© Tim Pannell Photography

What do you think of when you think of being in the snow?

Sledding, tobogganing, ice skating, snowmen and perhaps……….snow angels.

How hard can it possibly be to take a picture of somebody making a snow angel?

Not hard at all…….if your subject is older than 2.

If your subject is younger than 2 and with his dad…..it might be more difficult than you think.

Snow devils maybe?

The finished shot that you see is actually a combination of 2 shots.

I was completely unsuccessful at getting Graham to look up at his dad while his dad was looking back at him.

So………….I cheated.

I grabbed Graham from one image and his dad from another and…….voila!

It was an easy fix.

© Tim Pannell Photography

© Tim Pannell Photography

These 2 images were really easy to blend together……the background was practically identical.

Same positioning, same camera angle…..easy.

So…..the purests among you are now ringing your hands of me and saying terrible things.

Oh well…….if you’re in that camp….it doesn’t bother me in the least.

I’m just trying to get a great shot.

If I have to blend a couple of shots using Photoshop then so be it.

Photoshop is just a tool.

It can’t make a horrible image a great image, but it can make a good image that much better.

It can also take a great image and with a little massaging make it amazing.

If you’re a photographer….learn how to use the tools that you have at your disposal.

The next time you’re taking pictures of your kids and are disappointed because you think you didn’t get a great shot because they don’t all look good in the same image….see if you can take 2 images and combine them to make a good shot.

It’s not as hard as you think…….give it a try!