A Fun and Rainy Photo Shoot for Tiara and Joseph's 2014 Prom

  What a fun afternoon I had yesterday.  I packed up all my photography equipment for a shoot, and headed down to Olympia, WA.  It was beautiful this morning, but it was now drizzling with little hope of a break in the rain.  And sure enough, about 15 mins before Tiara and Joseph were going to arrive (in their limo, no less), it began to dump.  I knew I wanted to use the Capital area, as my vision was to paint them as Prince Charming and his Princess.  And the Capital is the closest we've got to a castle in the area.  Thankfully, I found a beautiful, covered area that would serve for most of the photo shoot.  And as I watched the limo pull up through torrential rain, I realized I wasn't getting out of this photoshoot dry.

  I'm so glad we didn't cancel.  Despite being soaked (as my husband pointed out to me, I should have chosen a different jacket), I had fun.  What an amazing young couple.  Joseph made sure an umbrella stayed over Tiara anytime she had to venture out into the weather.  And they danced, laughed, and reminded me what prom is supposed to be:  Fun.  Memorable.

  The hardest part of taking photos in the rain is checking the photo on your camera.  Is the aperture closed enough?  Did I get his face in focus too?  Exposure correct?  All the automatic questions I've learned to ask and look for, but the rain makes everything a little bit harder.  Honestly, I left the photoshoot wondering if I would need to offer another session to Tiara in nicer weather.  But when I got home late last night, and uploaded the photos, I was pleasantly surprised.  Even the few shots taken directly in the rain had ended up being beautiful.

  As I type this, Dave is working on finishing the photos.  A few are in the gallery now, but please visit the gallery to check out how the session finished.  Tiara and Joseph Prom

KnD Photography.  Olympia and Lacey, WA Photographers.  www.kndphoto.com