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Girl in Hat | Clothing in Portraits

Stacie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:15:40 +0000

I don’t talk a lot about clothing in portrait sessions until I am working directly with a client but nothing you can easily control will set the mood for your final images as much as clothing. I love to work with clothing that has a slightly old-fashioned, sweet look to it for little girls. Most little girls adore playing dress up and these kinds of dresses make them feel special, and help them engage in the fun of pictures, as well as giving your portraits a gentle, dreamy polish. “I look like a French girl!” this little one exclaimed when she put on this dress.

Snow Princess 2012

Stacie — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:33:04 +0000

A number of people have asked how I edit these kinds of images – please contact me if you are interested in setting up an editing tutorial.

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Stacie — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:03:10 +0000

Favorites of 2011: Mine

Stacie — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:45:30 +0000

Well, along with my top client work of 2011 I have my favorites from my work with my own kids, of course, who are quite over photographed of course. I kept it to a reasonable number.

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Stacie — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:21:54 +0000

Client Favorites of 2011

Stacie — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:55:34 +0000

Every year there are some images that I just love and I like to do a “top ten of the year” recap. This year I was unable to hold myself to 10. Sorry. It was a good year, with great clients and wonderful children. There are, as they say, worse problems. So, after much agonizing and narrowing down, I present my fourteen favorite client images of the year.

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Who Needs Feet if You Can Fly?

Stacie — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:27:42 +0000

Miss N

Stacie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:52:19 +0000

Gazing Off

Stacie — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:51:30 +0000

Snow Princess Planning

Stacie — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:39:02 +0000

I’m starting to think about what I want to put Fiona in for her snow princess shot this winter. Last year I used a silver party dress, a bit of a nod to her fondness for fairies as fairies do not need coats. This year I’m contemplating something vintage with a white fur muff and boots that button up the front. Or maybe Crew Cuts, depending on my energy level after Christmas.

These sessions are special little oddities. They are magical, but they do require a bit of commitment and flexibility. The weather has to be right – there has to be enough snow to look snowy but not so much a child is waist deep in the drifts. The light has to be right – too sunny and it won’t work; this is one of those situations where an overcast day is your friend. For my own child I simply inform her that today’s the day, and we might be a bit late to school what with that shooting her and then feeding her hot chocolate afterwards. For clients it’s harder. You have to get on a wait list, letting me know you want to be contacted when conditions are right and then be prepared to jump on it when the weather and light gods all align themselves in our favor. Magic doesn’t come easily.

If you would like more information about snow sessions please email me at email@stacieturnerphotography.com and I’ll forward the details to you.