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Baby Seth Portraits

Neil Bernhart — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:12:53 +0000

After a few months of rescheduling due to weather and various illnesses (both him and me, actually), I finally got to photograph this little bundle of fun. The session lasted about an hour and twenty minutes before Seth had enough with me and my camera in his face. In that time I shot just under 900 frames! I made sure that I had the proper batteries in my D300 to give me 9 frames per second; you want to increase your chances of getting that great shot as much as you can. I processed the photos and had them ready to deliver on DVD in just over 2 weeks. This was due to my excitement for working on photos of this cute little guy. Can’t wait for more photo shoots with this one!!

The Hammond Family

Neil Bernhart — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:36:21 +0000

I shot these portraits of the Hammond family down in Huntington Beach, just north of the pier… where they live just one block from the sand. Tammy and Alfonso were married in this same area on the beach, so they really wanted the family photos done there.

At first I was a bit concerned about the possible cluttered background; people on the beach, surfers walking by, etc. They explained to me that they didn’t mind having people in the background, that they actually would like it better to have some of that in the shots. So, I did my best to capture background elements that showed the surroundings… to give them a more personal feel for them.

You may recognize Lexi from her Senior portraits that I shot a few months ago.

Danny the Engineer

Neil Bernhart — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:09:22 +0000

This is Danny’s second shoot with me, I previously did his one-year-old shots last summer, when he was all decked out with his Yankee gear. For this year’s two-year-old shots, Danny was all about the trains. We went out to a local train museum where they had lots of full-sized train engines and cars. The guy was a trooper since it was over 100 degrees and he had his overalls and a hat on! He gets credit from me for having a smile in so many of these shots, that’s for sure.

Joy & Jer: Engagement Shots

Neil Bernhart — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:57:58 +0000

I had the best time shooting engagement photos for Johanna and Jeremiah. They were truly fun to be around and I think we all had a great time. They loved their photos and trusted me enough to hire me for their wedding this past December 11th. Those images I’m still processing and will post as soon as I have them ready. In the meantime, please check out some gems from the engagement shoot.

Danny the slugger

Neil Bernhart — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:35:51 +0000

A few weeks back I had a session with a 13 month-old toddler named Danny. He and his folks are way into the NY Yankees so I asked his mom to bring along his baseball cap and we’d try to get some shots on a local field. Not only did he have his Yankees cap, he also had a mini baseball bat that we had him use while we shot. Here are some shots from that session.