Look to the Light!

Let me preface this post with a little background information into casa de Roebuck. For those of you who don’t know me personally, we moved from our first home last May. Our old house was full of charm. It was the cutest little 1940’s house and I loved it! We had awesome big windows with some killer natural light. Our new place was bought with construction and renovations on the horizon. I was snapping away at the littlest Roebuck the other day, as she dismantled the “kid approved drawer.” I thought to myself, it’s time I came clean. So, here I go…

My house has HORRID natural light…but I cheat!

I often hear from friends/clients that they just don’t have great light at home. Well guess what, sometimes we just don’t get the charming 1940’s house with big ol’ windows and killer natural light. So we need to improvise! My biggest tip for those of us that suffer from this travesty known as lack-o-light-itis, is to learn your house. No matter how light challenged your home is, there are ALWAYS nooks and spots throughout the day where you can capture awesome shots of your little ones. You just need to look to the light! The great thing about lifestyle photography is that it’s REAL life. I have learned that my kitchen is a favorite spot to capture my kiddos. Would I want to do a family portrait in here? Nope. But I love capturing my oldest helping me cook, my middle helping wash dishes, or the littlest wreak havoc on the tupperware drawer. That’s what we do. It’s our element and I love capturing those moments. Now onto the cheating part…our kitchen has two small windows which face north, so  there really isn’t a time where I get great light in there. BUT if I open the back door (which faces W), voila! I can sit/stand anywhere in the kitchen (even directly in the doorway) and I’m able to get exactly what I want with the perfect amount of light 🙂

Until the day comes that we bust out a few walls and get this joint to where we want it, I make do with what we have. I’m not going to let the “downfalls” of our home prevent me from capturing memories with my little ones. So, bust out those cameras, look to the light ( no matter how unconventional it is or how you get it), and start snapping away!

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This one’s mobility has created a new problem. Every time I pop open that door she makes a break for it. Now to figure out a remedy for THAT!

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