Family portrait montage
One of the most difficult things to do being a professional photographer is photograph your own kids!
It’s a bit like the old saying “Cobblers children always have the worst shoes”. I just never get around to doing it, even though I’ve got a fully kitted out studio. And when I’m actually doing family stuff I want to enjoy being there doing it rather than having the pressure of getting “great shots”, plus having to lug around all of the equipment. Trust me when you have 3 bodies and about 8 lenses there is just no way you can take just one out.
I was really struggling to get something for my wife this year and thought that some up to date pictures of the kids would be a nice surprise.
So just before the Christmas break I picked up Holly my daughter from school and took her along with my 4 year old son Daniel to the studio. Photographing other peoples kids is tough work and you have to have lots of patience to get the great shots, at least I only have them for an hour. With your own kids you sort of set high expectations but they did perform really well and I got some great shots, even together which doesn’t always happen at this age.
The were both under strict orders not to let on to mum where we’d been. But the first thing Daniel told my wife is that we’d been to the studio. But I managed to bluff that I had to pick up a load of deliveries – phew!
I couldn’t decide how to do this pictures so thought a montage would be a great way to give variety. We already have an original piece of artwork that is acrylic on canvas in the play room so I had it printed onto a 30″ canvas wrap – which is a really great and modern way to show images.
It was way too big to wrap and I’m a guy after all and we don’t do wrapping so presented it in the big box that it came in a told Steph it was some jewellery. She was over the moon with it and it now sits pride of place in the kids play room.
I also had a couple of pictures framed for my mother in law, who also cried when I gave them to her!
Portrait of my daugther Holly
Portrait of my son Daniel
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I would not say you had trouble with taking your kids photos. They are adorable! And what a great gift for your mother in law. You have adorable kids!
Your kids are so cute! I think you have a real gift for capturing their personality on film. Keep up the good work and don’t beat yourself up over what you might thing are flaws in your photo style. Imperfections give character, remember that!
Nice photo’s and cute kids you got there. A portrait on a canvas wrap always is a great gift!
So cute kids! I really like them.
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As a photographer I think that you have done a great job with the little girl close-up – no gurning for the camera. Same for the little boy – the expression is really good.
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