Photographer’s guide to being included in your vacation photos

A few years ago, I was showing my mom photos of a vacation Jimmy and I took, when she smartly asked if only Jimmy went on the trip. I looked at the photos and saw Jimmy at the beach, playing mini golf, posing in front of a funny sign, driving and eating dinner. There was one big thing missing from our photos — me!

In 2009, we took an amazing trip out west. We went from San Diego down to the Grand Canyon and about every cool spot in between. We hiked, swam, rock-crawled (is that a verb?) and really loved our time. I thought I wised up on that trip — I packed TWO cameras. Assigned the point and shoot to Jim and kept my SLR. I instructed him to take lots of photos and don’t be afraid to get me in them. The photos from that trip turned out AMAZING! Lanscapes that were breathtaking, Jimmy looked great, I looked fab… But I realized that from our photos, it looked like we had wonderful vacation, just not together. There were only a few photos of the two of us together.

When the two of us traveled down to the Orlando, Florida area to photograph a destination wedding, I decided to approach our photo-taking differently. I wanted to focus on our experiences as well as capture quality self portraits of us in beautiful locations.

I packed a tripod and remote shutter (it mounts on the top of my camera and then I have a wireless button) and used to to get all of the photos you see of the two of us together. I also got out some of our wedding sundries and paraphernalia, including the wedding flip flops I’d worn, so that I could reminisce the event all over again. Here’s a few things I’ve learned about taking self portraits with the timer (tips, if you may).

1. Always shoot in manual.
2. I put Jimmy in whatever scene it is first and then meter off of his face to decide my settings. I usually fire off a test shot or two to make sure I like how the light is hitting.
3. Then toggle my focus to be on Jimmy. I allow my remote shutter to auto-focus and like that the toggle set helps my photos be sharp.
4. I usually shoot between 4-5.6 aperature to make sure we are both in focus and there is a nice fall off.
5. My composition is based around where I place Jimmy in the frame. I always know where I’ll go stand and how my shot is set up.
6. I hand Jimmy the remote. I get so stiff about posing for photos (I’m not used to being in front of the lens!) So when he’s the one pushing the button, I just smile and act natural with him.
7. Always make sure I check my images before we move on. I picked that location for a reason and I want to make sure that I have one I love before moving on. 🙂

I’ve only had a few of these “sessions” with the two of us and really, they keep getting easier. The key is to be patient and just relax. If you don’t know your camera settings, you’ll probably not be happy with the results, but don’t quit! Keep trying! 🙂 If you don’t have a remote, just try some of these with your 10 second timer (I also do that often)!

I love this series from our first morning at the resort. I really wanted to capture how I felt during moments and not just events and a million palm trees. My non-coffee drinking husband surprised me on our balcony the first morning with two cups of coffee and some of the best conversation. We arrived at the resort late the night before, so we took a walk around exploring before heading to breakfast. The top left photo is my favorite. My sweet husband looks so handsome and this photo captures his coy grin he flashes me right before he tells me that he loves me.

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Something you may not know is that my husband and I really enjoy shooting pool. I grew up with a pool table in my house and we’ve spent many years shooting in my parent’s basement (many, many hours with my dear momma). So it was only fitting we shoot at the resort. 🙂

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I swear it rained every time I wanted us to go out with the tripod on the resort. There was a hurricane that came through while we were down there and we went out after a rain storm one afternoon and got this first series.
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Here’s me setting up one of our shots. You can see Jimmy being so funny in front of the camera — not many people get to see this hilarious side of him and I love it!

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Here’s a great example of setting the shot, jumping in it and then letting us be ourselves 🙂 Isn’t Jimmy quite the model?

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I love the curve of the bridge here.

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And of course, my sweet husband is so good about grabbing the camera (he’s had lots of lessions from me) and snapping a few photos of me!

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Here’s my favorite he took of me, with a favorite that we went and took together at night on the beach. It was so wonderful to play with light, long exposure and experience the beach at night together for the first time without hotels lighting it up.
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There’s nothing more attractive than my husband with my camera equipment. rawr.
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We also had a little fun with our photos — We tried to take a photo every day of vacation (and did pretty well at it)! These are all just on our balcony at the resort.

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Here’s a few favorites I snapped at the resort:

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Then when we got to Cape Canveral, we went down to Jetty Beach during golden hour and captured some of my favorite photos of us yet! You can see how I set up the shot and then how it unfolded. I’m still in amazement at how wonderful these turned out! Jimmy and I have been together for just shy of 10 years and this trip was such a beautiful reminder of our love and how much this sweet man supports me and my love for photography (of others and of us!).

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Madison Indiana Photographer // Bray 6 months session

Little Bray is in my first year program Baby Program in Madison, Indiana and I’ve been loving watching him grow over the past 6 months. I photographed little sister last fall not long after mom here found out she was expecting little Bray and we started planning his sessions then! I love all of the ideas that Sarah and I collaborate on for the sessions — and those glasses? we used them at the newborn session too!

