3
I D E A
NO.
Four-Part
Harmony
Before you line up
your brood in match-
ing button-downs,
consider a looser,
artful approach to
family portraits. Pick
a quartet of candid
images that hit differ-
ent notes but coexist
nicely. Then convert
them all to black-
and-white, and boost
the contrast a bit
on your phone or desk-
top program. “It will
make the images
feel hyper-real—more
heightened and sus-
pended in time,” says
Living photo director
Dawn Sinkowski. Then
have them blown up,
and hang them in a
grid, framed in a sin-
gle dynamic color.
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Beech picture frames, 24"
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ernist linen armchair, $1,299,
wisteria.com. Nordic Knots
Archipelago rug, from $445
for 4' by 6', nordicknots.com.
NOTICE NEGATIVE SPACE
“Look for clean backgrounds,”
says Wanger, like a solid wall,
a clear blue sky, or even a bright
window. “Just tap your phone
screen to adjust the exposure,
and the window light will give
you a blown-out, open, airy effect.”
FIND FLEETING MOMENTS
“Don’t discount what you think are
throwaway pictures at first,”
says Dawn. ”A sun spot or blur-
riness can be magical. And
spontaneous—even accidental—
family photos are often the best.”
PLAY WITH PERSPECTIVE
Combine photographs shot from
a range of distances (some with
the subject close up, others farther
away) and with different depths
of field (the size of the area in focus),
angles (overhead, straight on),
and horizon lines.
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