The Inspired Image Blog
Last year I had the honor of shooting Eric's High School Senior photo. No a college freshman Eric was home visiting for the Christmas break. His parents thought this would be a good time for a family portrait. We met up last Saturday at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury for a pretty cold session. I think they feel that braving the cold was worth it. They love the photographs.
Abby is only two and a half weeks old. Michelle and Jay asked if I would take some photos of her. Of course I was happy to do it. Being my first newborn photographs in 16 years definitely put me outside of my comfort zone. Abby turned out to be a fantastic model. She was calm and happy and there was only a little spit-up. She's a very beautiful baby. Congratulations Michelle and Jay, and thank you for allowing me to capture this lovely moment for you.
What a pleasure it is to be allowed to photograph this beautiful young family's first family portrait. Once the lights are set up, some furniture moved and the Christmas wreath is hung on the wall it's time to get started with the formal portrait.
With the formal portrait in the can it's time to have some fun. My personal style is more candid and photojournalistic. This often involves me crawling around on the floor.
It just wouldn't be a complete family portrait shoot without the four-legged member of the family.
It was a fun session and I think we made some images that they will be happy to have as the years go by.
It was a very windy morning last Saturday as I was trying to make a Mother and Daughter portrait for Cyndy and Sophie. In addition to the wind the sun kept coming in and out of the clouds making the exposure tricky. Choate Park in Medway Massachusetts turned out to be a really great location. There are lots of great places there to shoot. So with sand bags on the light stand, a scrim to tone down the sun and a quick hair fix between wind gusts.
Kris wanted a photo that she could use for her family Christmas card. I'm happy to help. Paula and I arrived bright and early on Saturday morning and started setting up while the ladies finished getting ready. The whole family was nicely coordinated in white tops and bluejeans.
We shot a variety of set-ups indoors and outside. This gives the family a lot of options for which image to use for their card. Of coarse, as long as we're there why not take some nice portraits of the kids?
The lovely Hannah proves to be a natural in front of the camera.
Not to be outdone, big brother Zac works the camera too.
It was a fun shoot for everyone!