Digital Camera World - UK (2021-03)

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1 | PORTRAITS

Family fun

Kitty Clark uses her local surroundings

to create natural family portraits

hey say don’t work

with children, or

animals. I can’t

comment on the

latter, but I’m

here to argue a case for the

kids. It’s the photographer’s job

to capture raw emotion and

connection – and there’s no-one

on Earth more uninhibited than

a five-year-old who’s been

given free reign to play.

I love shooting with families;

I started photography as a

‘mum tog’, wanting to capture

the little details and intricacies

of my baby’s new life. Over time,

my work has strayed in other

directions – small business

branding, weddings, models –

but family photography still

has my heart. I prefer unposed,

unscripted captures that speak

to the soul, and there are few

connections more intimate,

or more natural than those

within a family unit.

Some of my favourite

shoots are taken in someone’s

garden, where they feel free to

let their relationships play out

as they would in their everyday

lives. Creatively capturing these

special bonds is one of the

greatest gifts you can give to

the people in front of the lens.

http://www.kittyclark

photography.com

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