Portraits in the Park

During my Arizona vacation, I set aside a day for a couple of photo sessions.

Catherine had a photo session with me a few years back when she came to Boston for a visit. Since she is now a "Tween" she wanted some updates photos. The last photo session was a fairy theme and a bit childish for the young lady she's become.

We went to a local park with a great backdrop complete with some lovely landscaping, a pond and waterfall.

Here are some of the images we came away with.

At the same location, 2 year old Joshua had his first photo session.

With this age group, we are working with a limited attention span.
The session starts off with the child and i getting to know each other a little at which time I will sometimes get a couple of faces that look like this one while the child tries to figure me out.

Once the child establishes that I'm ok, and I get a few smiles, mom will position him where I ask and I'll play peek a boo behind the camera for a few smiles.

At this point the child is usually getting antsy and wants to move around so we go into a round of mostly candid shots while I follow the child around.

The entire session usually lasts 45 - 60 minutes