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Beyond Snapshots1 5 6
things simple. Push that laundry basket out of
the frame, put dirty dishes in the dishwasher.
Close doors, open curtains, shove things under
the bed. If something does not add an important
narrative element to the photograph, remove it.
Make sure your camera battery is charged and
you have a few large-capacity memory cards
freshly formatted, then put the camera right by
your bed. When you get up in the morning, you
can reach for the camera before you even have
your feet in your slippers. That is the way to get
true portraits.
Family life does not have to be shot all in
one day, but you can find something to shootevery day.
LIFE AS IT ISWhen you prepare to take a portrait, you plan
ahead and set up the location. There is time to
decide on outfits and props; people even have
time to brush their hair. When you document
family life, on the other hand, you work with
the environment and let the portraits unfold as
you shoot. With this photojournalistic approach,
let the family bed, the spaghetti sauce, and the
bubble bath all become elements of your visual
story. You want the people you love in their most
comfortable daily moments: brushing their teeth,
playing with the dog. This is about as far from
those posed formal portraits as you can get.
Restrain the urge to direct the shots toomuch.Thats not to say that you dont have any
control over the scene, however, so try and keep
PA morning pileup is a great way to
get a few more minutes in bed before the
day begins. Shooting from above on a
bed often means the ISO has to be
pushed high, but the grain is worth it for
moments like these.
Canon 5D with Canon 2470mm F2.8 L
lens at 24mm|ISO 1250|f/3.2 for 1/250sec.
Keep it real with natural light
While you are shooting, try not to intrude
on the moments with a flash. Instead, use
your cameras higher ISO settings and maxi-
mum aperture on your lens to take advan-
tage of the existing light.
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Life As It Is
PHOTOGRAPHIC INSPIRATION
If documentary photography begins to feel
overwhelming, turn to others for inspiration.
We have long lists of photographers whose work
gets us excited and thinking about capturing
images in a new way. Here are some of our
favorites. Spend time with these amazing
artists, and youll come back to your camera
with renewed enthusiasm. We always do.
Sally Mann(www.sallymann.com) is the
preeminent photographer in the art of
documenting family life. Her series featured
in the collectionImmediate Familyis a raw
and often controversial recording of her three
children growing up in rural Virginia. After
her children became more aware of the camera
and less willing to be photographed, her work
moved on and grew to include ghostly scenes
of civil war battlefields and an exploration
of what remains after death. The images are
mesmerizing for something that sounds so
grim in words.
Mary Ellen Mark(www.maryellenmark.com)
is a documentary portrait artist. Her photo
essays on subjects ranging from film sets to
rock-and-roll bands, homeless families, Indian
circus troops, and disabled children in special
schools in Iceland are some of the most iconic
of the last century. She treats each and every
person in front of her lens with the same skill
and respect. Her images are haunting and
strong in their simplicity. She is a true master
of photography.
Stephanie Rausser(http://stephanierausser.
com) is an editorial and commercial
photographer who has a special place in both
of our inspiration pools. Her images are full
of quirk and charm and tell such wonderful
stories. We also love the natural way she injects
color into her photographs. It is always just the
perfect touch, nothing very processed, relying
on the content to make the image great.
Julie Blackmon(http://julieblackmon.com/)
is a fine art photographer who has two very
distinct sets of work.Domestic Vacationsis
series of color photographic collages that depict
suburban life in a beautiful and quirky way,
with dark undertones running though many
of the images.Mind Gamesis a beautifully
executed series of black-and-white images
that chronicle children at play. All of her work
harnesses talents for beautiful compositions and
storytelling.
The photographs of Tara Whitney(http://
tarawhitney.com) are real, fun, quirky, full of
love and passion, and a huge inspiration to us.
Tara is a family photographer who gets it.
She has an amazing eye for capturing what
could be seen as ordinary moments in the most
captivating ways. She makes imperfections
perfect and turns conventions on their head,
which may just be the perfect place for them.
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Spend a day in the life of your family and capture the story.You will never get those moments back, but with your images, they will never be fully gone. We
photographed a typical weekend day in the life of our friends, from morning cuddles to bedtime stories.
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