Jason Scott Photography: December 2013
Jason Scott Photography
Sarasota Wedding Photographer - Siesta Key Beach Portraits


Thursday, December 26, 2013

Siesta Key Beach Portraits - McHardy Family

We met the McHardy family at Bungalows by the Sea on Siesta Key just before Christmas for a family beach portrait session. Their 8 year old son was an exceptionally wonderful young man and we were especially impressed by how caring and loving he was towards his baby brother. (He also looks EXACTLY like one of my former students!) Their baby was one of the happiest babies we've ever seen! This family was really lovely and we had a great time at their session and got lots of great shots.

This was also our first time using our off camera flash techniques at a beach portrait and we're really pleased with the results.

Here are a few of our favorites:












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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Even More Holiday Photos - Our Friends, the Ropers - Off Camera Flash

This is part of a series of posts containing 2013 Holiday Photos of us, our family, and friends - We've been holding off posting these until we were sure everybody's holiday cards went out! Enjoy!

We've featured Ropers on our blog before, and we take photos with them or of them all the time. For their holiday cards this year, they wanted pictures that featured the canal behind their new house. They also wanted to try to include their pug, who is under 2 years old and still very much a puppy. She's a bit hard to keep in one spot, so that part didn't exactly work out well, haha... (she always gets exceptionally hyper when she sees us, so I am sure that didn't help)...

Jason's been dying to test out some off-camera flash techniques that we hope to use on beach portraits in the new year (hopefully I can get him to write a more technical blog post on that soon after some more experimenting), so we carted a light stand, three flashes, plus all of our other usual gear to their backyard to get it all set up. 

Then, we found out that they wanted the photos directly beside the canal, which is at the bottom of a slope, covered in pine needles and plants. Setting up the light stands and other equipment on a hill was a bit of a challenge, but we managed. We got some nice shots and were able to see how the additional lighting worked as well.

Here are some of our favorites from their session: 




In these two photos, you can clearly see the difference between using a light behind the subject and not using one. 

 

Using an additional flash from the side in addition to the on-camera flash also helps with making the subjects pop out of the background and look less "flat." The light behind the subjects lights up dark hair, etc and simulates the sun shining behind them. We still have some work to do with this (hopefully on level ground), but it went very, very well for a first attempt.

Bonus photos:

Their daughter at Lights in Bloom at Selby Gardens and visiting Santa Claus at the "North Pole" (Florida Railroad Museum).

 


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Merry Christmas from Jason Scott Photography!

Merry Christmas to all of our family, friends, fans, and customers!

We're up bright and early this morning to make the rounds to see our nieces and nephews enjoy Christmas morning!

Here's a cute photo of Badger to commemorate the holiday!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!


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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

More Holiday Photos - Our 3 Handsome Nephews at Selby Gardens

This is part of a series of posts containing 2013 Holiday Photos of us, our family, and friends - We've been holding off posting these until we were sure everybody's holiday cards went out! More posts coming up soon!  Enjoy!

We are very lucky to have three handsome nephews who live right here in town, ages 7, 5, and 4. (You may recognize them from last year's Christmas card photos and this post about my favorite lens, the 135mm f/2.) We get to see them a lot and they are tons of fun. We're also lucky because their parents usually let us invade their house at a ridiculously early hour on Christmas morning to watch them open gifts! They're at the perfect age right now for experiencing the magic of Santa Claus and Christmas. 

We decided to take them to the grand opening of the new Children's Garden at Selby Gardens in November, and while we were there, we took some photos for their holiday cards this year. Afterwards, the boys had a great time exploring the new kids' area.

Check out these handsome boys:




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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Longboat Key Beach Portraits - Brouder Family

Another Thanksgiving week session... still trying to catch up...

The Brouder family converged for their holiday at Beach Place on Longboat Key to celebrate a 50th anniversary. Their beach portrait session included perfect weather, a gorgeous sunset, and leaping dolphins!

Here are a few of our favorites:















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Monday, December 16, 2013

Siesta Key Beach Portraits - McDevitt Family

I'm trying to catch up on some blog posts from some beach portrait sessions we shot during Thanksgiving week. The first is the McDevitt Family - they met us at our favorite spot on Siesta Key. This was a surprise for Grandma and Grandpa! We had fun with their five young kids under the age of five and got some great shots!

Here are a few of our favorites:












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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Last Minute Holiday Shopping Ideas and Discounts

Still trying to find the perfect gift for somebody special? Photos make great gifts!

You can still order prints, wall art, mugs, mouse pads, and other photo gifts in time for the holidays! (Just make sure you select the appropriate shipping speed at checkout!)

Order through our website and receive 20% off any order over $25 with code "holiday2013" (good until December 31).

Holiday Card Samples by Jason Scott Photography  Holiday cards or Thank You cards are a great way to show off your Siesta Key beach portraits or Sarasota wedding photos.

Or order through TinyPrints and receive 25% off sitewide through December 15 with code "SW1215."

Click here for more information about how to use your photos by Jason Scott Photography in your TinyPrints account!


We're also affiliated with Shutterfly - purchase a digital download of your photos by Jason Scott Photography and you will own the license to use your files there or on any website or at any store of your choosing. We recommend Shutterfly because their quality is better than some other non-pro lab options we've seen, and they have some great holiday deals going on right now!


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