Back in Feb this year I had 3 family shoots in studio in one
day. This is the first of those shoots
with Pippa, Dave & Sky who is one of the cutest little girls you will ever
meet.
When working in a studio with lights, stands &
backgrounds it can be a bit daunting for the children involved so I usually
start slow and simple and make a point of arriving in studio 1-2 hours before
start to prep the space and make it as safe as possible. I also use this time to get my head in the
mode of shooting.
Have to say Pippa, Dave & especially Sky were great and
we all had allot of fun on the day.
We stuck to the white seamless set up for most of the shoot because it works, its simple and it’s clean. 3 Lights, white paper background and a few pieces of white board are all that’s needed. Ok on to some images from the shoot.
I love this image above of Sky and her Dad, she is trying to figure out the white boards and the set. Always have your exposure roughed in ready for when the client steps on set, that way you can catch moments like this and have good or very close exposure.
Whole family on set now and Sky looks at her shoes… Cracks me up. The reflection is made possible by using the white board, I wont shoot full length white seamless with out it.. so much so I bought it for the local studio I use.
As the shoot progresses everyone (including myself becomes more comfortable) and we start to get some great images and moments. Moments.. that’s the most important thing… not the gear.
The next few frames were not shot on the white seamless set, make sure you have some breaks now and again to change it up and keep it interesting for the child but be aware of your ambient light (windows light in this case) so you can dial in exposure and capture some candid shots.
Back on the seamless set for a few shots of Sky and her Toys.
Sky the budding photographer, taking after her Mum Pippa.
Girls got to look her best whilst photographing.
Yeah this is what happens when you knock you mode dial to bulb mode, Sky looks as impressed as I was.
Sometimes your subjects/client just fall in to something and it works.
Sometime I hand the camera to the child (with my help.. 5D2, grip and lens is heavy) and let them shoot some frames. The next 3 images are courtesy of Sky,
Then Sky found the hats. Let me explain.. the owner of the studio I use is a stage / theatre actor and has a few props and hats around which means it’s not uncommon for the kids to find them.
At first the hat was a drum, makes sense I can see that.
Then is was time to try it on.. this is where it went a bit wrong….
This always gets me laughing when I see it.
Thank you Pippa, Dave & Sky for making it a fun and easy shoot. Also thank you to Ians Studio for providing the studio space.
Thank you for reading.
Rick
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