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The Canon Magazine 13

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Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

Exposure 1/1000 sec, f/2.2, ISO

LOUIS’S COMMENT

It was really
useful to
watch Catherine work,
as I was learning from
her relaxed style how
to communicate with the family
members to get them in to the poses
she envisioned. After the boys had a bit
of a run around she managed to get
them to sit with their parents in this
shaded spot and then had their father,
Jan, tickle them to get them to laugh
and smile. It was really effective and I
think I captured a lovely moment here
where the whole family are all smiles.
Sadly, there’s minimal eye contact with
each member, but Catherine reassured
me that even imperfect pictures can
still be perfect moments, and shouldn’t
be deleted just because it’s not
technically spot-on.

CATHERINE’S COMMENT

The kids were very well behaved as

they posed for some family group

shots, so to keep them interested we decided

to explore some of the more forested areas.

After a short walk we stumbled upon this

charming little bridge which I wanted to incorporate into my

photos. I asked mum Nikky, and her eldest Max, to pose by the

bridge which had some lovely dappled and diffused light

coming through the tree canopy. We tried a few different

poses, but I really love this one where Max is standing in front

of his mum laughing.

DISTRACTION TACTICS

PROPS are a great way to keep the

kids interested and help you get you

out of a jam when their energy levels

start to dip too, which tends to happen

after about an hour of shooting. With

little children like Jack, who is only two years old, Catherine

sometimes waves a cuddly toy next to her camera to get

them looking in her direction and increase eye-contact.