A local park offered us the chance to roam free in the gardens, and to create some lovely, natural-looking portraits. The first of these was staged deliberately, but the others were achieved by letting her wander about the park and to just be herself.
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Candy-striped pink studio portrait
Posted onA few props or accessories can go a long way with children during a photoshoot, so please do bring some along if you feel they’d help.
In this studio family photoshoot we allowed extra time for this young girl to play around and experiment a little, which gave us some great additional photos. Wearing candy-stripe pink gave a good contrast against the white background for these portraits.
Attention!
Posted onThis was such a natural photo – no one asked the young boy to do it – he had his very own sword and was determined to stand on guard alongside the Life Guard outside Horse Guards Parade in London.
Just look at the expression on the soldier’s face – on the first photo he’s unsure what to do, probably never having had such a situation before. Then on the second photo, when the boy marches away, you can see the soldier desperately trying to hold back a smile.
Christmas studio portrait
Posted onChristmas is coming and it’s time to get the family Christmas cards printed, so time for a fabulous studio portrait session to get a range of great festive photos for the family and friends to see. Amazing how a Santa’s hat and some tinsel adds that festive touch. We encouraged this young lady to bring along her favourite teddy on this occasion, as it allowed her to dress him up and offer us even more lovely family photos of her having a lovely relaxing time.
Daddy’s boy
Posted onThis is a lovely candid photo of a boy staring into his dad’s eyes. It was important here to darken the background as much as possible, so that we concentrate on the boy’s face. It’s a lovely photo that really captures that love between father and son. And it’s so much better without the young boy looking into the camera.
Young girl playing in the garden
Posted onAgain, props to the rescue – if you give a child something to do that they enjoy, you’ll get some great portrait photos that really start to capture the things about them that you love to watch.
Time for some fun exercises in the studio
Posted onHere are some energetic moments in the studio – when a young child’s attention starts to wander, it’s time to get them to do something fun so they don’t feel they’re always being told what to do, which isn’t fun for anyone (adults included!).
We always try to give enough time for these unplanned moments to happen. Yes of course these aren’t the photos you’d hang on your wall (we had plenty of others for that purpose), but they’re definitely the photos you’d want in an album after the photoshoot as a record of what your child was at that stage of your life. We find parents love these extra, super-informal photos in their albums.
Location portraits of a young girl
Posted onWe travelled to the grounds of West Wycombe Park to take some outdoor portrait photos in the grounds and gardens. We knew this location would provide a lush green background for the photos, so we suggested complementary pinks and blues for the clothes, which work well together against the surrounding greens.
Portraits of a young girl and her doll
Posted onPretty pastel-striped clothes for a bright and contemporary-looking family photoshoot in the studio with a white background. Bringing along a favourite toy, and having it feature in some of the photos, has the dual purpose of providing some lovely ‘special moments’, but it also helps a child to relax and feel more comfortable, especially if we’re doing the photoshoot away from their home.
Fun and games with studio portrait photos
Posted onAs is often the case, we’ll usually let very young children play around first, so they get used to what we’re doing. This often leads into something approaching a game, which they enjoy. On this occasion we found I had a little ‘helper’ who wanted to assist us in taking the photos. This approach helps children relax and get used to what’s going on – that way we’ll create a set of lovely studio portrait photos.
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