I had the privilege of shooting a family that was in the process of adopting two young children. They wanted some shots in places that are special to them to have for a surprise reveal. The adoption was finalized recently, so I thought I'd share my work here. I have to admit that I can be put off by family sessions. They are much harder, esp. with getting so many people coordinated, looking at the camera, and looking good! It's a minor miracle to do it perfectly every time, so I did some head-swaps and other adjustments for these, but I have to say that this was one of the most fun family sessions I've ever done! Even more astonishing considering that I am a perfect stranger to the children and it was super hot and humid that day!
Here are some of my favorites. Feel free to ask me anything! (NOTE: You can view the rest of the session at my Flickr account.)
1.) I had some trouble figuring out how to make those letters look like carved wood in PSE. It still is just an OK effort, but the idea works pretty well!
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6.) I took individual portraits of each family member.
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8.) The happy siblings.
