They all came in green… And what amazing photos it made!  Amanda, Dario & Henko were telling me how this was the only colour they all had that was the same.

I immediately felt this prickle of excitement as green is my absolute favourite colour   They are really laid back people and that always adds to the shoot.  I asked them to take their shoes off for a more relaxed feel.  Henko is eleven and still goes to school barefoot so we ended up with a few brown footprints on my white backdrop (ha ha ha) Kind of reminds me of myself when I was that age, my mom had to threaten us to wear shoes to school when it started getting colder.  Their dad’s birthday is coming up and they decided there isn’t anything more personal they could give him than photos of themselves having fun.

Photographing older kids in studio is a different challenge altogether.  They’re very self-conscious about what they’re wearing and how they look.  They start to develop an image you know…   Try to engage them in your shoot, have them suggest poses that they’re comfortable with and just go with the flow.  Ask them about their favourite sport  or find out what they’re passionate about and they’ll soon relax and interact with the camera.

 I even asked the boys to come stand behind me and pull faces to catch mom with a natural smile…  Can’t wait to hear what dad thinks of the pics!