THE "R" FAMILY - NAPLES, FLORIDA FAMILY BEACH PHOTOGRAPHER

Sometimes, when photographing clients, when you click the shutter you just know that it's going to be your favorite one of the session. In this case, I had two favorites from this particular session. The one up top and this one below...

I got to work with this awesome family from Missouri recently. They were such fun to photograph. We captured some great memories from their trip here to Naples. We also had gorgeous weather to work with. It truly made for a magical and very beautiful beach sunset.

I love the sessions at the beach where we get the crayola blue skies and the big white puffy clouds together as well as the golden sunsets to boot.

It was CRAZY windy on this particular day but it didn't stop these girls from looking gorgeous...

Incredible smiles, right???

If you're in the mood for a gorgeous beach session when vacationing here in Southwest Florida, feel free to look me up. I'd be honored to capture your family memories too. :)

Blessings, Angie

DANNY M. - NAPLES, FLORIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHER

It's always great to work with senior high school boys. When doing sessions, I generally get lots of girls that come to me. So...it's nice to change it up a bit and get some males in front of my camera as well. This particular client is from Illinois. His Mom booked a session with me when they knew that they'd be here vacationing in Florida. They wanted senior portraits for him but were staying in Port Charlotte, Florida rather than Naples. I was honored to know that they felt it was important enough to drive down to Naples for our session together. The whole family was such fun. Although I only did portraits for their son, Danny's Mom and Dad were just as wonderful to deal with as well.

As you can see, it was so very easy to get some great images of him. He's extremely photogenic which means I couldn't have taken a bad photo of him had I tried.

Beings that they were from Illinois, they wanted beach images - something different from what the other kids in his area would be getting. So...he ROCKED it out on the beach like a true pro...

The images speak for themselves. It was a great shoot. Danny is an extremely polite kid with a very bright future ahead. With a smile like his, I'm sure as he heads off to college this Fall, his parents will be swatting off all the girls with a stick. :)

Thanks so much to Danny and his family for choosing me to capture this chapter in his life. I was thrilled to work with them and feel very blessed to have been able to cross paths with them. Good luck with your college endeavors and your football program Danny. I'm confident you're going to leave a lasting impression wherever your journey may lead you.

Blessings, Angie

MISS JR. T.E.E.N UNITED STATES - NAPLES, FLORIDA CHILDREN'S MODEL & FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER

I've recently had the honor of working with four different pageant title holders here in Florida. One of those four girls, shown here in these photos, is Miss. Jr. T.E.E.N United States. That's right friends...Rylie holds that awesome title and she ROCKED our shoot together last week. Uhmmmm...could this child be any more gorgeous??? Uh NO!

Rylie is a doll to work with and the camera clearly LOVES her as do I. She is such a pro at this stuff and is so incredibly easy to work with. She requires very little direction when shooting which makes my job E-A-S-Y as pie. Not only do I adore Rylie but her Mom is a sweetheart too. Did I mention that her Mom's name is "Angie?" Same as mine. Yeap, her Mom pretty much ROCKS. :0)

Did someone say fun? See...this is how fun she is...

I love it!!!

These images are a perfect example of why I love my job and the clients I work with so much. I mean...who wouldn't love photographing this adorable girl all day long?

And yes...there I go again grabbing junk off the streets to incorporate in my images. Any pop of color I can find...I'll grab it and use it. This construction cone was no exception. It went awesome with Rylie's 80's style attire and her pink flip flops.

I don't mind incorporating random signage either. Hey...if it matches and draws out some color...why not, right?

Throw in my signature backdrop...some yellow street stripes or a street in general...and wa-lah...we've got ourselves a fantastic image. The red stop lights in the background match her sweater and everything. Fun, fun, fun!

Thank you sweet Rylie for making this shoot so incredible. I can't wait to capture you and your beauty again during our studio shoot together at the end of May. Good times! :) Much love sweetheart!

xoxo, Angie

IN DREAMS - THEMED PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT (NAPLES, FLORIDA PHOTOGRAPHER)

I belong to a small group of Southwest Florida photographers that meets once a month to encourage inspiration in our field. The group hands out a theme once a month. We are given one month to come up with an image that reflects that theme. When due, we meet over dinner to reveal our theme image and to receive constructive critiques on the image itself. Although intimidating to receive critiques, my biggest jumps in learning have come from those moments when I've allowed other peers to constuctively critique my work.

