Spring Portraits

Last winter when I should have been planning outfits and penciling in a date for Christmas portraits, I couldn’t seem to squeeze in the time between Christmas shopping, running races and sick kids. No family Christmas portraits meant there would be no photo for a Christmas card and therefore, no Christmas cards.

As sad as it made me to not have a family photo last winter, for sanity sake, I learned to simply let it go among the Christmas chaos. However, with a little more planning and A LOT more time to make it work, I planned spring portraits for my family.

For time sake, we planned a portrait sitting on a Saturday evening in Downtown Tampa. While I wanted the Riverfront and Ulele as our backdrop, there was an event happening at Waterfront Park. University of Tampa was my second choice.

If I may brag for a bit, I’m quite proud of the color combinations and my photography skills. These photos are straight out of the camera (SOTC) of my Cannon EOS Rebel XS set to manual f/stop 5.6, 1/125 and ISO 800 with no editing. Sure, the photos could do with a little cropping, photoshopping, tweeking and sharpening or the hues could be brighter, richer and the levels could be lifted…

…but sometimes photos are lovely just as is.

You can view more of our spring portraits here.

About the author

Denise

From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

7 comments

Caitlyn says: 8 April, 2015 at 9:14 am

LOVE! UT is the best place for pics, you’re so golden tan and have a beautiful family 🙂

Denise says: 8 April, 2015 at 9:26 am

I’m calling it the mochaing of Run DMT. lol I love the summer! Thank you for the lovely compliments.

Nichole says: 8 April, 2015 at 9:14 am

I always feel some pressure around Christmas to get photos done, with all the other holiday hubbab happenings…so I am loving the idea of Spring snaps. Beautiful family, Denise!

Denise says: 8 April, 2015 at 9:25 am

Thank you, sweetie! Christmas is so stressful, isn’t it? It feels like I finally can breathe after the holidays.

Lora says: 8 April, 2015 at 10:42 am

You are SO SMART! Spring portraits sound like a MUCH better idea. Adorable adorable adorable!!

Jennette says: 10 April, 2015 at 9:58 am

These came out great. The outfits all coordinate without looking forced! Did you use a tripod and timer? #FridaySharefest from #TBB

Beth says: 10 April, 2015 at 10:15 am

So sweet…what great memories! And you are definitely right, sometimes the best photos are better left alone 🙂

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