Sorenson Snippets

Family, Germany, Natural Light, Photography, Photoshoot

The Jensen Family

Friday, November 06, 2015

Photographing the Jensen family is always so much fun. They make it so easy to capture the love, laughter, and playfulness they have for one another.

During a session I have moments where it feels like I float into a third person perspective. The people in front of me aren't posing for a photoshoot. They're just living and I'm there, just observing. I see the flow of a family and get to document a thoughtful gaze here, a tender smile from a spouse there. A child's expression while being soothed and embraced; fits of laughter as a child plays in dirt, rolls in the grass, or wrestles daddy... I love those moments. The living, breathing, messy, wonderful, real life moments.

Feeling pretty grateful for this passion and for the friends and clients who trust me to document their families authentic beautiful little moments with them.

365, deployment days, Europe, Family, Germany, goals, self portrait

Getting in the Frame

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Starting a new self-portrait project, inspired by Wherever I am With You. Every month I'm going to make the effort to get behind the frame with my daughter. For her birthday party a few days ago I strung up a collage of photos of her from the year. A friend, after looking at them said, "You don't get many photos of you do you?" I re-looked at the collage and Alexa and her Dad littered most of the photos. Many of the photos of her and her Dad are my absolute favorite, but that doesn't mean I should be "absent" from Alexa's growing childhood. With Scott deployed, I feel it's more important than ever to make more of an effort to get behind the frame. So this is me, making the effort to show Alexa that I was there too. Getting in front of the camera is not easy, and taking a creative self portrait with an energetic wee one isn't either! But it's an exciting challenge. I think it will really stretch me creatively and years down the road, I'm sure I'll be grateful I made the effort.
At Wherever I am With You, is a website where a group of photographers monthly post their efforts to get in the frame with their children, but you don't have to be a professional to take this challenge. Does this sounds like something you want to do? Write me in the comments and join me! I'm all for the buddy system. :)

deployment days, Europe, Germany, life pursuits, travels

Chatsworth

Monday, November 02, 2015

Part two of our trip to London. The Chatsworth House, or to my fellow Pride and Prejudice fans, Mr. Darcy's Mansion! I can't say enough amazing things about this place so I'll keep it short and simple. It was beautiful, thought provoking, and every statue, painting and sculpture tickled my mind with creative pleasure. I hope you enjoy my photos for they only create a small taste of the exquisiteness of this house. Oh and if you missed our crazy driving adventures to this amazing house, you can read it here.

Can't you see Mr. Darcy chasing Elizabeth down here? Have I mentioned I'm in love with this movie... you might hear it again.

This particular room was so interesting. There were figures and items in the room painted and lit in such a way that they looked like they were hovering off the walls, like this floating woman in the bottom left corner.