This months theme was titled "in dreams." WOW! Talk about a tough one. I had a hard time deciding how I was going to deliver the "in dreams" theme. Finally, I landed on a dream catcher idea. I decided to make the dream catcher my solid focal point within the image. Here is the exact photo that I submitted:

Aside from the good food, constructive critiques, and just the overall comradery that comes from this group...I'm grateful for the inspiration and the creative juices that flow because of the group. The theme challenges you to come up with "something" and it's incredibly interesting to see how everyones interpretation of the theme are conveyed so differently each month. I've discussed how I'm a self-proclaimed "life learner" here on this blog before. Well this group continues along the grand scheme of that life learning process - always teaching me something new. I'm so thankful for my peers here in my area. A big group of us are getting together on the 22nd of this month to teach each other some new things and then gobble up a great lunch afterward. The photography industry is very cut throat, very brutal, and extremely competitive. I'm beyond blessed to have such awesome peeps/friends here in Naples whom I can bounce ideas off of, learn from, help teach new things to, and just vent and laugh with. It's tough in this field to find competition who truly realize that there is enough business out there for everybody and that you don't need to "hate" on one another. Thank you God for dropping me within a circle of industry peers who invest in me, whom I invest in, whom we can send referrals and extra business to, and whom have become dear friends now thru it all.

In the end, this months theme just confirmed to me the fact that I'm living "in dreams" here on this earth. In my dreams that is. By the grace of God, I'm living out my dreams every single day. I'm thrilled to have found a craft that makes me tick and makes me yearn and crave more out of life. I'm thrilled that this craft creates a drive for me to educate myself more and more with each passing second. I'm thrilled that this craft has placed incredibly awesome people in my life and allowed me to cross paths with amazing individuals/clients not only here in the U.S. but also from other countries and other areas of the world who put a real price on photography and value it as art. I had a new client bring me to tears the other day on the phone when she described word for word to me what she felt when she found my website and viewed my images. She expressed her need to document this time in her life as she is pregnant with her first child. By the time I hung up the phone, I had to pray to God to bring my head back to normal size and my world back to reality. She had pumped me up so full of compliments and left me so sentimental that I could've quickly thought I was "all that" if I would've allowed it. Truth is...as a life learner...I still have so very much to learn and am definitely not "all that." However, my industry peers who are now friends are "all that" and I love them all for helping me to become a better photographer with each new session I commit to. You know who you are. Either way, I was so honored to speak with a new client who truly valued my work as art and who put a price tag on her memories. She'll never regret it! Ever! I'm soooooo looking forward to capturing an amazing maternity shoot for her and her husband. What an honor to be able to document this chapter of their lives.

Lastly, a huge thank you to my model, Rebecca, who helped me pull off this months theme. I couldn't have taken a bad photo of the girl had I tried. She is stunningly beautiful and such a sweetheart. Until next week, I pray that everyone has a Happy Easter and that your weekend is filled with lots of love from family and friends. If asked, are you living your dreams? If not, have you thought about what is stopping you?

XOXO, Angie

GORGEOUS! FT. MYERS, NAPLES, FLORIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHER

I recently got the opportunity to work with this gorgeous high school girl here in Naples. Michele is a sophomore and a beautiful at that.

And they call this work??? My clients are so great to make my end result look good but the truth is, their beauty is hard to go wrong with. You couldn't take a bad picture of this girl if you tried. I promise you that you couldn't.

Senior portrait season is in full effect. If you're in need of photos for yourself, your family, your newborn, etc., don't hesitate to give me a call. I'd be honored to work with you.

xoxo, Angie

LITTLE LIL'S - NAPLES, FLORIDA NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Did you know that if you're expecting and wanting newborn images of your precious soon to be new arrival, you should book your session with your photographer (a.k.a...ME) at around your 30-35 week mark. We want a good enough lead time to assure you a spot on our appointment book and the earlier we know that you have a new baby due soon, the better. Thirty weeks is typically around the perfect time to give us a call with your due date and details.

Once your new little one arrives, I like to make sure we get the shoot in within the first week to fourteen days of their life. The newer the newborn, the better the shoot usually goes. So...if you want to swing by and do the shoot on your way home from the hospital, we're totally down with that. LOL! A very new baby is a sleepy baby which in turn makes for a great newborn session.

