I had the pleasure of taking this family’s portraits a few weeks ago in honor of Ilan’s first birthday. So as a clutter free gift to him and his mama, I captured these moments at his party. He is an extremely happy boy, so the smiley theme was perfect to celebrate his special day. He celebrated with a small group of family and close friends, and really enjoyed his bagel, cake smash, and bath afterwards.
As a photographer, events in their home are a dream to photograph, with all the natural light streaming in through many windows, which means my flash was only providing a small amount of fill light, with most of the light being natural, which is always beautiful. Also, I shot the entire event with a favorite prime lens of mine, which I haven’t used for a while. Prime means it’s a fixed focal length and doesn’t zoom in and out. All “zooming” is done by walking closer to or farther from the subject. I loved it, and it really helped me create some strong compositions that I might have missed without it.
All in all, it was a beautiful event, to celebrate a beautiful child, and the images from a day like that can’t help but be beautiful!
As a photographer, events in their home are a dream to photograph, with all the natural light streaming in through many windows, which means my flash was only providing a small amount of fill light, with most of the light being natural, which is always beautiful. Also, I shot the entire event with a favorite prime lens of mine, which I haven’t used for a while. Prime means it’s a fixed focal length and doesn’t zoom in and out. All “zooming” is done by walking closer to or farther from the subject. I loved it, and it really helped me create some strong compositions that I might have missed without it.
All in all, it was a beautiful event, to celebrate a beautiful child, and the images from a day like that can’t help but be beautiful!
