Why don’t I mind if a baby cries during a portrait? Why would I keep my camera to my eye and keep snapping while parents comfort?
Perhaps because there is something so endearing about a being who can go from absolute Happy to, well, absolute NOT Happy and back again in a matter of seconds.
Or because a photo of a crying child makes me want to pick them up and hug them and make it better.
Or because there is something so purely raw about a baby’s emotion. Something most of us learn to a mask as we get older. It is an innocence I want to document in my own children (and sometimes do)
And it really never takes long to find the range of Happy in a 9 month old.
And the Joy.
And the Love.
I love my job.
Archive for the ‘Children’ Category
Jul
31
2010
It’s her portrait-let her cry if she wants to | Baby Portrait Photography
Jul
28
2010
Thinking of Opa and Dziadziu| Grandparent portraits
We are in the process of moving. Moving means there are a lot of things to be done and boxes to be packed. Where does this leave me?
Looking through old photos of course. And by old photos, I mean the kind that are printed on paper and sit in boxes and albums from generations ago. I came across a couple of me when I was younger taken by my American-Polish Grandfather (Dziadziu) who was quite the talent behind the camera. I will have to post them at some point. But better to wait until a time when my poor husband wont have a heart attack when he finds me scanning photos instead of, well, packing.
Any how. So I was strolling down that lane of memories while sorting through some present work (the kind that lives on my computers) and came across these photos.
Wouldn’t everyone want a photo like this with their grandparent? I know I don’t have one of me with mine. I have to remember to get my camera out the next time I see my parents with the kids and when we travel to visit my parents in law in the end of the summer. Anyhow, thought I would share.
Jul
08
2010
Lovely Ladies | East Greenwich Family Portraits
I have been swamped this last week with sessions, weddings, albums and even managed to squeeze in a mini family vacation for the 4th of July. But I have to share a few that I came across from a session I did this last weekend in East Greenwich, RI. These two girls and their family could not have made my job easier.
All of the components of a great session were there… Great kids, loving family, perfect weather, wonderful yard to let them all play a little. How beautiful are these girls?
Even their Grandparents got in on the act.
And the parents had some great suggestions of places by the water we could visit. I will see if I can find some of those photos to share later.
All and all, a perfect session.
Okay, now back to work.
Cheers!
Jul
01
2010
Sitting portraits like a pro | Boston Newborn Portraits
Meet George on his first portrait sitting. 2 weeks old and he already knows how to nap in a chair.
There is something about newborns that makes me giddy on the inside. It must be the scrunchiness, the wrinkles, the ability to sleep in positions unfathomable,
or not…
the way they can stop you in your tracks when they make eye contact
the way they channel their inner old man…
Or how, even when they don’t let thier parents sleep they still make every one around look as happy as this.
Congrats again to George’s proud parents. You guys have done well for yourselves (and George didn’t seem to make out so bad either)
Jun
17
2010
Field of Dreams | Child Portraits in NH
Some friends just got a house in NH that sits on a gorgeous property with an incredible view. And this was what my camera drew me to… What is it about sticking a kid in a field that makes me all camera giddy? See for yourself…
You will have to take my word for it. Their view rocks.
But so do my kids.
*Note to self: new technique to get smiles from my daughter…. Get a bug in your ear and freak out a little.
Ahhh- what I will endure for a real smile-with-the-eyes kind of photo…
