Jodi, Mike and their great kids had tried to get together the week before this shoot, but a cold windy, wet drizzle postponed our time together. Luckily, the day we re-scheduled there was a break in the rather miserable fall we have been experiencing. Now all we had to compete against was the rapidly darkening evenings. This is the second portrait I have done for Jodi this year and goes to show how quick kids grow up, as the indoor shot of their lovely daughter Grace shows, taken only 8 months ago. When you have kids, remember, a portrait is something to update on a regular basis....don't forget:-)
We had a lot of fun in the 45 minutes we spent together and the lighting was a great compliment for the candid, posed-candid and posed shots I like to include in all my family portraits. The dying light allowed the opportunity to spot meter to background ambient light and shoot non-flash silouettes. I could also use the ambient light blended with the lights on the bridge to good effect.
With each portrait I want to create new ideas and feelings and confident experimentation with different lighting is a big plus to accomplishing this goal.
One other thing before I go....I believe that being able to pull something unique out of common familiarity (both this portrait and the next where done at the same area) should be the goal of any photographer with passion.
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