Hello everyone and happy 2012!
First things first: to my dear blog, sorry for neglecting you over the holidays, I promise to take care of you and keep you updated this year. I have lots of new ideas and plans that I can't wait to share with you.
No really, I do want to take a moment to thank those who have been patient and still check back for updates. THANK YOU :) Things have been hectic the past few weeks, but I look forward to some quality time with all you readers this year. What's in store? More client features, style guides for what to wear during your session, ideas for what to do with all the gorgeous photos you will have, more behind the scenes posts and what I'm most excited about, some new design changes for the blog. Posts will be easier to find, more reader friendly, load faster and of course look prettier. Cheers to that!
So to start this year off - another special client feature, the Greco family:
Back in August of last year, Linda contacted me about doing a lifestyle photography session in October when her son, Sebastian would turn one. She wanted photos of Sebastian and of the entire family, just like the
ones we did with her daughter, Alexia, at the same age. She also knew she wanted a small printed album with images from the day so we made sure that we planned around a single colour palette so that all the final images would look good together in the final product.
We really wanted to create a unique vision for Linda's family session. Using Pinterest, we collaborated on an inspiration board that the shoot would be based around. Check out the inspiration board
here. For this task, Linda was given one guideline and that was not to add only photos of other shoots she liked but to include images of toys, colours, food, anything that brought a smile to her face so that we could incorporate everything that was meaningful to Linda into the shoot.
Based on what she added to the inspiration board, Linda was really drawn to images that were airy, natural and showed a connection with the children. She also wanted something outdoors and suggested a wonderful location: Kleinburg, Ontario - a rustic, historical village which we thought would work out perfectly. We also went with the colour theme of red, black and grey although due to weather, there was a last minute switch from the red to a deep pink which worked out even better as it really popped out in the photos!
Before heading over to Kleinburg, we decided to start with some photos at the Greco's home. The client's home is a great place to start a session whenever time allows for it. This is where children (especially young or shy ones) are the most comfortable - they have their toys and are in familiar surroundings. There is no better opportunity to see the family interact and hang out with the kids than here. These next few photos are perfect examples. Sebastian and Alexia playing together, Daddy hanging around with his two children, such sweet moments to be a part of!
And with that said, let's get to the photos! Here are some of my absolute favourite shots from the rest of the day - it was very hard to choose just a few.
Some shots of the final album that was designed for Linda:
And to sum it all up, a quote from Linda:
Hey Vivian, I love the little album!! Thank you so much the pictures look great, we're very happy.
A beautiful, photogenic family wouldn't you agree? A big thank you to the Grecos for the amazing session and a special thanks to Linda for her creativity in putting together the outfits for everyone. Yes we lost some apples in the process but it was worth it - Sebastian seemed to think they were balls and threw them to the ground where he saw fit!
View more images from this family portrait session in their
highlights slideshow.
