Styling Portraits

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Recently, I photographed Kimberlee who was

nine months pregnant.  For days, the weather was not cooperating,

but we finally had to shoot on a chilly, blustery day because the

baby was due any moment.

Indeed, baby James was born four days later!

Kimberlee brought along her husband Greg and they were both

wearing normal clothing like sweaters and jeans. 

I wanted the photos to be special, so I asked the couple if they

would wear some of my vintage clothing. 

(Rats!  I should have had Greg remove his tennis shoes!)

Kimberlee and Greg are both dancers and used to costumes,

so they were wonderful and said they would wear anything

I wanted them to wear!

I have shared before that I frequent thrift stores to find these

vintage clothing pieces for a few bucks.

Staging portraits with specific clothing, props, blankets,

furniture, etc. is what makes them special.

I even dressed daughter Hayden in a white cotton slip dress

with a Heartstrings sweater I found at a thrift store for...

drum roll here....30-cents!

The photos look so lovely and serene...

You would never guess it was only 53-degrees...

And, we were all FREEZING!

They were such good sports, and because we paid attention

to the details....they will cherish these shots for a lifetime.

For Hayden's photo below, I brought along an apple basket, but

also matched up her sweater with a fluffy green rug.

I love that the sweater is falling off her shoulder...can't have

things TOO perfect...I like it to look natural.

Well, STAGED natural..ha ha!

Hayden, at only 18 months old, soon got fussy.

We were all COLD...

And, DONE!

I will be writing more about styling portraits in

the upcoming weeks.