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.

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.

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

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.

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…

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.