Here are my favorites!

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Madison Indiana Photographer // Allison 2 year session

This little sweet pea is my precious niece Allison. I’ve been photographing this sweetie since her newborn session and I love making special time each year to capture the little ones in my life! Here are my favorites!
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Madison Indiana Photographer // Christmas Mini Sessions

I was so thrilled to partner with Cara, who owns the Little Golden Fox (a swank little boutique filled with unique finds, upcycles, handmade goodies and classy gifts). Together, we hosted our Amy Horn Photography’s first Christmas mini sessions. The two of us came together this fall to bring the community Halloween mini sessions and due to popular demand, we noodled our brains to create a classy, vintage Christmas set. Almost all of these items are available for purchase in Cara’s shop (and some things are from our personal collection of goodies).

We greeted 17 families for a day filled with smiles, giggles and amazing memories. We had amazing weather for these Christmas Minis, which were held in Milton, Kentucky (just across from Hanover, Indiana) at my family’s farm. I’ve put together a lengthy collection of my favorite images from the day. I hope you enjoy, find inspiration for your sessions and feel the love that is shared between all of these families.

Thank you all so much for making this season truly a blessed one for me. It’s been quite a year for AHP and I’m so excited to see what 2014 brings!

Enjoy!

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jamie & paul // indiana maternity photographer

Jamie and Paul came out to my farm for their beautiful golden hour maternity session. Jamie and I have been besties since my sophomore year in college and this stunning momma was the maid of honor in my wedding. I couldn’t be happier for her and Paul and little man Brisby!

Here are my favorites!

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cindi & beckey // cincinnati ohio family photographer

I met Cindi and Beckey downtown Cincinnati and drove a short skip over to Friendship Park, which is apparently a part of Sawyer Park along the Ohio River. This mother-daughter duo not only kept me laughing the entire session, but they also showed me the most humbling example of a beautiful relationship. The connection between these two is unmatched, as is their humor. Thanks for letting me capture this special relationship. I’m so honored to help preserve these memories for the amazing people that I work with.

(PS – one of me and the lady herself at the bottom!)

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mollie & james // madison indiana wedding and engagement photographer

I am just giddy over James and Mollie’s engagement session. They came up to my farm in Dillsboro for their engagement session and we planned a gorgeous country date and sunset summer picnic with an amazing prop of the old Ford! I am so excited for their 2014 Louisville, Kentucky wedding. Between the field, creek and the beautiful golden hour, I’m very excited to share these!

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madison indiana photographer // personal

I wanted to share a few photos from when my little California nephew came to visit us earlier this summer. This little sweetie and my husband’s sister live in San Diego, so we only get to visit with Nate a few days of the year. He just finished his first year of kindergarden and started first grade this week. We love this little guy to bits and he’s always so well behaved for his Auntie Amy’s photo sessions! 🙂 I’ll post more from his 6 year old pictures (camping themed!) in a few weeks.

Here are some that we snapped under my favorite walnut trees on the farm. I’m always preaching about taking quality photos of family, so it’s so great when I get to share the photos I’m always taking too!

xoxo,
Amy

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tuttle & biggin cousins // Madison Indiana Photographer

I loved meeting this sweet little foursome for our mini-session in beautiful Madison, Indiana. This session was at the Lanier home. These cousins were entered into one of my giveaways and received the most votes. I loved their coordinating outfits and the love they have for one another. Here’s Sarah’s heartbreaking (and heartwarming) entry for the contest that she submitted with a photo of then five cousins:

On October 29th, 2012, the lives of these 5 cousins were forever changed. Caroline (striped shirt), was killed in a head start bus accident on her way home from school. Each of Caroline’s 3 surviving siblings (Clara, Cyrus, & Celia) and her cousin (Matthew) have had to learn too young that life is short, and to savor each moment and memory while they can. Photographs are the best way to capture and preserve a moment in time, so please vote for these cousins to win a session with AHP Photography.

I felt so honored that Sarah entered the contest and even more touched by my fans (even other entrants even voted for these kids!) and their response to this entry.

Here are my favorites:

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jennings wedding details // madison indiana wedding photographer

I loved photographing Donatta and Josh’s special wedding day this summer. The wedding ceremony was held at the Milton United Methodist Church in Milton, Kentucky with the reception at the Moose Lodge in Madison, Indiana. It was a simple wedding on a warm June Saturday. I photographed Josh’s younger brother’s wedding almost two years ago (they’re now expecting their first child!) and it was wonderful to see the entire family again. I love all of the details that Donatta and Josh used throughout their day — so much that I decided to do a little blog post about them! I’ll share more pictures from the day in another post.

Enjoy 🙂

-amy

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