Archive for Children’s Portraits
Kids Say the Funniest Things
By · February 1, 2012 · CommentsWhile I was setting up a background, chair, and accessories for a three month portrait, I was chatting with her six and ten year sisters. Well, they were chatting at me, I was in work mode. I couldn’t find my small white baby fabrics and wondered out loud if I sold them at my yard [...]
Continue reading »Biggest Cake Demo Ever
By · April 1, 2011 · CommentsFun Photo Friday This is the biggest cake demolition I have ever photographed! His dad and I were kind of hoping to enjoy a piece of cake when we were all done. Usually I get to do that, why else do I enjoy birthday cake photos so much? Not this time. This one year old [...]
Continue reading »A Boy and His Dog
By · March 18, 2011 · CommentsFun Photo Friday Q, the studio mascot, is actually my dog who has been coming to the studio since he was a pup. Q knows his “job” graciously entertaining children, posing, and hanging out. This young man does not have a dog…yet. It was so sweet watching them interact. T will make some dog happy [...]
Continue reading »Spilled Cake
By · March 11, 2011 · CommentsFun Photo Friday I do enjoy birthday cake photos! I never know what is going to happen. This is the first cake that hit the floor. Well a wedding cake at a reception once, but that is another story all together. The cake survived well enough for a lot more images. My crying little friend [...]
Continue reading »How to Take Better Pictures-Part 6
By · October 8, 2010 · CommentsExpressions The most endearing part of any photograph of people is the expression. All other elements may fail, and we still love the photograph because of the expression. Getting a great expression is often the hardest part of taking portraits. There are so many factors that come into play. This skill takes time to develop [...]
Continue reading »How to Take Better Pictures-Part 3
By · September 17, 2010 · CommentsCropping for Interest Go ahead and cut through the top of a head or hat on someone’s head on purpose. Look at the magazines, even scenes on television; they do it all of the time. It adds drama to an image. It draws you to their eyes. Yes, grandma will exclaim, “You cut her head [...]
Continue reading »Tiny Ballet Dancer
By · August 6, 2010 · CommentsFun Photo Friday She was done dancing and became interested in the traffic outside. I just love the story told here. I added an artistic technique to give it a bit of a painterly feel to the image. Sign up for your copy of Fun Photo Friday at www.GordonPhotography.Biz.
Continue reading »Precious Sights
By · July 30, 2010 · CommentsFun Photo Friday “One of life’s most precious sights is that of a newborn baby, expecially when that newborn baby is your own. Despite our exhaustion, my husband and I made it a priority to come in and photograph all four of our children. Photographing our little bundles of joy was the best decision we [...]
Continue reading »My Favorite Age
By · July 16, 2010 · CommentsFun Photo Friday Three and four year olds are my favorite ages, as you may already know. I love their cartoon voices, their questions, the funny things they say. This four year old shared the complete range of expressions with me. I have had the privilage of photographing him since he was a baby and [...]
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