Vanessa Joy
Vanessa Joy has been an influential wedding photographer in the photography community for years. Starting her photographic journey in 1998, she has since earned 5 college degrees, started her own business in 2008, and began teaching around the world in 2009. Vanessa has spoken at almost every major convention and platform in the industry such as CreativeLIVE, Clickin’ Moms, WPPI, ShutterFest, Imaging USA Trade Show, PPA related conventions, in addition to hosting personal workshops and numerous small business and photography conventions around the globe. Recognized for her talent and more so her business sense, her clients love working with her and industry peers love to learn from her generous, informative and open-book style of teaching.
Join Vanessa on a portrait photography family photoshoot for a beautiful family of four. See how she works with kids to keep the session light and fun and get real expressions as well as get a variety of poses and locations. For a bonus, watch her edit the images and how she deals with a blown-out sky by underexposing an image for a blown-out sky to expose for the highlights or seeing if exposing for skin tones works instead.
Want to check out some other great resources on portrait photography and shooting family portraits? Follow along with these guides on 42 West:
- How To Shoot Golden Hour Portraits with the FlashPoint XPLOR 600
- Lens in Focus: Audrey Woulard’s Favorite Nikon Portrait Lens
- How to Control the Lighting in Portrait Photography
- Best Fall Family Poses for Any Location
- 5 Family Portrait Poses for Better Photos
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