Heather & Chris
Part of my job is meeting people every single day. And i love it. Sometimes we have simple, basic conversations and other times we get more in depth about what we do, who we are, what we love. That doesn’t effect the images or the time we spend getting them. On the contrary it only helps as it builds relationship between us. Maybe it last for a short period of time, but it’s a connection that comes up in the images. I’m not a stranger with a camera any longer and they are 2 strangers hugging. We are connecting on a different level. In this case i learned that Chris is a musician (played professionally in orchestras and still plays out). Heather is a painter who does more administrative work now but it’s related to art. My life is closely entwined with arts we talked about that as we talk photos.
Also having lost my mom recently, mother and son photos are touchy for me. I realized that I don’t have many photos with my mom or my parents. I want to make sure I capture these for my couples. And while I like traditional photos, i also want more alive, real photos. So I always talk to the people I’m photographing to get reactions and responses from them.
