Children

Changes

 

 My Fall season blog postings would not be complete without a portrait of these children. This is my fifth Fall session with these kids but this time around two is now three with the arrival of the youngest sister. At just over 4 months posing can be quite a challenge. A big thanks to the eldest two siblings for being very patient and happy to try a few different positions for this portrait. This portrait is a bit of a change from my usual style but it happens to be a real favorite of mine.

Picture Perfect

 

 

 Mike and I held this session the evening before record October snow here in MA. It was a perfect Fall evening with milky colored sky that often shows up before snow and which produced the best light for photos and did a great job of bringing out the Fall color. We often think of the briliant maple reds and strong yellows as THE Fall colors here in New England. I have to admit though, they are not my choice for environmental portraits. I think the burnished browns and fading orange and bronzes are really the way to go.

We photographed these girls in the Summer. So this Fall session came not too long after the previous shoot. I was a little concerned the girls may not be too interested in spending time with us again so soon after but how wrong was I? They were great ( and Mom too) and every portrait from the session is a keeper!

 

Will time stand still?

 

 We constantly look forward. What are we doing at the weekend? How many weeks to Christmas? Is it band tomorrow? My daughter asks me every night when I give her a bedtime kiss, ” Mummy what are we doing tomorrow?”.

If instead we look back, is there some hope that time will stand still, even just for a few minutes.

We took a family walk at the beach this past weekend. I was constantly at the back of my crew trying to catch up. Out of sheer frustration I called out to my son. He stopped and looked back. I saw at that moment that he is  no longer my little boy. I love what he is growing into but feel the loss of what he’s leaving behind.

If we take time to look back will time stand still, even just for a few moments? 

 

 

Then there were two…

 

 

 I have always enjoyed photographing the eldest sister in past years. Now she has a sister and I get double the fun at portrait time! Nice session with one of my long standing and valued clients!

Birthday Girl

 Two memories rolled into one with these portraits. Last Sunday my girl turned 7.  She also has quite a spectacular snaggle tooth!  The way it’s being pushed out seems to defy all laws of gravity.  I love this age!

 

 

Sunshine In The Studio

 

 Our best laid plans to get this session done prior to everyone taking their vacation proved rather problematic. We were scheduled to photograph outside and it kept on raining. I’d like to say a big thank you to this family for being so flexible and moving this shoot indoors. It worked out beautifully in large part to the happy relaxed kids that showed up. They were wonderful to photograph. It was like having a little bit of sunshine indoors!

All Out Sisters

 

 

 

Here’s a snapshot from a favorite Summer session with these 4 sisters. This is my third session with this family. I last photographed the girls when the youngest one was born and it here we were at the 6 month milestone. Time flies! I’ve got the feeling these sisters are going to have tons of fun together. Some  great prints and a lovely coffee table book as a memory from the evening are now ready.

Still catching up!

 

 

 

 

 This is another of my favorite sessions from earlier this summer in the studio, I especially love the sister and brother image. This is shown as it is printed with a digital mat, which have become increasingly popular with my clients. Digital mats allow the image to be framed directly in the frame with no glass needed to hold a mat in place, which means no glare or reflections to spoil the image.

 

Big brother helping out

 This cute young lady was 6 months old when she came into the studio, at this age sitting up alone can sometimes be a little tricky but fortunately big brother came along to help out! It’s always wonderful to see sibling interactions in the studio, and we always strive to capture these wonderful moments.

 

 

A not so recent studio session

 What with a summer vacation in Europe visiting family and all the rush with sessions beforehand I’ve neglected updating the blog with some of my favorite sessions. For this particular session from earlier this summer I think it is well worth the wait. As you can see these children are adorable and were so well behaved too, a pleasure to photograph!

 

 

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