You have to admit, there’s something quite special about having the family around over Christmas – the general mayhem, the queue for the loo, the never-ending washing up (even with the assistance of Hotpoint’s best), the reminiscing over things only a family would remember and/or care about, the arguing over BBC1 or ITV (the clash of the soaps), but, most importantly of all, the closeness and familiarity that a family get-together provides.
I was asked to go and photograph Molly and Gordon’s family while they were all together during the festive season – four family units, one flash head, one sofa and a little grey daylight. Oh, and a Christmas tree of course. Just lovely,a little tight on space maybe, but lovely. Add the fact that everyone was really nice and I can’t think of many better ways to while away an hour or two!
We caught some nice shots of the whole family together – though Lillie (age 3) had quite a clear view about how much time we were allowed to shoot before she needed a break for wardrobe – just fantastic! She has a wonderful character about her – though it meant I had to work pretty quick!
We also captured a few images outdoors. Anyone reading the blog regularly will know I’m always a big fan of shooting in natural light – though we’re also extremely well set up with artificial lights. I don’t know why that should be, maybe it’s the fact that I’m outdoors or maybe it’s the fact most people seem more relaxed without the technicality of a studio setup around them. Either way, in a tiny amount of time, we caught some really beautiful images, particularly of the four cousins.
Here are a handful from the session. Enjoy.
