Jessica’s Holiday Portrait
Jessica allowed me to be her holiday photographer yet again this year. I strongly believe it’s because she has fallen in love with the quality of work and not because I’ve been her personal photographer since birth.
This year I learned a lot more about dealing with a toddler in a portable studio. Equipment used during this in-home shoot included my Canon EOS 5D, Speedlight flash unit, a tripod, a tungsten light, some background fabrics and some stands. All of this is important because you have to keep track of all of these items a lot more intensely when there’s a toddler scurrying about. Kids will be cooperative for about 20 to 30 minutes tops. Beyond that the session becomes a game of patience and control. Luckily Jessica’s parents and uncle were around to help and were able to provide some entertainment for a while. Of course, when that wasn’t enough we did resort to letting her wriggle her fingers in some feeder fish. Sound gross? Maybe, but it was great for some giggles and that made for some nice shots.