Still in Love with Polaroid

I had the privilege of shooting some photos of a three-week-old recently who was surprisingly alert and cooperative. His parents are good friends of mine who allowed me to take these one evening on a night off. Enjoy the cuteness! baby and daddy www.amyhefterphotography.com

I visited Sid Yoga Center again recently and took some more portraits of the current instructors. These talented individuals demonstrated their flow by achieving a series of poses through breathing, assistance, and improvisation. Nilvis tree Becca backbend wheel variation split Pilar handstand variation pigeon/mermaid variation eagle, from side fl ying man Kerry lunge forward bend Sid IV crow handstand/scorpion variation handstand "relaxed casual" Check out their teaching schedule on SidYoga.com And I've learned a thing or two from hanging out in this studio over the past few years: tree, fingers interlocked  (photo by Sid IV) www.amyhefterphotography.com

Contact sheets are the tangible representation of the emotion of a photoshoot. The images laid out in rows show the barely perceptible changes between frames: a subject right after blowing that last bit of air out of their lungs to emphasize muscle definition; a tree swaying in the wind just enough to reveal something behind the branches; or a bee, without a care in the world, hustling the pollen off of a flower in various stages of frenzy. As a photographer, I use every opportunity to capture an image, especially when working with moving or breathing subjects. Two photos, taken a fraction of a second apart, often yield wildly different results. Upon choosing the one best image from that set, you may never go back and look at the previous or subsequent images again. Seeing the series of images from a day's shoot is so rewarding, especially when the images are laid out in actual size. This is a digital contact sheet from one of my  shoots few years ago: You can see how some

MAY 8, 2014 Birds of Bharatpur Photograph by  Sreekumar Krishnan , National Geographic Your Shot "The Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, is approximately 11 square miles" says Your Shot contributor  Sreekumar Krishnan . "It sees the migratory bird influx in late September, and by the time summer hits the area, you'll see considerably fewer birds there." Krishnan describes the sanctuary as magical, mystical, and magnificently maintained. "Little lakes are created and there are walkways in between," he says. "Generally one walks around the lakes but having seen this huge flock of nearly a hundred birds, my feet carried me on a walkway to the center of the lake to be with them. I was particularly attracted to the glossy ibis among all the white cranes and egrets. I crouched in the slush, trying hard not to slip, and edged closer and closer. It took close to 20 minutes to get the shot I wanted, and the dreamy ai