Sometimes people see our images and think to themselves, "How did they get that amazing shot that just BLEW MY MIND?". So here's a couple of behind-the-scenes shots of Aaron at work from our last official blog post.
To capture interesting angles during his shoot with Maggie, he positioned himself above her using techniques he learned from his mentor, Jackie Chan.
Here he is shooting and the following images are the resulting shots.
Do you understand the words that are coming out of his mouth?
¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo lectores secretos de blog! Usted es el mejor.
Usted sabe, el Cinco de Mayo es especialmente maravilloso aquí en Cigarra, NC.
Los pájaros gorjear. Los perros ladran. Los árboles ladran también. La espera, eso acaba de ser más perros.
De todos modos, en la Fotografía Pequeña, nosotros adoramos perros y cinco perros son mejores.
Así que disfruta de sus perros este Cinco de Mayo.
Your next pose assignment: Pose 14.
This is a great pose to use if you've been talking with a new coworker, but you haven't worked up the courage to reveal the ponytail dangling off the back of your head.
Just slowly turn your body so that your back is facing the person, but keep your eyes on him. You'll want to see his reaction.
He may be delighted, and paw at it like a kitten. On the other hand, he may erupt into a furious rage.
If you're a photographer, and plan to capture this moment, please, please, please be extra careful not to light the ear that is in shadow.
While in this pose, your subject will likely be so full of energy and passion that if you light the shaded ear, it will immediately burst into flames.
In fact, while they were shooting for the posing wheel, someone accidentally nudged the light. It lit the shaded ear.
Soon after, the model had to give up his lucrative career as Steven Seagal's stunt double. He has never struck pose 14 again. And very few people are even aware of his ponytail.
Send pictures of you and your loved-ones striking pose 14 to info@littlephotography.net.
It's prom season, and you know what that means. The studio is crawling with seniors ordering and picking up tuxedos. Yes, we rent formal wear.
We thought it would be a good idea to commemorate the 2008 prom season with some images from yesteryear.
Here's a couple of us before prom. That's me (Matt) on the right. I must have been so focused on getting the smile just right that I didn't notice where the camera was.
Aaron's in the middle, looking like the hobbit version of Frankenstein.
We don't know who the guy on the left is. He just sort of popped in there right when the camera went off. We never saw him again.
Note the change in expression on my face in the before picture above, and the picture below, taken at the prom.
You see, I wrecked my girlfriend's dad's car on the way to the prom. Kinda put a damper on things. That glazed over look says it all...
Here's Cindy, or CinDog as she prefers to be called, with Scott at the 1952 prom. Archaeologists believe it was the first prom ever held; but due to the poor condition of fossil samples, we may never know for sure.
Be sure to send your prom pictures to info@littlephotography.net to be published on the secret blog. Do it soon, for prom season only lasts so long.
Only three days left to vote. If you've already voted, get on another computer and vote again. We really want to hear from you guys on this.
Scroll to the bottom of the page, past all the posts and cast your vote about your favorite secret blog features.
So far, it looks like most people are digging the behind-the-scenes things.
You can get the details of Very Special Arts on
the official blog. It was a really good time.
Here's a few things you won't find on the official blog.
First, the inflatable caterpillar.
I manned this thing all morning without incident, then Aaron took over while I ran to get some food. I came back about a minute and half later to find a bloody-nosed kid surrounded by paramedics.
The caterpillar was fun, but it still blows our minds that someone actually thought of, designed, and manufactured an inflatable caterpillar that folks enter through the chest and crawl out through the...Well, you see what I'm talking about.
If you've never been birthed by a giant caterpillar, you should try it. It's invigorating in a weird, unnatural sort of way.
This guy showed up just in time.
Tom Meckola was there. He was in charge of the inflatable bouncing castle thing. He did a great job, except that the castle kept collapsing on everyone who entered.
As things were winding down, Aaron and I took a stroll down memory lane. The school has changed a lot, but it's still the same old Piedmont we left eight years ago. We didn't see any donkeys or other farm animals wandering around, but you could feel it in the air.
This is Mr. Medford, A.K.A. Trad the Lad, Aaron's AP Chemistry teacher. Aaron skipped lab every time, but still manages to successfully perform amateur chemical reactions using mildly volatile substances in the studio (cat hair, polyester, etc.).
