One of my first questions when I am scheduling a senior portrait session is “Do you play an instrument?” While not everybody plays an instrument, those who do have spent a lot of time with it and it is worth capturing. For a lot of people, the playing an instrument ends when high school does, […]
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31 Days of Photo Props: Religious
There are few things more precious to a religious person than their religion. It is such a big part of them, and something that can be represented in their photographs. A lot of the baby sessions I photograph include pictures of the little ones in their christening outfits. I often shoot these photographs against a […]
31 Days of Photo Props: Alphabet Blocks
Alphabet blocks are a great tool to have in your prop box. They can be used for just about any age child and to spell just about anything. With babies I lay the blocks in front of the little one and use them to spell out their name. With maternity sessions, you can use the […]
31 Days of Photo Props: Mom and Dad
While mom and dad my be frazzled trying to get their child ready for the perfect picture, they usually get over looked, when they might actually be the most important person in the photograph. When I worked in a portrait studio, one of our goals was to always get mom or dad in at least […]
31 Days of Photo Props: Cake
It is one of my favorite traditions. Handing a newly turned 1-year-old a whole cake and letting them go for it. It is also one of my favorite traditions to photograph. Whether they daintily tear off pieces of cake or rip right into it, birthday cake pictures really capture the first birthday well. For these pictures, I […]