Louise Diesel Photography sponsored a photoshoot for a children’s home in the north called Miracle Mission.  We had another blog article up about them a few weeks ago.  The work that the ladies do there is absolutely fantastic and it is a place filled with joy, love and laughter….

We paid a visit to the wonderful family who purchased this shoot (making a contribution towards the home which will be put to good use)  Sandra preferred to have the shoot done at her house as her garden is absolutely gorgeous this time of the year.  It had been cloudy the whole day and started to drizzle as we were driving there (murphy’s law I tell you)  But by the time we got there the rain had stopped and we had overcast weather which mad for even, soft lighting with no harsh shadows.

Upon entering Sandra’s house, you can’t help but see her awesomely restored wooden staircase.  We joked with her that we would definitely bring other families and even wedding couples around to photograph in her beautiful house and garden.  Sandra, the wonderful person that she is replied she would love it if we did that as it would be bringing her good luck.  We had everything from crumpets with jam to delicious watermelon (which we then incorporated into the shoot)

Sandra and Jack has a total of five grandchildren and decided they were to be the main focus of the fun family photoshoot. Frisbees, sunglasses and umbrellas are just a few of the props we used to get the kids to relax and enjoy the shoot.  Louise and I photographed them while having a few races among themselves, jumping on each other and just basically doing what kids do best.. PLAY of course!

I would recommend photographing kids at home any day rather than in a studio.  Being at home means they know their surroundings, they’re comfortable and feel safe to run around and interact with us as professonal photographers. Kids like to be free and that is what we intend to portray in our photos.

There is nothing like the innocence on the face of a child who is giggling so much that they almost can’t breathe, it makes the world stop doesn’t it…

Riani