Some Basic Adorableness and a Bit of Beauty

These three are a tiny sampling of an extended family – a pair of grandparents and 3 sets of parents and children – who I got to shoot in the late fall. They were, as you can see, a photogenic group. I can’t tell which is my favorite, the classic teen beauty, the school girl playing peek-a-boo or the boy with his lovey.

Children’s Film Portraits

I have nothing to say about this except, oh, those eyes. Those wonderful eyes. How does this child’s mother ever manage to say no to him?

I love the way film photography looks. People always want to know WHY would anyone want to shoot an analogue medium these days, when digital cameras are so very good. And they are good. I still like film better. I shoot digital too, but there is something special about film. The images are, to me, gentler and more emotive. The tones are amazing. The grain is a pleasing thing of beauty. And, of course, one of the really incredible wonderful things about film is fiber prints. Regular digital prints are fine but fiber is really special.

Fiber paper has silver embedded into the paper and the image becomes a part of the paper rather than being printed on it. These prints are truly archival and can last hundreds of years with proper care. I call these “museum quality” and they are; fine art photography is printed on fiber and it truly is the only choice for those who demand the highest quality. If you do an in-person ordering session I’ll show you a sample of the same image on fiber and as a regular print and you’ll see what I mean.

Ridiculously Adorable Little Boy

People ALWAYS want to know how to dress their kids. Little boys in tank-tops and jeans are about as cute as it gets. It gives them the freedom to show me the bugs they find (and, err… your kids will probably end up dirty after a photo shoot with me – best not to plan a fancy dinner directly afterward) and to sit in the mud or climb a tree. Of course, I’m perfectly happy to send a girl in a linen dress into the mud too but there is just something about a little boy in a simple shirt and jeans that evokes timeless childhood innocence in a way that ties and button down shirts just don’t.

Mini Session Marathon Sneak Peeks

Last Saturday I held a series of mini sessions in what I confess is my favorite location, Westmoor Park. All the participants enjoyed (or, at least I hope they enjoyed) a 30-45 minute session with some shots in the barn and some in the fields.

I love barn light. Really really love it.

There were a variety of victims. Errr… subjects. Families, 3-year-old twins, 1-year-old twins, children with more fashion sense than I can ever hope to have, older kids, younger kids and special needs kids. It was a wild ride of photography and, for many people, playing in the park afterward. There are chickens to see, a free roaming rooster to ogle, a very friendly horse (and, no, my hair is NOT a snack despite what he seemed to think) much open space to run in, barn cats that like even young, active children. Westmoor Park is such a hidden treasure, tucked away in West Hartford, and I always like to be able to introduce more people to it.

Each mini-session guaranteed 5-10 images (though I’ve finished proofing one and thanks to my lack of self discipline there are 18 final pictures from which to choose) and the $100 fee is wholly applied to the initial order which, of course, makes the actual session free. I am thinking about doing one more set of this style of mini-sessions for the holidays. But, enough of my prattle. Here are some pictures…

Mission Santa Clara

Why You Don't See Them All

I shoot LOTS more pictures than I ever show anyone, least of all a client. Every once in a while someone asks why. I hereby submit my poor, innocent child as my example of why, no, you really don’t want to see them all.