The camera has this amazing way of capturing absolutely everything. Many have this preconceived notion that one can walk into the studio, and the camera or the photographer might not catch onto their shyness or apprehensiveness, but the camera truly do see everything, and something like a fake smile is easily detected. Sometimes we don’t know what is more difficult to photograph, smaller children who rule the world, and if they don’t want to smile you’ll very simple not get a smile, or adults who tend to hold back when they’re in the studio. It is very much the photographer’s responsibility to try and get some smiles out of their subjects, you have to pull out all stops, and use some charm and some charisma to get people to relax, and have fun.

Parents know their kids best, and usually dad knows just the right place to tickle to get kiddies to burst out in giggles. We encourage that, and need the parents’ involvement, helping to get the children comfortable, and be a bit more spontaneous.

Our studio prides ourselves in capturing images that you’ll look back on in fondness, remember your kids laugh, remember the fun moments, seeing how kids grow, realizing again the bond you have as a family.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Family Photographers JHB