Canvassing favour

As a photographer you can go periods of time struggling, this is by nature a creative industry and at times, like writers I guess, you can get a creative block.  For some time I have been looking for some more creative ideas that are fun to do in the studio.  Photographing a family is never run of the mill, nor should it be.

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Then there comes a time when the magic happens, you get a bunch of characters who make it all so easy.  When you photograph a person, the difficult part can be capturing the personality and character.  Sounds easy but then when you think, you may not have seen the subject before, you need to create a rapport and fast.

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You may only have a short amount of time to get the shots.

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For this kind of session, preparation is paramount.  The ideas need to be planned, set up and executed with military precision and yet really need to be relaxed and natural.

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These ideas have been in the pipeline for some time and like most new things, they take a little time to get just right.  I think we are getting there, almost…

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Always room to improve but what is most important is that the client loves their images.  Get that and you will not go far wrong.

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