Anatomy of a Session #7 – 11 months and 5 years
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Yes, I am alive 
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Life has gotten in the way but I’m finally getting around to doing a post.
Thanks for your patience.
Okay… so this session involved an 11 month old cute-as-a-button little girl and her 5 year old brother. Since I photographed him at around 10 months of age, the focus was really on her.
I shot this session in the morning (9:30 until 11a.m.) and shot mostly using my 50mm f1.4 lens.
I only saw two options in this house. A bedroom (not surprisingly), and this small sun/play room.
Let’s start with the bedroom. In this case, the main window was 45 degrees to the bed, which was ideal. Here are a couple of shots of the space.
View from the doorway...
Here is a shot showing the proximity of the window (which was facing East)…
East facing window at 45 degrees to shooting area...
I used the window itself, and the bed, as shooting areas. Here are a couple using the bed…
Yummy...
Just chillaxin'...
Here is one at the window which I love…
Sweet...
I also discovered a sunroom that had plenty of light but that was small and quite cluttered. I decided I would shoot with a shallow depth of field, and make use of the dark tv room that the sunroom was attached to.
View from television/rec room...
Here is one of the 3 or 4 windows in this very small space…
Needed to get creative in this space...
You can see how dark the television/rec room was here…
Looking from sunroom into tv room...
Here are some of the shots I took in the sunroom. Shooting up close was important.
Coming in close so that there is nothing to distract from the subject...
Even closer...
Used the dark room off of the sunroom to my advantage (almost as a ‘backdrop’)…
Using the darker rec room as a backdrop of sorts...
And that does it!
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Tags: 1 year old, 5 year old, on-location photography, siblings
11 People have left comments on this post
thanks for sharing. timely for me as i have an indoor shoot on Friday. nice pics:)
You’re welcome, Jen. Good luck on Friday!
Jennifer-
This is what I love about shooting on location. You are so clever and resourceful– thank you for the pullbacks so we can see what you are working with!
Susan
Thanks, Susan! That’s what I love about on-location shooting as well. The various challenges – and recognizing that it is so much about capturing their little personalities versus focusing solely on location!
I’m so happy I found your website. I love it! I have my first newborn and 2 year old photo shoot this weekend in their home. So I love all of your “tutorials”. I study them all the time. You are truly an inspiration to me. I just have one question though. The mom wants to know what should they wear. What SHOULD they wear? lol Thanks for all that you do!
Thanks, NaTasha
. Good luck with your first newborn shoot. How exciting!! I typically suggest solid, mid-tone colors in general. For siblings, I suggest complimentary colors versus the same (i.e. blue/light blue versus blue/blue). With newborns, I often ask that they keep the baby in an easily removable onesie (and wrapped in a blanket) so you don’t disturb the baby too much if you are shooting them with their clothing off. I ask parents to stay away from bold patterns or logos. In general, I like color so I encourage to choose colors that suit their children best – and to stay away from black and/or white as the main color. For the parent of a newborn, I recommend a solid shirt (typically dark if the baby is light-skinned or light if the baby is dark-skinned) as a backdrop of sorts when they are holding the child. Hope that helps!
Thanks so much, most helpful!
Yay!! You’re still posting! I have missed you! Thank you for sharing this with us! Glad you are back!
Thanks for posting these and sharing. Do you find the 50mm f1.4 essential when you do your shoots? I really want to purchase one.
Hi Jennifer,
You are welcome. Honestly, my 50 1.4 is essential in my world. I think the equivalent is actually now the 1.2 in terms of quality glass. A solid investment for sure.
Thanks so much Lara! What a lovely welcome back!