PictureThis~: Child Photography

PictureThis~: Child Photography: Isabela is your typical three year old little girl whose room is full with stuff animals, bright colors and toys everywhere. And just like ...

Child Photography

Isabela is your typical three year old little girl whose room is full with stuff animals, bright colors and toys everywhere. And just like many little three year old girls, sometimes they want their picture taken and sometimes they don't. Today, Isabela really didn't want her picture taken, but we persevered through and got a few cute shots, with mother's help of course. But in this blog, I'll also show you the pictures no photographer wants to show their potential clients.

First we start by combing the hair and getting dressed for our photo shoot. Isabela didn't appreciate that too much so we start with glum poses.  What do you do when a child doesn't want to cooperate? You change the scenery, we went outdoors.

Outside was a little better but also full of more distractions! Like the family dog, voices of other children playing, wet soggy chairs, that I was planning on using for some cute shots.  Somehow I made it work and got Isabela to dance and smile...but it was a fading few moments.

Ask any photograher and they will tell you, to capture wonderful images, the trick is to limit the relationship between the subject to camera, in other words have your subject looking elsewhere than into the camera all the time. Of course looking at any one object all the time isn't good either, and that's was the difficulty I had with Isabela who looked at her mother constantly. It did bring big smiles which is by far better than frowns.

 Our short photography shoot went through the movements as a concerto, from a slow first movement, into a lively second, then quietly back to the beginning to create the final third movement that brings us to the end of our story.

I love photographing children because they are so unemcumbered and transparent with their emotions and reactions. Photographing them can be challenging, but so rewarding for the few good images you get.  With children using lots of props is helpful although not always necessary, patience is what is necessary, without patience you should rethink photographing children.

We ended the photo shoot with Isabela promising me, "...next time will be better," then she smiled.

                                                                             ~Ciao

PictureThis~: Maternity Shoot

PictureThis~: Maternity Shoot: While in Georgia for my birthday, I got to do my first maternity shoot. Rebecca is expecting her second child in a few months and accepte...

Maternity Shoot

While in Georgia for my birthday, I got to do my first maternity shoot.
Rebecca is expecting her second child in a few months and accepted my offer to pose. I'm always building up my portfolio between clients, so when I see an opportunity it's not uncommon for me to ask.

The lighting inside the apartment wasn't very good, although we used as much of it as we could, but outdoors the weather was beautiful for an afternoon photo shoot, and little Jeremiah, Rebecca's son, wasn't exactly camera shy either.  So the three of us took off on the apartment grounds where the Azalea's were in full bloom. The apartment complex offered several areas that was perfect for photographing and we took advantage of them all. 

After two hours, sitting on the ground, rocks, benches, by the fountain and retainer walls, we finished; and Jeremiah was good as gold the whole time; if he wasn't posing with mom, he was sitting in his favorite chair, the stroller.

We were a little slim on props inside and outside, but made due with a hat and umbrella. The one element I was hoping to use, was the sun, but it didn't come out to play. Instead we finished just as the sound of thunder was heard in the distance and sprinkles were felt, for us that was great timing. I hope you enjoy this sample of photos....

                           ~ Ciao