One of my favorite genres of photography is family portraits. There are specific lenses that are designed for portraiture, with the main purpose of separating the subject from the busyness of some backgrounds. This 135mm F1.8 Sony lens does a wonderful job of achieving just that. Here area few of my favorites from this session.
Tag: portrait
The Money Man
The Many Faces of Raven
Torah
Studio Princess
I had fun in this studio this afternoon with this little pageant princess. Some kids are just born to perform. I think she is one of them. Studio photos used to be the standard go-to for documenting families, especially kids as they grew and changed from year to year. I think we miss some of that in our world of smartphone cameras.
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Love taking Family Portraits
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I took photos of this little guy before he was born when we did Mom’s maternity portraits, and now he has just turned one. How time flies. So much fun to watch families grow. Here are a few of my favorites from today’s shoot, all converted to black and white or sepia. I find that sometimes color can be a distraction, and monotones allow one to better focus on the expressions and personalities of the subjects.
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