Friday, January 10, 2014

Telling a Tale with Photo Photography

By Karl Berch


Candid and spontaneous pictures taken during a session are sometimes the ones our clients love the most. We usually ask them to bring something personal that reflects who they are at this time in there lives. For seniors it is most frequently some sports gear a musical instrument. They also love bringing their pets. We've had everything form dogs and cats to snakes and horses. For more junior kids it's usually a favorite toy that's near and dear to them.

Having some personal items available in a photograph session makes getting those candid's a simple process.

The simplest way to tell a story about a senior that I've come up with is to get seniors really involved in the session. I'lI start by having them show me what they brought and then have them let me know why it is crucial to them. It is fantastic how swiftly they open up when they're talking about something that they love. When they are interacting with me this way, they are engaged and relaxed and some great candids and a fascinating story can be caught.

With the more youthful children I love to put them on the set with their favorite toys and just let them play and have a great time. I try to do very little directing and if their sufficiently old, I just speak with them about the toys and what their doing with them. After one or two minutes they do not even know they're here to be snapped and a wonderful story begins to emerge.

Footage are thought to be worth a thousand words. The most valuable thing that we all share on this earth is time. It's the only thing that we can give away and never get back. While we may only be on this earth for a short time, our portraits will live on for ever. Photographs are freeze frames of moments of time that you can only get back through an image. Simply by picking up an old photograph you can abruptly emerge yourself into a sea of emotion. Is capturing a minute in your life actually worthwhile? I suspect the answer's quite obvious.

Senior photographs are instant history lessons that provide you with a window to the past. Techniques of life can be explored in clear detail with a picture and your imaginativeness. We continually use photos that past cultures created to learn about what they were like. Have you got a documented history of your life for generations to come?

Photos have a novel way of capturing minute details. Video is nice , but hails contrasted to the detail you get with an easy photo. You can capture everything down to the texture of your skin in a photograph. These minor details all help capture the quintessence of the image and moment of time portrayed.




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