A Walk on the Wild Side
28th January 2015
In: Latest Shoots
This shoot was back in November, but has only made it to the blog page because of the need for a bit of Christmas secrecy….you know what I mean?!!
This was the second session of that particular day, the first I wrote about in the piece titled It's that time of year again. They was only an hour or so between the stat times, but they were very different in more ways than one. The first was bathed in sunlight, low hard light to be precise, but that soon disappeared behind some ominous looking cloud in time for session number two. The nature of the shoot also changed too…a young family shoot with three boys under seven…be afraid…be very afraid!
Seriously though, it was energetic (as you would expect), I won't lie, I had to work extremely hard to get and keep everyone's attention, but as you'll see below, it did happen, and it was great fun.
I am a dad of three boys too, so I know what it's all about. At times it was like herding cats, but you know, I think that's half the enjoyment. Sure, working with younger children can be challenging at times, but you have to remember that they are children and embrace that fact to capture the images that records this. I also took great delight in telling myself I wouldn't have to wash the grass stains off the boys jeans!
The pose above is a very good one for families with small children. It gets everyone nice and close and eliminates the obvious height differences.
The key requirement from the shoot was a family group shot (or two), so once I got a few I was happy with it was onto some different photos of the boys as a group and individually, and of course with Mum and Dad too.
It's important to keep family sessions moving quickly to avoid the children getting bored, and while things are changing I like to keep an eye out for any candid or more natural shots. After all, posing is boring for kids, and me for that matter, so I keep 'organised' shots to a minimum, preferring the real and the natural wherever possible.
As you can see from the shots below, the energy expelled to keep the boys entertained was more than worth it. Cheeky and handsome in equal share….fantastic!
This was the second session of that particular day, the first I wrote about in the piece titled It's that time of year again. They was only an hour or so between the stat times, but they were very different in more ways than one. The first was bathed in sunlight, low hard light to be precise, but that soon disappeared behind some ominous looking cloud in time for session number two. The nature of the shoot also changed too…a young family shoot with three boys under seven…be afraid…be very afraid!
Seriously though, it was energetic (as you would expect), I won't lie, I had to work extremely hard to get and keep everyone's attention, but as you'll see below, it did happen, and it was great fun.
I am a dad of three boys too, so I know what it's all about. At times it was like herding cats, but you know, I think that's half the enjoyment. Sure, working with younger children can be challenging at times, but you have to remember that they are children and embrace that fact to capture the images that records this. I also took great delight in telling myself I wouldn't have to wash the grass stains off the boys jeans!
The pose above is a very good one for families with small children. It gets everyone nice and close and eliminates the obvious height differences.
The key requirement from the shoot was a family group shot (or two), so once I got a few I was happy with it was onto some different photos of the boys as a group and individually, and of course with Mum and Dad too.
It's important to keep family sessions moving quickly to avoid the children getting bored, and while things are changing I like to keep an eye out for any candid or more natural shots. After all, posing is boring for kids, and me for that matter, so I keep 'organised' shots to a minimum, preferring the real and the natural wherever possible.
As you can see from the shots below, the energy expelled to keep the boys entertained was more than worth it. Cheeky and handsome in equal share….fantastic!