Posted: December 29th, 2011 | Author: Stacie | Filed under: Children's Portraits | Tags: Avon, Canton, children photogapher connecticut, children's portraits, Connecticut Children's Photographer, connecticut family photograpy, hartford, Simsbury, west hartford, West Hartford Children's Photographer, West Hartford Children's Photography, year in review | 2 Comments »
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.
Posted: May 27th, 2010 | Author: Stacie | Filed under: Children's Portraits | Tags: alternatives to studio photography, Avon, black and white photography, Canton, children's photography, children's portraits, Connecticut Children's Photographer, Farmington, Farmington Valley photographers, fine art portraits, getting pictures of your children taken, Granby, kids portraits, New York children's photographer, on location children's photography, pictures of children, Simsbury, Stacie Turner Photography, West Hartford Children's Photographer | 27 Comments »
I went to my first photography workshop this weekend and I’m still recovering. The other photographers were awesome and I ate brains.
No. Really. Jen Snyder, who is my long lost dork twin, ordered “lobster with sweet breads” at dinner the first night. Sweet breads are brains. Who knew? She didn’t, and neither did I. They taste like garlic.
Back to the photographers. Summer was so much fun. She does some of the most beautiful color newborn work I’ve ever see and she can get joy out of the most recalcitrant child. Leiba was the coolest, most inspiring wench imaginable and Zoe, who organized the workshop, shoots the most beautiful scenes and intimidates the hell out of me because she is just that good. As for the teacher, well, I am Cheryl Jacobs‘ crazy stalker and some day she’s going to find me living under her porch so I can pluck every last bit of knowledge from her brain.
Brains. Mmmmmm….
So, we took a lot of pictures – go figure at a photography workshop – and this particular child was one of my favorite models because she was such a bit of mischief. And those freckles!
I call this one “Her Ladyship Sits for Her Portrait.”
Expect more of more kids as the days go by…
Posted: May 10th, 2010 | Author: Stacie | Filed under: Children's Portraits, My Own Twinkies | Tags: Avon, Canton, children's photography, children's picture, children's portraits in connecticut, connecticut, Connecticut Children's Photographer, Connecticut Photographer, Farmington children's photography, Hartford Children's Photographer, lifestyle photography, location photography, Manchester children's photography, on location photography, photo, photography, photography on location, portrait, shooting children outdoors, Simsbury, Stacie Turner Photography, Unionville Children's Photographer, west hartford | 1 Comment »
When I tell people I shoot on location they tend to freeze. What does that mean? Can I suggest some place? And, of course I can. Parks, fields of wildflowers (aka weeds), old barns all make wonderful, classical places to get a picture taken. But if you want something a little funkier, a little more interesting, well, that’s where location photography really shines.
This one was shot in the Farmington River. Little Miss wanted to wear the “mermaid dress” and get in the water. Dressing up AND getting wet – does life get more fun? I waded out, carrying the 3 million pound camera and the child and placed her on the rock and asked her to just hang out for a few minutes. I stood in the right place, on very painful rocks, and we got this.
This was shot in a diner. I tried to put his hair into a ducktail (hair style FAIL – I can’t style my own hair, why would I think I could style his?) and dressed him up in jeans, a white t-shirt and a faux leather jacket and took him to a 50′s style diner at an off time so it would be basically empty, bought him his first milkshake ever and started snapping.
If you are thinking “I want something like THAT” let me know. There is nothing wrong with parks, wildflowers or your back yard and you’ll get shots you’ll adore taken in your spare room but I am always happy to head out someplace odd to get that one special shot. Like where? How about a carnival? Or an amusement park (though, yes, you’ll have to pay my entrance fee). The candy store. Who IS your child? What does she beg to do, where does he shine? Is your child an avid baseball player? Maybe his Little League game is the best place for a portrait. Does she live to swim? Maybe the pond is where to go. Don’t be afraid to push the boundaries of what a “location” is – that’s the best way to get something that is emblematic of your family and your child!
Posted: April 26th, 2010 | Author: Stacie | Filed under: Babies | Tags: Avon, baby, baby photographer, baby photography, baby photography in Connecticut, baby pictures, baby pictures at 3 weeks, baby pictures in your house, baby portraits, baby potraits, black and white photography, Bristol, Canton, Connecticut Baby Photographer, Connecticut Newborn Photography, Connecticut Photographer, ct baby photos, ct baby pictures, ct newborn, ct newborn photo, ct newborn portrait, custom photography, Farmington, hartford, Hartford County, high end newborn portraits, Litchfield County, newbor macro photography, newborn photography, newborn pictures in your home, newborn portraits, Simsbury, three weeks old | 21 Comments »
Well, she is. If it’s any consolation she’s cuter than I am as well.
I photographed this little beauty on Saturday morning. She was right in the middle of her 3-week growth spurt and made me work for it but time, patience, lots of food, womb sounds and loud shushing resulted in some final sleeping images that are just adorable as well as some great looks of wide eyed wonder.
