she can't always hide from me...

toni asked

"what does your daughter do while acting as your assistant on a photo shoot"

and

since I have a gazillion photos still unedited

I can actually show a little bit of what she does

and

then tell you about the rest

~~

shooting on a sunny day is almost impossible without her help

as there is always a sliver of sun that wants to sneak in

and

land perfectly on the face looking back at me

so

she uses a sun deflector to keep the sun away

which means she has to figure out where the sun is coming from

~which sounds easy but can be really difficult~

and

then positions herself perfectly as to not end up in the photo

too

~~

in the photo above if I determine it's a keeper

I will either crop my subject in or photoshop my daughter out

here

in the barn

she did so many things for me

~~

while I was shooting in one area

she was climbing on hay and boards and piles of things in other areas

to make sure they were safe for me to use for the next set of shots

~~

along

with making sure we weren't walking in what I think was raccoon poop

~totally gross~

~~

when noses needed tissues

she got them

when I needed my car moved

she moved it

~~

she was the one who climbed in the truck bed first, looked around and said

"you have to shoot her up here, mom"

and

she was also the one who talked to the neighbor across the street to let her know what we were doing on the property in the first place

~~

and

in return

I treated her to lunch

and

then she went through all the raw photos with me at home and picked out her favorites

~~

it's a sweet deal and I love her for how she helps me

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come to find out

the property belongs to the brother of the woman who lives across the street that my daughter talked to

and

we've worked out a little deal

where with a little bit of money that I just sent him today

I can shoot there anytime I want

~sweet~

so remember

it never hurts to ask

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*crazy...I've got two stories today and the other on is over here*