Let It Snow!

For years now I have been photographing a local family for their holiday card and to document the life of their young daughter. So this year during our planning e-mails I shot back the idea that perhaps we venture out of the living room and den to more diverse environs. It was great when she was an infant, I just got to hang out with her, stay pretty much in one place. Now she is quite the cute little chatterbox, interested in everything and flashing moments of great photographic possibilities at every turn. I felt like the living room was too played out for me, too confining.

Alas, when I woke that morning to wet, rainy skies I thought, oh well, the living room it is.

Far from truth. I arrived at midday to a wonderful autumn snow storm fresh with big huge, wet flakes and a coating of billowy white snow. At every turn the backdrop seemed to beckon and once we got the indoor shot in the can we ventured outdoors to play. I'm not sure if I cherished the time outdoors making snow angels and mini snowmen or the photos I was able to capture.

One thing is for sure: Kids photograph best when they are being kids. So for all you parents who feel pressure to pose them and instruct them, really just let them go be themselves in all their inquisitiveness and follow with a camera, being quick on the draw. They'll produce more beautiful faces and tender moments than you could ever contrive in a dozen sittings.

Let it snow!!











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The Girlsquad Phoot Shoot

What one brings to the table as a photographer is only a miniscule component of a successful photo shoot. When viewed as an integral part of the whole one realizes that all the aspects of the team must come together to make the magic happen.

The engine roared down the track of creative success recently at our now infamous girlsquad photo shoot when seven models showed up at the studio. They brought with them heaps of wardrobe but also a good natured commitment to participate in the process and create great imagery. In short we all worked together, suffered 20-degree temps and a long day but in the end not only created great photos but also a wonderful experience which we will all cherish.

Holiday Fever

A recent PR shoot in Washington, DC, involved capturing imagery that documents shoppers filling their virtual shopping carts with fuel for the economy. Was it the food, free internet access or the freebies flowing as loosely as cola syrup through the soda fountains? On a slow news day it was a boom for local TV.



The photo below illustrates, however much inadvertently perhaps, that sex indeed sells. Ok, a bad attempt at visual humor. I don't think the news cameras were focused on the screen.




This restaurant clearly has no policy on eating your lunch on your keyboard. Hooray for shopping!!



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