11 Jan The pictures will just be an extra bonus!
To photograph children they way parents see them. To freeze life. To freeze in time those tiny little things our kids do that we parents just love.
That’s how I think when I shoot. No styling. No posing. No telling the children what to do. I talk to them instead. I ask them questions. We play games. One of my favorite games is the one where I ask them philosophical questions not even we adults know the answers for. “What’s the meaning of life?”. “What’s love?” .”How do you know a person is kind?”. And my favorites are when you ask things about their parents: “How do you know you love mommy?”. “What’s the thing your dad can do better than anyone else?”. “If you could give your parents anything in the world, what would it be?”.
While they talk, laugh, shed a tear, hug, and enjoy their quality time together, I shoot. Once a fellow photographer said that your main goal during a shoot is to provide the family with a super fun hour together. The pictures will then just be a bonus.
And a reminder of that wonderful unforgettable hour they spent together and shared so many special thoughts! I wish you all a great 2012 with tons of special moments shared together with your families!
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