Shoot: Mom & Dad Alone with Child
Lesson 14 from: FAST CLASS: Get Started with Lifestyle Family PhotographyElena S Blair
Shoot: Mom & Dad Alone with Child
Lesson 14 from: FAST CLASS: Get Started with Lifestyle Family PhotographyElena S Blair
Lesson Info
14. Shoot: Mom & Dad Alone with Child
Lessons
Class Introduction: Get Started With Lifestyle Family Photography
04:11 2What is Meaningful Lifestyle Family Photography?
03:06 3Settings for Shoots
06:48 4Light, Composition & Location
09:40 5Why Connection is Important
13:20 6Session Experience
08:12 7Family Preparation
09:10 8How to Get to Know Families Fast
09:46Considerations for a Photograph
03:34 10The Family Session Workflow
07:28 11Shoot: Start Standing
05:39 12Shoot: Money Shot & Siblings
04:59 13Shoot: Laying Down
04:15 14Shoot: Mom & Dad Alone with Child
06:41 15Shoot: Movement Poses & Everyone in The Frame
03:57 16Additional Shoot Considerations
02:50 17Pricing & Business Strategy
12:00 18My Editing Strategy
04:44 19Image Gallery Delivery
08:32 20Finalize The Client Experience
04:58Lesson Info
Shoot: Mom & Dad Alone with Child
Let's do mom and the little ones. So who wants to go first with mommy? Me. Okay, Ally. Well let's let Ally, Anna, 'cause I think you can handle a, we don't want any meltdowns. Okay, so go ahead and pick her up. Tummy to tummy like we did earlier, okay? Okay, ready? Like that, yep. Hold on sweetie, I want mommy's hair out. Gentle, I love you too. Can you let go of mama's? Yeah, there we go. Get mama's hair out like that I love you too. Okay snuggle right into her and turn your face towards her. Gentle. Like this, you know what Ally, touch right here, look. Can you touch right here? Can you touch moms necklace? Can you touch her hand? And snuggle right into her cheek. Turn towards her and kind of breathe her in, okay? (camera shutters) Good job. I always like to breathe your air, always. (camera shutters) Do it again, just look right down at her. (camera shutters) Ally, look at mommy, honey. Mommy. Good job. (Ally murmuring) Trying to get her little hands on her nec...
k but she keeps moving them, so. (camera shutters) Just like that one. (camera shutters) Love it, oh my god. Did we do it? Oh fuck I'm gonna, I'm like doing dancing with this, this is, obviously normally I'm not tied up to something. Put one of your hands on her back. Yeah, and then just lay down right there. I'm gonna turn you towards the light just a teeny bit. (camera shutters) Mommy's starting to shake 'cause you're so heavy. Okay, is she heavy? Okay, one more thing, so now let's do something playful, I want you to just spin her around in a circle. Okay. (Ally mumbles) Ready, set, ready set, (camera shutters) Ready, go. (camera shutters) (Ally squeals) Perfect, okay, you can put her down. You stick your tongue out. All right cutie, your turn with mama. And this is actually, they tend to, when I say who wants to have a turn with mom, they're like me, me, me, they like this. And I feel like that what I'm trying to make it, is like, time spent with family, right? So now we're having time with mama, it's just a fun, intimate, relaxing situation. Okay, so turn towards each other like that, perfect. How did you know I was gonna, I seriously you guys. Okay, now look right up at her and let your hair, actually, do a total switch. Yeah, yeah. I like your hair that way, there. (chuckles) And I like your hair that way. Oh, your hair is so pretty, gorgeous. Isn't it? Gorgeous, yep. Put one of your hands like on her cheek right there, yep, just like that. (camera shutters) Beautiful. Now squat down so you can be kind of down with her, ready, let her go, let her go. And then put your faces right next to each other, okay? So bring her in, come close, come in between her legs. I am. Yeah, yeah like that. There we go. Are you gonna squat or are you gonna stand? Do you want her to stand or squat? I want her to stand. Come on, just like that. Can you kiss Mom on her forehead? My forehead. I want hands in here, keep your hand up like that. I love you. So nice. Go ahead and look up at her a little bit more. (camera shutters) Perfect. Okay, (both laughing) All right, stand up. Perfect, okay. I'm gonna put her in front of you, like this. Okay. Yeah, then just hold onto her like that. Okay. Let's get that hair out. And then kind of, how you're standing, kind of lean over and, other side, Other side? And look over at her like that. You stay just like that, yep, perfect. I like hair, if you can't tell. (crowd laughs) I'm like all about the hair, I just think it's such a pretty way, Do I smile? You can smile if you want to. Do you feel like smiling? (camera shutters) There, beautiful. Perfect. Love you. Okay, hey Ally, come give Mom a big squeeze okay? Both of you guys just give Mom a hug. You too Anna, hug mama. Look down at them. (camera shutters) Don't look at me, there we go, perfect. Okay, perfect. All right you guys can take a little break. Okay, so cute. How's it going over here, you guys all awake? We're good. All right, so, here we are, I'm just showing some of the stuff that I do, mom and child. Okay, so now we're gonna bring Dad in and do dad shots. It was pointed out to me that I often turn dads, (chuckles) turned to the back, I don't know why I do that, but, I Just, I'm gonna try not to do that today. Okay. (crowd laughs) One of you's gotta go first who's it gonna be? Actually Ally go first. Okay, come on over, cutie. So go ahead and pick her up. The same thing. And I want you to do the same thing I want you to go right into her cheek and sort of just breathe her in, okay, so just take a nice deep breath. Good job. Can you put your hand on Daddy's face, does it feel bumpy? Okay, put your hand right here. (Dad chuckles) (camera shutters) She's looking at the, she's distracted by seeing herself over there. (camera shutters) Love it, perfect. Ally, good job, perfect. Okay, let's get Anna in here, come here sweetie. Okay, can you pick her up? Yeah, pick her up. Yup. Okay, go nose to nose with your daddy, can you do that? (camera shutters) (photographer giggles) Give her, actually, wrap your arms around his neck, and just, can you lay down on his shoulder? Other side? Other side, yeah, just like that. Turn towards me like this a little bit. Perfect, and just kind of look towards her a little, like yeah, just like that. (camera shutters) Whoops. (camera shutters) Pretty girl, and put one of your hands up on her back. (camera shutters) All right, perfect. Okay, we're getting through this, we're banging them out. (laughs) Here it goes. Okay, nice work guys, and are you guys okay? Yeah. Yeah, it's warm in here so I'm worried that they're, so we have examples just in case the family couldn't deliver but they could.
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