Some children are born studio friendly, they love the lights and enjoy the family togetherness, smile naturally and generally enjoy the Studio experience. I often see them exhibit their paternal preferences, either they stick to the mother or their father or sometimes to the other siblings or cousins. Of course they were some who detach themselves from everyone, and thump around the Studio floor.
Many parents are more concerned about the way how their children will look in the portrait than themselves. As a result they will keep looking at their kid during exposures. I have discovered that the best portraits created in our studio, are the ones where the kids do their own stuff. Just left alone and allowed to behave as if they are not there and the results take care of itself.
The attention span of kids is about 15 minutes. The Portrait must be captured by then, else the family has to be satisfied with one image where the kid exhibit tantrums, lying on the floor, making faces or screaming his voice out.
Many a times parents are embarrassed that their kid is not in his/her co-operative mood, they become apologetic and give up hope of a beautiful family portrait. No matter what, I keep working on them and will always surprise the parents with the news that we may have one or two pictures that they will like.
In many instances the kids become so agitated and un-cooperative that I would have got only 2 or 3 exposures of them. But, so far parents were all praise and amazement at the results that comes out of our camera. Call it luck, Call it magic, Call it fluke, or call it coincidence, Lux Me delivers consistantly.
I find that treating children like children within our studio creates the best images of them. How do they appear in the portraits?, some show their natural expressions, some show expression with their limbs, some simply look at the adults, some talk to someone else, some purposely slip their tongues out etc.
Parents are usually surprised to see their kids look so different, charming, pleasant, naughty or loving, amongst other happy family members in our portrait. This is one of those elements that makes a portrait "magical". it binds everyone in the portrait with their own interpretation and opinion of each other.
I am now learning to make more and more of these, "natural & magical portraits" i.e. the level of consistency is improving.
Given above are two kids who gave me only three exposure oppurtuntity to bring out their "spirit & magic" within them. Their parents loved it.
Many parents are more concerned about the way how their children will look in the portrait than themselves. As a result they will keep looking at their kid during exposures. I have discovered that the best portraits created in our studio, are the ones where the kids do their own stuff. Just left alone and allowed to behave as if they are not there and the results take care of itself.
The attention span of kids is about 15 minutes. The Portrait must be captured by then, else the family has to be satisfied with one image where the kid exhibit tantrums, lying on the floor, making faces or screaming his voice out.
Many a times parents are embarrassed that their kid is not in his/her co-operative mood, they become apologetic and give up hope of a beautiful family portrait. No matter what, I keep working on them and will always surprise the parents with the news that we may have one or two pictures that they will like.
In many instances the kids become so agitated and un-cooperative that I would have got only 2 or 3 exposures of them. But, so far parents were all praise and amazement at the results that comes out of our camera. Call it luck, Call it magic, Call it fluke, or call it coincidence, Lux Me delivers consistantly.
I find that treating children like children within our studio creates the best images of them. How do they appear in the portraits?, some show their natural expressions, some show expression with their limbs, some simply look at the adults, some talk to someone else, some purposely slip their tongues out etc.
Parents are usually surprised to see their kids look so different, charming, pleasant, naughty or loving, amongst other happy family members in our portrait. This is one of those elements that makes a portrait "magical". it binds everyone in the portrait with their own interpretation and opinion of each other.
I am now learning to make more and more of these, "natural & magical portraits" i.e. the level of consistency is improving.
Given above are two kids who gave me only three exposure oppurtuntity to bring out their "spirit & magic" within them. Their parents loved it.
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