Lexi Vornberg Photography

out of the office

lexi — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:25:03 +0000

Please note Lexi will be out of the office February 18th – February 22nd. All e-mails received during this time will be returned on Thursday February 23rd. Thank you for your understanding.

kind words

lexi — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:26:01 +0000

I normally don’t blog posts like this but I just received an e-mail that put a HUGE smile on my face and I felt like I just had to share it. As a lot of you know I released a posing guide less then a month ago. Well not just a posing guide but a pdf with over 7k words and 32 images showing, and explaining, how I run my sessions, make my seniors feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera, how I get natural expressions from them and how I make sure I give each of my seniors the ultimate experiences. I was ‘so’ nervous about releasing this guide because it was the first time I have ever put something together like it and I really didn’t know what kind of response I would get. The first day it went on sale I was so overwhelmed and ecstatic about how many of you purchased it and wrote in to say how much you LOVED it and LEARNED from it!! Even three weeks later I am still receiving e-mails about how the guide is helping photographers around the world but this one especially put a huge smile on my face and I just had to share it.

” I just wanted to take a second to thank you for the posing guide you made. I bought it shortly after you released it, and a few days later had a session. And I have to say, it totally changed my approach to the sessions. I so appreciated that you didn’t just tell about a pose, but you gave reason for why you implement it and why you do some in a certain order. I especially loved the first photos you suggest and why–that totally made my session! “ – Adrienne

Thank you so much Adrienne, and EVERYONE, who has purchased my guide and has written in to me, whether it was an e-mail or facebook message, expressing how much my guide has helped them and how much they have learned from it. It really means the world to me to hear that from you guys. If you are interested in reading what is included in my posing guide you can do so by clicking here. Also know that you can use the code LEMONADE to receive 10.00 off in honor of Lemonade and Lenses and their philosophy of sharing and helping other photographers.

nikky r.

lexi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:57:11 +0000

Nikky was such a trouper for our rainy, cold night shoot a few weeks ago. I think this was actually the first shoot were I had to turn my ISO up over 1000 and we stay out literally as long as we could. I aboslutly LOVED the outfit she put together for the shoot. I added a few extra items but it literally had every aspect that I would look for in an outfit. Textures, layers, accessories, contradicting items and of course an item of color to pop out. It all worked so perfectly together. I have also been playing around with my processing lately so you may notice a different trend in these image than what your used to. Enjoy.

karrie – one frame

lexi — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:21:39 +0000

kristin r.

lexi — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:44:33 +0000

One of my goals for my 36 in 365 day project, aka cool way of saying new years resolutions, was to stay caught up on blogging. Well here I am almost a month in and I am already falling a little behind. But that’s okay because I can catch back up before my busy senior season hits. So I haven’t failed yet. As my first post, in my attempt to catch up, I want to share Kristin’s beautiful senior pictures. Kristin’s session was a few weeks ago during one of those BEAUTIFUL winter days we had were it was like 60 degrees and sunny. And we currently still are having beautiful days even thought it’s suppose to be the middle of winter right now. I don’t know what is going on but I am totally okay with it. We don’t need a winter anyways, lets just skip it so us Cincinnati photographers can shoot all year long. Enjoy.

posing guide

lexi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:18:37 +0000

I am so beyond excited to release the ‘Back to Basics’ posing guide to you! I have been working on this guide almost non-stop for the last 2 weeks and am thrilled with the final product. So….Who is this guide for? This guide is for the senior, or portrait photographer, who needs guidance or reassurance on how to run their sessions, interact with their clients and give their senior an amazing experience as well as beautiful images. It’s also for the photographer who just wants to go back to taking natural and fun images. This isn’t just a guide for learning how to pose your female seniors but for information on how to run your sessions and get your senior comfortable and confidant in front of the camera. It also talks about how important a pre-session consultation and a senior questionnaire can be for getting to know your senior and creating a session that is all about her. In addition to the 20 naturally beautiful poses with 32 images, descriptions and tips the guide goes into details about my pre-session consultations, senior questionnaires, what I look for in a location and my gear. The tips and descriptions not only talk about the poses but they include tips on how to run your session, interact with your senior and give her the experience of a lifetime.

IMPORTANT! Please read before purchasing.

By purchasing this guide you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.

- The posing guide is formatted as a PDF and is a downloadable file only.

- Your are responsible for backing up and making copies of this guide.

- Sharing and selling the guide is forbidden and against the law. I will take action agaist any violation of my copyright.

- Due to the nature of this product, no refunds will be given.

- If you have any questions before purchasing this guide please e-mail me at info@lexivornberg.com or by clicking contact above.

- You will have 2 attempts to download the guide from one computer only and you must do so with in 36 hours or the link will expire.

- If a download is attempted from another IP address as the original attempt the link will freeze.

Price $50.00.

coming soon – back to basics posing guide

lexi — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:23:11 +0000

I am super excited to announce the release date of my posing guide, which will be next Monday (the 16th of January). I have been working hard on making sure this guide is not only packed full of naturally beautiful poses that your senior and her family will love but also filled with information on how to take control of your session, interact with your client and feel confident that you are capturing a gallery that not only is filled with diverse images but is also filled with images that will appeal to the senior, her parents and her grandparents. The posing guide contains 20 poses, some of which you can capture multiple images from (like the one below), descriptions on that pose, how to achieve it and hints that will lead to a better gallery and bigger sale for you. The 20 poses, and 32 images, are all natural and simple and range from those breathtaking serious images that everyone swoons over to those in the moment laughs and naturally beautiful smiles. The guide also talks about a pre-session senior questionnaire and the importance of it, what to look for in a location, the importance of giving your senior an experience as well as beautiful images and more.
As a special introductory price, for the first week only (January 16th through the 23rd), the posing guide will be priced at $40.00. On January 24th it will go up to $50.00.

lindsay – one frame

lexi — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:58:46 +0000

cidnye w.

lexi — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:47:59 +0000

I absolutely ‘LOVE’ working with Cidnye!! She is just one of those models who is up for anything and photographers love that!! We first worked together back in August during a test shoot for a commercial location (see post here) and we both agreed that we needed to do another shoot over her winter break. I had been throwing around an idea that included paint and lots of glitter for a while and I knew Cidnye would be the perfect model for it so that’s what we went with it. We ended up shooting in my studio, because it was freezing and me being the mean photographer made her wear a tank top and shorts. Unfortunately my whole glitter idea didn’t go as a planned, see sometimes photographers fail. The natural sun would have made it sparkle and shine but the studio light, ugh studio lights, didn’t do my pound of glitter justice. I loved how the paint turned out, even though it was a huge mess, so it was okay but I was sad that the cute top was ruined. I did try to save it though; but did not succeed. You might recognize one of these images if you have seen my post of my editing process for black and white images. If not you can check it out here.

sarah c.

lexi — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:34:05 +0000

At the beginning of every year I go through all my hard drives, clean out old work, store sessions on discs and see how I have grown over the years. While cleaning out a 2010 folder I came across this image which has to be one of the very first images I was actually proud of. It’s not tack sharp, it’s really grainy and I’m pretty sure it was taken with a canon 30D. But I love it and it reminds me of why I fell in love with photography in the first place. And I’m pretty sure it was my first attempt at sun flares too. I always laugh when I think about the times when I would play around with my moms 30D. I remember the day she placed it in my hands and told me I wasn’t aloud to use it unless it was on manual. I guess I should thank her for that today and for the fact that I have never used a camera on auto, I don’t even know how! What camera did you guys start out with and learn manual on? And do you have old pictures that remind you of why you love photography?