Describe your studio Jcj
I don't have a studio, because I prefer to photograph on location. I like to work where clients live, and I know this helps children and their parents be themselves. I enjoy the spontaneity I work harder and pay more attention to my subjects and the light. The cost of maintaining a home office separate from my living space is much lower than sustaining a studio. My wife is actively involved in our marketing, accounting, and pricing, and I trust her eye as she edits the proofs. As a mother of...
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they sit in one place and take direction, I turn on the backlighting. I look for simple locations without busy backgrounds. I use a 42-inch reflector or a small 20-inch reflector when I work outdoors, depending on the size of the space I am working in. I don't use reflectors or a fill light in open shade if I have a very active child. I pay close attention to lighting the child's eyes, and hope for the best. Props. I only use a few props, and only when it is absolutely necessary. I have an...
eddie bonfigli
Eddie Bonfigli of West Palm Beach, Florida, started as a wedding photographer before concentrating on children's portraiture. His style, refined over sixteen years, depends on simplifying his methods and searching for the decisive moment. Though he has no children, kids have a distinct appeal to him, which helps generate the patience that accompanies his sense of portrait design. In addition to portrait work, Eddie runs a web site for children's portrait photographers located at...
catherine huch
Catherine Huch was employed in the corporate world for a number of years before she decided that photographing children and families was her true destiny. She has a home studio in Canton, Georgia, in the Atlanta metropolitan area. She was a business major at the University of Pittsburgh, which has been helpful in owning her own business. Catherine feels that her style is constantly evolving, which indicates that her learning curve motivates her creativity. To learn more about Catherine's work,...
kathleen neville and pam osinski
Kathleen and Pam, each with their own studio, collaborate via a unique working agreement. With Kathleen's studio in Novi, Michigan, and Pam's studio in Milford, Michigan, they are only a few miles apart. Over the past ten years these two photographers have formed a seamless business union. Kathleen is the creative partner, Pam is the technical expert. They support and assist each other with the daily functions of their portrait businesses. Each contributed to this chapter. For more on Kathleen,...
table of contents
1. STACEY KANE 2. RITASTEENSSENS 3. BRIAN 4. ALYCIA ALVAREZ 5. KATHLEEN NEVILLE AND PAM OSINSKI 42 6. CATHERINE 7. EDDIE BONFIGLI 8. AUTUMN 9. STEPHANIE 10. JONATHAN 11. LAURA 12. CARRIE 13. THOMAS 14. AUDREY Index
rita steenssens
Rita Steenssens of Victoria, British Columbia, is a wedding and portrait photographer with a special love for children. She has been a photographer for over thirty years however, she has been a full-time professional for only five years. She is married to a supportive man, and they have two grown daughters. Rita says, Images have always spoken to me more powerfully than words. She prefers a photo-reportage style for weddings and enjoys the magic of a wedding day with its unknown possibilities....
The Photographers
Some men and women in this book were hooked on photography in high school, or they just started taking pictures of kids and selling them to friends. Some hung on to their daytime jobs until they were seriously involved. Audrey Woulard told me, After my son was born, my husband came home with a professional digital camera for me and I took pictures of the baby as he grew. I was fas cinated by his movements, his expressions, his whole baby routine. Eventually, I started making pictures of other...
What are your most common print sizes
My most popular print sizes range from 5x7 to 16x20 inches, in addition to square formats such as 5x5, 8x8, and 10x10 inches. I also do numerous storyboards featuring multiple images printed together or matted together in a frame. I prefer that my clients order a lot of smaller images rather than a couple of larger ones. I also recommend the look of a gallery wall rather than just a large single print. I display many wall combinations in my studio, and clients often choose what they order based...
Tell us some of your techniques for photographing children
Winning Their Cooperation. This is a challenge I enjoy. I know virtually every song from many children's shows and I make friends with kids easily. I also joke with them and have fun. Unfortunately, many children may have been conditioned by other photographers, and even their parents, that I will tell them what to do and how to smile. That is not my style. As I photograph, I talk to the children parents can unintentionally and sometimes intentionally divert their attention. Occasionally, I...
Photography
Techniques and Images from Master Photographers Copyright 2007 by Lou Jacobs Jr. All rights reserved. Front cover photograph by Brian McDonnell. Back cover photographs by Audrey Woulard top and Carrie Sandoval bottom . Published by Amherst Media, Inc. P.O. Box 586 Buffalo, N.Y. 14226 Fax 716-874-4508 www.AmherstMedia.com Senior Editor Production Manager Michelle Perkins Assistant Editor Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt Editorial Assistance Harvey Goldstein, Artie Vanderpool Library of Congress Control...