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I was so excited to meet the Foran family for an outdoor family photo session. They have four children like myself, and they are not just four ordinary children, but four children with amazing red hair! It is any photographers dream to photograph people with red hair, so this evening one of my dreams was coming true.
The four children range from five to 12 years old, which is pretty much the same age gap as I have between my own children. I was keen to see the dynamic between the children at that age, (as my children are currently 9 months – 7 years old). I was so happy to see how it arguably becomes easier when the youngest is five-years-old. Though things may change when the oldest become teenagers! When we met it was totally overcast, which was quite disappointing. When you have 6 red heads lined up at golden hour, the last thing you want is overcast! But as soon as we started taking photographs, the skies cleared and we got an amazing soft sunlight. To top up a perfect shoot, the children knew how to pose and weren’t bothered at all by the camera. four red haired children posed in fern for a professional photo shoot.
Candid shots and beautiful portraits Although the children posed very well, I always aim to get some more candid shots too. As our photo session progressed, the kids started to play more and more and just do their own thing. When this happens, I just follow them with the camera, and get shots of them balancing, playing, running and interacting.
During an outdoor family photo session I strive to get a diverse gallery of posed shots as well as candid shots. However, as I am a bit of a portrait fanatic, I always shoot at least one nice portrait of each of the family members. It is such a nice thing to have a timeless beautiful portrait of your child (and yourself:). I am really happy with the individual portraits I got of family Foran.
Of course the most important picture is the family picture. I try to do a few different family pictures with different styles, as some people like more posed, and others more candid. Hence, it is nice to have some to chose between.
Another favorite of mine are pictures with connection between the family members. Nothing is more special than a photograph that depicts the special bond between two people. It can be between siblings, or a parent and their child…. Or between parents. I love it when I get a good picture of just the parents. A family photo session is not just about the children, but also the parents. Apart from wedding pictures and funny selfies, very few couples have a good picture of themselves together.
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