Good Glorious Morning!
How was your Easter Sunday? Did you have a good time? I sure did.
Today I would like to go right into a CHILDREN'S TIP. Actually I am going to give two today.
TIP #1
I am going to talk about this because it JUST happened in the past few minutes. I had a family scheduled for 9:00am. Sonia called in to say that her 2 year old is not feeling well. This family portrait is very, very important to Sonia. It was very wise of her to postpone the session until later in the week. It can be very difficult to try to make a sick child happy. Even if they are in a good mood their eyes will often be red and glossy. You will always be able to see, in their eyes, that they were not feeling well. That is not what you want in a portrait.
TIP #2
Bring personal, sentimental items from home. Your child's personal toys or keepsakes will add so much more to a portrait than the props in the studio. Your personal items have stories built into them that will be woven into the story of this portrait. When your child is so much older you will have a portrait that is rich with stories about who your child is at this time of their life.
In addition to the stories that are told through the personal items they are also good - not as a prop for your child to hold - but for me to use to illicit expression from your child.
Now here is a tip within a tip ... Do not let your child know that you have packed this special keepsake. We want to bring it out at the most opportune time... to illicit expression for the portrait. So we will keep it hidden away until I am ready for it.
One item that is helpful - and not used in a portrait - is a favorite cd that your child likes. Things like this help the environment feel all the more familiar and friendly for your little one. This will help them to feel comfortable and that will show in their eyes.
The little white blanket that is used in the portrait above is his baptismal blanket. Using that blanket has made this portrait all the more rich with meaning and importance. Can you imagine - in 30 years - HIS child having their 3 month old portrait taken with this same blanket?
Oh, it is things like this that make me love my job so much. My heart can feel how important the portraits are in our lives. They hold so much history - the stories of who we are today.
Have a most magnificent day!
Denise
TIP #2
Bring personal, sentimental items from home. Your child's personal toys or keepsakes will add so much more to a portrait than the props in the studio. Your personal items have stories built into them that will be woven into the story of this portrait. When your child is so much older you will have a portrait that is rich with stories about who your child is at this time of their life.
In addition to the stories that are told through the personal items they are also good - not as a prop for your child to hold - but for me to use to illicit expression from your child.
Now here is a tip within a tip ... Do not let your child know that you have packed this special keepsake. We want to bring it out at the most opportune time... to illicit expression for the portrait. So we will keep it hidden away until I am ready for it.
One item that is helpful - and not used in a portrait - is a favorite cd that your child likes. Things like this help the environment feel all the more familiar and friendly for your little one. This will help them to feel comfortable and that will show in their eyes.
The little white blanket that is used in the portrait above is his baptismal blanket. Using that blanket has made this portrait all the more rich with meaning and importance. Can you imagine - in 30 years - HIS child having their 3 month old portrait taken with this same blanket?
Oh, it is things like this that make me love my job so much. My heart can feel how important the portraits are in our lives. They hold so much history - the stories of who we are today.
Have a most magnificent day!
Denise
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