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Blending advice with example images, this guidebook marshals the wisdom and experience of 15 seasoned professionals to present a comprehensive resource on one of the most challenging subfields in the portrait-photography genre. Chapters feature the varied approaches and practices of each photographer while covering topics such as helping children warm up to the camera, choosing clothes for subjects to wear, and how to deal with kids who simply will not cooperate. Each professional also discusses the business techniques that have helped make his or her studio successful—including tips for pricing, hiring assistants, and effective marketing strategies to reach a target audience.
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CHILDREN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Techniques and Images from Master Photographers
Lou Jacobs Jr. Amherst Media PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
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Copyright © 2007 by Lou Jacobs Jr. All rights reserved. Front cover photograph by Brian McDonnell. Back cover photographs by Audrey Woulard (top) and Carrie Sandoval (bottom). . Published by: Amherst Media, Inc. P.O. Box 586 Buffalo, N.Y. 14226 Fax: 716-874-4508 www.AmherstMedia.com Publisher: Craig Alesse Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt Editorial Assistance: Harvey Goldstein, Artie Vanderpool ISBN-13: 978-1-58428-205-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006937286 Printed in Korea. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the publisher. Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The author and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1. STACEY KANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 2. RITA STEENSSENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 3. BRIAN MCDONNELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 4. ALYCIA ALVAREZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 5. KATHLEEN NEVILLE AND PAM OSINSKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 6. CATHERINE HUCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 7. EDDIE BONFIGLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 8. AUTUMN HULL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 9. STEPHANIE CLARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 10. JONATHAN PAYNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 11. LAURA CANTRELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 12. CARRIE SANDOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 13. THOMAS BALSAMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 14. AUDREY WOULARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
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INTRODUCTION PROFESSIONAL ADDICTION Many professional portrait photographers find that children can be addictive. In this book you will meet fifteen professionals in the children’s portrait field who are charmed and enthusiastic about bab