I recently had the privilege of photographing the lead ballerina in the Tampa Bay Ballet production of the Nutcracker. She is such a beautiful child and we made some incredible images for the ballet posters and programs. For mom, I created this art piece for her home that depicts all the stages of the ballet and puts it into a dreamlike sequence. This new type of art piece would not work for every type of portraits that I do, but I really love it for the subject matter.
Little “V” has been coming to me since she was a new born. A beautiful baby and a beautiful toddler. She won her first pageant just a little while ago and Mom and Dad brought her in to create a memory of the milestone. After we got her portraits with the trophies, Mom jumped in for a few and we created an heirloom wall portrait for them to treasure. Be sure to give Kathleen Hall Photography a call to commemorate any special events in your life.
I just love what hands can say within a portrait. If the hands are all by themselves, like the first image below, you can tell a full story of the 4 generations represented here of all these wonderful women and women to be…Grandma, Mom, daughters, granddaughter and great-grand daughter. Then you have all seen the ring photographs of the bride and groom where it tells the story of their new life beginning together and what the rings symbolize. There are other types of images, like the full image of a group where the family members are all touching each other in a very loving, relaxed way. And the daddy holding his newborn son, the size of the dad’s hands so protective and just a peek of the newborn’s tiny hands One of my new favorites is of this image below of a young girl. The pose, the touch of makeup and the expression all speak of a budding teenager, but not quite. The soft child like hands tell that this young woman has a little while to go before she truly enters the next stage of her life. Some of my favorite images.
What does it take to get into modeling? Have you ever asked yourself this question? For yourself or for your children? You need the desire first, ok, check. Then you need to start off with a really good head shot or portfolio of images. Most agencies now are looking for a digital file that is uploaded to them which they can keep on file for reference.
I will be having a modeling week special August 20-24 this year and the next one will not be until January 2013. These are for all ages, (babies need to be sitting up) and will focus on you with a minimum of props. A clean, contemporary style is what the agencies will want with only one person per session. These sessions are at the reduced price of only $50.00 with digital only packages starting at $195.00. If you have ever thought of going into modeling, or just need some really great images of yourself or your child, please call to set up an appointment during this week. This is a deal too good to pass up!
Ok, so I do know that all the pretty little yellow flowers that you occasionally see at the beach are NOT buttercups! But it does sound better, doesn’t it? These two cousins came down to the beach with their families to spend some time together. The older girl comes from out of state and the younger one lives here locally. The two families and the grandparents all were spending time at a condo on Treasure Island and chose to have me create beach portraits for them. Of course we did some of the entire family together, but they also wanted a special one of the two cousins together. The older one was so sweet to her two old cousin and did everything she could to help her cooperate. This image tells the story of discovery and sharing between the two. Personally I feel that this would make a great art piece in a 20×40 on the wall in the grandparents house as a memory of the week spent down here together. Just a lovely feeling is evoked by this image. And even though yellow is not something that I usually recommend for a beach portrait, it just works so well with the beautiful blue – green color of the water to offset the yellow. Good choice of dresses! Call me today to schedule a beach portrait of your little flowers!