Email me today at Angie@AngieSeamanPhotography.com to schedule your newborn session. I promise that we'll capture some of the most memorable and most incredible images of your new lil' little.

xoxo, Angie

STAND OUT SENIORS - NAPLES, FLORIDA SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Boy have times changed since I had my senior high school portraits taken upteen years ago. Senior portraits are top notch now days - taken to stand out and apart from the 11 years of cookie cutter school images prior to that. Your last year in school is just that...your last. Why not make it count? Make it count in a memorable and very visual way. Senior photography is meant to document this time, this chapter, this era in your life. As a photographer, it is my job to freeze your moments, your memories, and your style in time.

If you're on the fence about whether or not to invest in senior portraits outside of the standard school images that your high school offers, consider the uniqueness of images that will allow you to really be "you" within them. School images don't offer you that option. They sit you up against a backdrop and click...you're done. Where is the creativeness in that? Where does the "you" come in with those? I mean what school is going to take you out and let you mesh with some good ol' urban grunge, worn tires, and your best little black dress?

Let Angie Seaman Photography create stunning and unique imagery for your 12th year. We'll ROCK out the style in "you" and make sure that your images are totally different than your friends in homeroom.

Fun is the key to unleashing your inner "you" in a senior portrait session. Bring a friend along for moral support and get ready to create some fresh images with me. I make sure to find the coolest of cool backdrops for each session I create and spend countless hours scouting those out of the box locations. I like to take a little urban grunge and apply it with the beauty of a high school senior girl or the GQ-ness of a high school senior guy. Together they mesh. Somehow, some way, it just works. Kind of like the old saying "opposites attract."

Call me or email me for senior portrait pricing. Mention this blog post and receive $50 off your senior session through June 30th of 2012. I'm excited to help you turn these memories into treasured pieces of art and I'm excited to capture your inner "Rock Star."

Much love, Angie

LIGHTING - NAPLES, FLORIDA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER

I remember when I started out in this business I swore I would never become a "flash" photographer or mess with studio lighting. I loved natural light so much that I let any other type of lighting source intimidate me to the point of convulsions. I've since had the opportunity to work with a couple of different lighting mentors and the outcome is simple...I love having a variety of options when working with clients. There was a day when I would have said...natural light or nothing. However, with knowledge comes growth.

This image is just a small snippet of a shoot to come. I'll share more photos later. However, this is sweet Li Li (my friend and fellow photographer, Deb's daughter). We broke out the big guns (lights) when in Atlanta a few weeks back and had a great session in a nearby field. The skies were very gloomy on this particular night so I was unable to get a ton of "texture" in the skyline. However, this beautiful child more than made up for it. The sky also gave us a nice almost strange glow in color as the sun did set. Fun times for sure. Stay tuned for more to come. PS...This one was an out-take but I thought it fit the bill given today's date...

XOXO, Angie

MINE | NAPLES, FLORIDA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER

I got a new light that came in recently and decided I wanted to try it out. It's been sitting in the box for at lease two weeks since its arrival but I've been gone with traveling so much that I haven't had the chance to take it out and put it to good use. So...yesterday I got a few seconds to do just that. I tried bribing my son and eventually MADE him be the model for my initial set up. Of course he fought me on it but in the end I won. I think I threatened no this, no that, etc. until he finally caved. LOL! I'm such a mean mom. There was a day when that kid used to love getting in front of the camera for me. Now...he is just two weeks shy of officially becoming a teenager and can you ever tell it. UGH!

In the end, my oldest only gave me about 5 total minutes of studio time. That included the time it took me to set up my light source and so on. Needless to say, I was very limited. I had to make it happen fast. Because of that, I didn't get the overall solid ring look in his eyes that I was after but I'll just have to use it on a client for a trial run in the near future rather than my son. After five minutes, Brennen looked at me all serious and said, "I'm so over this." The sad thing was...I was suddenly propelled back into my childhood when my own mother used to do the same thing to me with her camera and I'd get so frustrated. So...I released him and made due with what I had.

It's always great fun to get a new toy especially when it relates to photography for me. This light will make a great addition to our arsenal. I'm extremely excited to try it out on my high school kids. I know they'll LOVE it. Until then, thanks for letting me share. I hope all of you have a fabulous weekend. Blessings, Angie