Fine Art School Portraits
We have grown used to taking pictures with our smartphones of our children—documenting every step of their journey. I love the immediacy our camera phones offer us, and the oodles of images we collect. However; regardless of the changing times, I think there will always be a chair in the room for the classic children’s portrait—that special portrait taken with a great camera and thought to light and mood. These are the artful photographs we will enlarge and hang in our homes. These are the photographs that families will pass down from generation to generation.
Fine Art School Portraits
In my Fine Art School Portrait Sessions, I eliminate all distractions by using a classic black background, so the focus is all on the child. Beloved expressions and personalities get captured and spill out of the frame and into our hearts. I will not ask a child to say cheese. I love natural expressions and natural smiles. I am known to behave really silly to capture an authentic smile or two, but mainly I like allowing the children to be how they feel and who they are at that moment in time.
Fine Art School Portraits
The play between light and shadow can create a 3D effect and bring a photograph to life. I use a studio light with a large modifier that allows me to sculpt light and shadow on their adorable faces. My lighting technique creates an artful mood to each image.
The images from my Fine Art School Portrait Sessions are perfect to print (either on our archival quality papers or our archival gallery-wrapped canvases) and hang in a child’s bedroom or the family room. They also make meaningful gifts to grandparents and loved ones.
My Fine Art School Portrait Sessions are not just offered to schools only. I welcome anyone who is interested in this style of portraiture to contact me to learn more about Fine Art School Portraits.