Mojica Photography Blog » photojournalist http://www.mojicaphotography.com/blog Capturing the memories of a new beginning Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:44:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Three-year-old on the loose! http://www.mojicaphotography.com/blog/2010/03/19/three-year-old-on-the-loose/ http://www.mojicaphotography.com/blog/2010/03/19/three-year-old-on-the-loose/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:41:31 +0000 Mojica Photography http://www.mojicaphotography.com/blog/?p=329
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Sometimes my favorite pictures I take of my son are the ones with a photojournalistic style. These are just a few fun pics I took of my little toddler earlier this month. He wanted to wear the straw hat (he called his crown) which was fun since my Puerto Rican ancestors probably wore some like these while working in the fields. He was just graceful in it!

toddler in a hat

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At 7 months many children reach certain milestones such as sitting up, lunging forward (to crawl), and standing while holding on to something. Here Weston proved to have an additional milestone: cuteness all session long. What a fun little tyke!



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We shot a classy wedding last month. One Lindsey and Brett exchanged beautiful vows in Gladstone, MO in a grand chapel, filled with friends and loved ones. The ceremony was touching and the reception at Little Theater in Kansas City, MO was a lot of fun. We got a beautiful signature shot of Lindsey and Brett motionless amongst the jubilant dancing at the reception. Here are some of their jaw-dropping beautiful shots to highlight moments of their wedding day.















I think it is hilarious how the guys avoided the garter while Josie {the bride’s maid who caught the bouquet) looked determined to catch it even from before the toss!



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Taking Kim and Daniel’s pictures was so fun! They never stopped smiling! And are such a cute couple! They chose the best day to take pictures!




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Recently a group of friends, my son, and I went to Pendleton’s Country Market to see the Butterfly Bio-Vila. We had a small tour (perfect length for the kids to stay entertained) and a tractor-pulled hayride to the Bio-Villa. The tractor ride passed a right-turn only maze for the kids to play in afterwards and an area where kids can climb up towers, tires, and tricycles and have fun in the country sun. The main attraction was the butterflies. I loved seeing all the kids getting so excited about the butterflies and seeing butterflies actually coming out of their chrysalises and dry their wings! All the little kids ran up and down the brick road looking at the caterpillars on the parsley and butterflies fluttering around, occasionally landing on one of us and on nearby plants.

Something that really was fun to me was tagging the butterflies after playing around and after most of the crowd had left. They brought out some butterflies and placed a small sticker on their wing, and placed them on our heads and hands to let them warm up and fly away. The sticker has a number and can be tracked via internet! We can track them by visiting Monarch Watch. They told me that these butterflies should be in the system by Jan… I guess it will be fun to see where our butterflies end up! Of the three butterflies we tagged, I only got one tag code which was MLS 911. Let’s see how far she gets (she was female)!

Showing us the caterpillar’s antennae

Some kids (and parents) went into the no-left turn maze.

Butterfly coming out of its Chrysalis

The children loved going on a small bike ride

Some children took their pics in front of the caterpillar grow chart

Pushing along with a toy dump truck

“There’s a butterfly on your head!”

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The Sorensen Kids were such beauties! They clearly expressed their personalities in front of the camera and told a tale with every step! Children always seem to bring out a fun side to photography–mainly because they are so unpredictable and have their own agenda!

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Has your mind ever gone blank whenever you look at a long test you are about to take (even though you know you know your stuff?) If not- you’re a genius! For the rest of us, the anxiety of test-taking (and life-living) is totally common. I know my mind goes blank when I get in front of the camera (in spite of the countless hours I spent in front of the mirror in my teenage years.) I like my “models” to feel comfortable in front of the camera. So, as a photographer, I need to think how can they have their personalities shine through more naturally. 
Fortunately, in photography, both the photographer and the models, we can use “cheat-sheets” to push this anxiety away. I brought sample pictures and showed Maranda and Adam what I am thinking. As I prepared this list, I thought that this was just helping me remember the poses I thought they’d look cute (great) in. But soon I realized that by having this list, they knew exactly what they wanted and came up with other great poses. It helped pictures seem candid. For Maranda and Adam these helped them feel more comfortable in front of the camera (at least it seemed that way!) By the end of the shoot they looked like pro models! 
So, what do I do when I am in front of the camera? How do I try to act natural in front of a camera? As I mentioned before, I practiced my smile for hours in front of the mirror as a teenager. I always thought my oldest sister (Leia)’s smile was beautiful so I tried so hard to smile like her. Since I do not have a picture of my sister on hand, I do suggest you look at the look you want to achieve, and practice it for yourself! Yo may want to take a few magazines or pictures that you really like and show them to your photographer to give them ideas!
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