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Professional

CHILDREN’S PORTRAIT

LouJacobsJr.

Amherst Media ®

PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

PHOTOGRAPHY

Techniques and Images

from Master Photographers

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ..............................................4

1. STACEY KANE ...........................................6

2. RITA STEENSSENS .......................................14

3. BRIAN M C DONNELL .......................................22

4. ALYCIA ALVAREZ ........................................31

5. KATHLEEN NEVILLE AND PAM OSINSKI ..........................42

6. CATHERINE HUCH ........................................51

7. EDDIE BONFIGLI .........................................59

8. AUTUMN HULL ..........................................67

9. STEPHANIE CLARK .......................................75

10. JONATHAN PAYNE .......................................84

11. LAURA CANTRELL .......................................92

12. CARRIE SANDOVAL ......................................99

13. THOMAS BALSAMO .....................................107

14. AUDREY WOULARD .....................................115

Conclusion .............................................124

Index ................................................125

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

INTRODUCTION

PROFESSIONAL ADDICTION

Many professional portrait photographers find that chil-

dren can be addictive. In this book you will meet fifteen

professionals in the children’s portrait field who are

charmed and enthusiastic about babies, toddlers, and

older children. You should also be aware that kids are

bothchallengingandengaging,andthesephotographers

areusuallypaidwellfortheworktheyenjoy.

A majority of the professionals who make portraits of

children are women who have children of their own.

However,themeninthisbookareasferventandempa-

thetic about kids as the women, and most are fathers.

Some contributors were motivated to become a profes-

sionalphotographeraftertheirchildrenwereborn;many

leftotherformsofemploymenttophotographfulltime.

Someinthegrouppreferstudiowork,whileotherspho-

tographonlocationinparksorclients’homes.

proachestochildren’sportraiture.Mygroupofphotog-

raphersdiscusssubjectssuchashelpingchildrenwarmup

to the camera, lighting preferences, and methods of stu-

dio promotion. Each chapter is illustrated with photo-

graphscreatedbytheindividualwhowasinterviewed.

Many parents bring their children to a professional

photographer after seeing professional portraits of their

friends’children.Theseparentswillcometoyourstudio

becausetheywantthesamestrongandattractivephotos

forthemselves.Thefifteenexpertsinthisbookwillshow

you how to make the most of your opportunities when

kidsandtheirparentsappearinfrontofyourcamera.

THE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Somemenandwomeninthisbookwerehookedonpho-

tography in high school, or they just started taking pic-

tures of kids and selling them to friends. Some hung on

to their daytime jobs until they were seriously involved.

Audrey Woulard told me, “After my son was born, my

husbandcamehomewithaprofessionaldigitalcamerafor

meandItookpicturesofthebabyashegrew.Iwasfas-

KIDS ARE SO CUTE

Each chapter features the experiences and wisdom of an

expert who explains his or her background and ap-

4 PROFESSIONAL CHILDREN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

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