shots with Noah and his best buddy.

– BK

Today I took the day off because I was a bit under the weather, but my girls ended up convincing me that we should head out to Cox Farms for the afternoon, which we did.  Since I haven’t been posting much on this blog, I decided I would take the camera with me and capture the day.

I am typically a reactive shooter when it comes to informal events, such as this was.  I don’t plan what I am going to photograph like I do with a wedding, for instance.  However, in this case there was a shot that I decided ahead of time that I really wanted to get.

Cox Farms has a series of slides, one in particular that both my girls love.  It is a 6-lane side slide that you can ride a burlap bag down, and it is very fast due to the wax they spray on it.

My thought was to pick a lane next to one of my girls and launch a second ahead of them, turn around, and fire away while they were coming down after me.  Given that the side is pretty quick, I only got a couple of shots off before I had to turn around in order to keep from falling over.

Here’s what I ended up with - two very interesting shots from a very unique perspective.

Camera settings:  ISO100, Aperture Priority mode @ f4.5, Continuous Focus mode

– BK

Yesterday was a very challenging day for me and the couple who I photographed.  We travelled to Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA with a 40% change of rain and overcast skies.  As it turned out, we were all wishing for rain before the shoot was over!

It was very hot and very muggy and extremely buggy, and so despite the beautiful surroundings, it was very difficult for Josh and Melissa to get comfortable.  However, they both did a fantastic job despite the difficult environment we found ourselves in.

I look forward to the wedding in a little over a month, and hope for cooler weather.

Thanks so much Josh and Melissa for letting me share in this most special event with you!

– BK