Now there's nothing inherently wrong with the Kritter Krandids school of photography. I firmly believe that everyone needs a soft-focus backlit photo of themselves back when they were 4-and-chubby. However not every photo needs to be so idealized. I'm more excited about a picture that shows a little personality than an image that's easy to reproduce with different clients.
When I was making the offer to shoot James & Madelyne's family I sort of had forgotten that I don't really do family photos, especially families with young children. So when I met them at my studio I thought "Oh right. I have no idea what I'm doing with a baby." After coming to that realization, I figured I'd do what I always do and figure it out on the fly. I typically find that the idea that I have coming into a shoot is rarely as interesting as the idea that presents itself to me once I'm there, so showing up empty handed is no big deal.
We all got to catch up and even tried to sell Archer on the merits of photography. I think I might have over sold photography a little, because as soon as Madelyne had him in her lap, he was crawling straight toward my camera.
This resulted in my favorite photo from the day.
Anyway, it was good to catch up and I'm glad I got to try something new.
And because my cousin Paige will be all over this post, here's one more photo of Archer.
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Do you want to see more work like this? Tell your friends to hire me.
And thanks for looking.
Trevor, this rocks, it so beautifully captures the personalities of everyone in the family. Oh, and the baby is so cute. It's such a relief to see original family pictures instead of the usual clique looks. Thanks for not doing the usual.
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Janet
Hahaha. That comment about Paige. You're totally right.
ReplyDeleteI know my audience.
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