Posts Tagged ‘Children Portraits’
The other day, Andrea and I were blessed with a visit from our beloved God-son, Armando Nicolas or “Mimi” as we call him. His mother, Marcela, is a wonderful Real Estate Agent in the region and left him with us to attend a conference for the day. We love having Mimi around because he has such an incredible energy! Mimi is a class act! He’s in that stage of life were he just won’t stop talking, is curious about the world, and finds everything to be incredibly funny! It’s amazing how simple life really is in the eyes of children.
Don't you love his hair?!!!
Andre and I had the entire day planned. First, we would go to the pool, then ice skating (or skating, as they call it here in Canada, lol), and finally come back home to wait for mommy. Well, Mimi had such a blast in the pool that when we arrived home, he fell asleep!
After a great meal of Mac and Cheese, Mimi found Andrea’s nursing graduation hat and stethoscope. Forget skating! Mimi wanted to play doctor! It was so much fun watching Mimi try to figure out how to use the stethoscope and listen to Andrea’s heart on her stomach! Maybe Mimi will become a doctor one day; by then, he will definitely know where the heart is!
Can’t wait to have Mimi back for another visit!!!
Last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing this mother-son duo..actually, it’s more like mother and sons as Melina is soon to give birth to her second son! You may recognize David as I also photographed him as he turned one! As a photographer, there is no greater pleasure than to grow with clients. To see how much David has grown in just one year is really amazing. You can see David’s one year photos here.
I photographed Melina in Miami Beach right by the South Pier. The day was stunning!
Melina wanted to photograph David playing with his favorite toy. He loved riding under the sun.
After riding for a while, David decided to refresh himself under the water with his older brother.
Here is David’s brother acting like a human water fountain:
Thank you Melina and David for the great time!
Last week, along with Diana came Emily. Emily’s parents wanted to see if their daughter would allow me to photograph her as she is very shy. Well, she was doing great posing for Diana’s mother point-and-shoot, but when she saw my big camera, she ran away! Well, I was up for the challenge! Knowing that she may feel more comfortable with Diana at first, I asked her to sit by the rail tracks with Diana for a few shots.
Sooner than she could say “cheese” she realized she was all alone in front of my camera and the shyness went away! From this point forward she wanted to imitate Diana in every way possible and would even give her some tips on posing!!! She was so cute to photograph! Enjoy the images below.
Photographing children is not about how they can or cannot pose. I often see parents become initially frustrated because they want their child to “pose” for the shot in a specific way. My answer to them is always the same: “Let them be…Let them get used to the environment and the camera.” I believe that the best way to photograph children is by simply letting them be themselves without the force of a “pose” that may cause agitation and even some tears. In the photos below, I did not, in any way, tell Emily how to pose. I merely placed her in the different places and she did the rest! Yes, sometimes a little help here an there is necessary, but children will express who they are without much effort if you are patient enough.
The shots above where really the “warm-up shots.” After these, Emily took charge of the whole thing! It was sooo much fun!
Well, Emily was stupendous! She did such a fabulous job during her first photo shoot! I would like to thank her parents for allowing her to come along and I hope we can do it again soon!
Growing up with clients is a very special gift I often enjoy because of my profession. Little Alex and his family are no exception! I photographed his first birthday party last year and now I have the honor of doing it again! I enjoy photographing children parties because of the spontaneity of their behavior. By entering into their world, I am able to sit back and capture the most spontaneous moments without interfering with them directly. Alex’s birthday was celebrated at Gymboree just as last year. Coincidentally, we even got the same hostess as last year, she was super fun! Please enjoy some of my favorite images below as well as the gallery!
Alex’s birthday was themed around Curious George! The cake was really cool, having Curious George on a plane, by the candles, and under some palm trees! Below is one of Curious George with the birthday candle.
Here is one of Curious George on an airplane!
The birthday boy below having some fun!
Dressed up as Curious George!
Here is Alex with his Dad! The great thing about Gymboree is that parents also enjoy time with their children.
Willmarge and Rodolfo, thank you for making me part of your life and see your son grow!
One one of my recent trips to Canada to visit my beautiful girl, my sister-in-law and her lovely family asked me for some family portraits. As the proud God-father of their first and only child (so far!!!), Armando Nicolas, I accepted the honor! We headed over Victoria park in Kitchener on a gorgeous Fall day to take the photographs below. I am blessed to have a beautiful family and to be the God-Father of Armandito.
Many parents grow impatient when taking photographs of their children because they expect them to know how to model from the start. I’m a firm believer that the best way to capture a child’s image is to let him be on his own; to let him/her absorb the environment. Armandito chose to sit by this metal boat after a bit of play. His image is relaxed and expressive all at once, which makes a great portrait.
In the image below, Armando Jr. let go of his parents hands and came running straight at me. Of course, I couldn’t let go of this extraordinary opportunity to capture the action, making this image my favorite one of the collection.
Thank you Marcela and Armando Sr. for the wonderful time and allowing me to capture your wonderful family!! I love you guys!