Who doesn't love a good family photo shoot? Most likely, the families who are having their pictures taken. I know as a mom, it is so stressful to get all the kids, dress, cleaned and ready to go. Not to mention everyone in a good mood. You want the kids and hubby to look great so the pictures will turn out great. And you stress even more if you little darlings are cranky, teething or something.
As the photographer, you know this is going to go on. When your shooting families, you need to be flexible. You need to be ready at all times to get that shot, no matter it be a serious shot or a silly one. You need to have the ability to get everyone to relax and laugh.
This last weekend I had the chance to test out my skills on a family. And it was a test. Not because of the family, but because of the weather. The day started off great. Stop by the store to pick up some balloons for the shoot, and off to go to the location. Once there, we meet up with the family and go set up. First up, birthday pictures.
See now, she was to be sitting in the cute chair and have the balloons behind her. And I did get a few of those, but this shot was the best. Because it show her personality with the balloons. Miss R loves balloons and all she wanted to do was to play with them.
Next up, trying to get an Easter shot. I brought along a hat, gloves, bunny and eggs all for props. We only managed to get the bunny out and Miss R is running thru the field with the bunny. So darling! I asked her if I could please take her picture with the bunny and this is the shot she gave me.
Right after this, we noticed it was starting to rain. Which is NEVER a good thing when you are doing a on location shoot that is out doors. We were lucky to be at a local winery, and so we threw all the props in the cars and went into the Winery. Miss R wanted so bad to go out and play in the rain. You can see it in her face here:
Once it finally let up on the rain, we were able to go back outside and shoot some more. However all the shots that I had planned for had to be thrown out, because everything was just too wet. Time for plan B. Stand up shots only. Except for one. The family shot. And to me, this shot was the best one of the day.
I enjoyed so much working with this family. I'm looking forward to many more sessions with them. Their ability to be flexible along with mine made what could have been a very stressful day into a fun day, no matter what happened!
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XOXO,
R
