Archive for the ‘Children’s Photography’ Category

Fyrefly has done a fair share of newborn and baby shoots. But I recently came across three photographers with a whole new take on snapping baby shots. These are more conceptual shoots, but the thing they have in common is they capture such emotion on these little baby faces. Little miniature human emotions…

These are by Edward Mapplethorpe- instant heart melting. He only takes pictures of the babies on or near their first birthday, and then he only shows the parents a couple shots to choose from. Brilliant.

Bettina Von Zwehl did a series of all baby profiles. I would love to sit in on a shoot like this and see just how you get them to stare at one thing long enough to snap the perfect profile.

These are from Thierry Bouet’s series of 50 newborns in their very first hours. They all looked a little freaked out upon entering the world. How come the ones they take at the hospital never come out this great?

(All three found at the lovely Cup of Jo.)

Downtown | Cincinnati, OH These girls were too funny!  When I asked them if they liked each other they quickly responded in unison “NO!”  They were kidding, of course, but for those of you who have siblings you can relate.  They warmed up to the camera right away and started giggling and laughing.  Michelle’s eyes even lit up a little more when we talked about the Twilight Saga (she is Team Jacob by the way).

Thanks so much Heather, David, Michelle and Lauren for letting me hang out with you guys for a little while.  I had a lot of fun and I hope you did too!

Here are some of my favs from the day:

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*if you want to book Fyrefly for a session or just ask us a question you can visit our website or email us.

I absolutely love children’s photography sessions.  I especially love them when I get to take pictures of some of my best friend’s kids!  Brandt and Jessica are dear friends that we don’t get to see as often as we used to (if no one has told you yet: “having a baby changes everything!”) but I still love watching Campbell grow up from afar.  It’s even better when I can take some pictures to help add to their albums and walls.

This kids portrait session took me back to Old Loveland…my family used to live right down the road so it’s always great to drive through the neighborhood and see the old sights:)  It was a beautiful day filled with beautiful smiles and some funny faces by Campbell!  She is such a cutie.

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I love these painted butterflies at the Loveland Bike Trail.  I always thought they’d make for a cute backdrop…turns out I was right!

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Some people will disagree but, in my opinion, there is no better picture than a classic black and white portrait.

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Those bubbles make this pictures:)

Baby photography is super fun when they are as cute as this little one.  Thanks Brandt and Jess for letting me hang out with Campbell for a couple hours.  I can’t wait to show you the rest!

*if you want to book us for a Children’s Portrait Session or any other session please visit our website or email us for more info.

This morning I decided to do a shoot with one of my favorite models (my son Ryan).  He totally got into it and is starting to get that he is on camera:)

FIrst…”show me your muscles”:

Muscles!


Then…”Serious face”:

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Then we try “See No Evil, Hear No Evil…

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But “Speak No Evil” comes out as this:

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Guess that means he does speak evil?  Lots of fun!!!!!

I always like it when clients are completely satisfied at the end of our time together.  Here is an email from a recent client that made my day!

Hi Nathan!

Dan and I wanted you to know how incredibly pleased we are with the pictures!  We don’t even know where to begin with picking a favorite.  That’s unbelievable and you are VERY talented, to say the least.  We will cherish these forever and are so happy and excited about them.  Thanks again for doing such a wonderful job.  You’re wonderful to work with!

Best,

Meredith

Thanks Meredith!  It was a blast taking pictures of you guys.

To see Meredith, Dan and Johnny click here.

Friday was a hot but beautiful day to shoot pictures.  We decided on Old Loveland for a location.  I just love the fountain, the old train station and the historic buildings.  The location couldn’t be any better for classic looking shots.  Johnny was a little nervous about the whole thing at first but when he warmed up soon enough:)  His eyes are amazing and his personality is so cute.  What a beautiful family!  Thanks to Dan and Meredith for letting me be a part of your first family pictures in Cincinnati.  Can’t wait to show you the rest.

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*To book your Children’s or Family Session with Fyrefly please email us here.

What a great family!  Donovan was quite the model, he even let us see “Blue Steel” a few times:)  Thanks for a great day guys.  The rest will be up in a few days.

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Today was a beautiful day for pictures…a stark contrast from last week when we tried to do these the first time.  I am so glad we retook the family shots!  Enjoy your sneak peek guys, the rest will be up in a few days.

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Wow, what a cute little girl!  She was adorable and fun to take pictures of.  We had an outdoor shoot scheduled at Eden Park in Mt. Adams but the crazy weather forced us under the gazebo.  Sophia made the best of it as she played with her giraffe and mostly just looked perfect for the camera!  Melissa and James: you are lucky parents!  Can’t wait to show you the rest in a couple days...

Too cute!

The eyes are to die for!

*As always, you can see our portfolio of Children’s Photography, Newborn Photography, Family Photography and Wedding Photography at www.Fyrefly.com.

It’s a pretty cool experience when you get confirmation that the hard work you put in to serving your clients does not go unnoticed.  I received a Facebook message the other day that gave me some warm fuzzies inside:)  I thought I’d toot our own horn just a tad:

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I also got a call from the hospital photography place. They said that since I got pictures in the hospital I also paid for them to come to my home for free and then give me a free 8×10 of Jerynn. But they also said we could do some with both girls.  Having already had you come to do the pictures for the girls and for us that is what I was comparing her to.  Let me just say her services cannot compare to yours.  She was not the friendliest person and Jaya cried almost the whole time.  She showed me a few of the pictures she took and they were good but then she said that she would be back next week to show them to me.  I asked if I could look at them online and she said she had to come and show them to me in my home on a laptop…annoying.  I know I told you I appreciated your work and your services but I wanted to tell you again that your approach to photography is awesome! Thanks again for all you did for our family and I look forward to doing some more when Jerynn is a little bigger!

Thanks Myndee!  That made my day, week and month:)

*As always you can find our work, including Jerynn’s photo shoot, on www.Fyrefly.com


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