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Christmas bokeh all the day long {candid childhood photographer north carolina}

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:19:03 +0000

This Christmas I really got into bokeh and multiple exposures. It was such fun to really capture the magic of Christmas lights. I loved getting my kids with all the different kinds of lights and recording our Christmas traditions. Our gingerbread cookie recipe has been passed down for many generations and is always a favorite moment. We went caroling for our first time this year. The kids ran from house to house faster then they did on Halloween! We hit a lot of dark houses but also had some great receptions. I hope it will become a yearly tradition.

This last image I captured because of that handprint. I had cleaned the entire house top to bottom that day. I put the kids to bed and walked downstairs for one of my favorite Christmas things, sitting on the couch and enjoying the lights in the dark and quiet. I saw this handprint on the mirror on the stairs and I just had to photograph it. All I can think of is the poem about how fingerprints will fade away. As much as I love a clean home, I already know an empty clean one is going to be a very hard adjustment for me and it will be here before I know it. I hope beautiful photographs like the ones I created over Christmas will give me solace at those quiet times!

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Peace : Motherhood and the sleeping child

Anna Rasmussen Photographs — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:53:19 +0000

When a client came to me with the request of documenting her children sleeping, I was immediately excited. Anyone who has ever had a baby knows that one of the most rewarding and wonderful times as a mother (or parent) is when that little ball of energy conks out. I treasure the times when I sneak into my kids rooms at night and gaze on their peaceful resting faces. The biggest challenge of this session was that she wanted them all together in the same bed and with ages ranging from 2-11 that was not an easy feat! Then of course there was the light, you know photography needs light to work, and humans in general need dark to sleep. With some perseverance we were able to capture the beauty that is sleeping children and I love the result. I used a couple different lighting techniques resulting in some images being harsh and some being soft. I think the harshly lit ones are my favorite because they show that it is dark in the room and nighttime. I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to photograph this different kind of lifestyle session! Children change so fast and as my client put it, one day all she will have to look back on are these images to remember what those kids looked like so little and innocent. I can’t wait to do this type of session with my own children.

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