The Many Faces of Holden Grey
I spent a fun morning photographing Holden Grey, my friend Jeff's 16 month old handful. Babies are always a challenge, which is why most commercial shoots will book multiple kids for the same ad.
"When kids hit 1 year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit." ... Johnny Depp
Keep your set ups simple, natural light is key, since it is faster and you don't risk a bad reaction to the flash. I always tell parents not to load them up on sugar before hand and to keep the wardrobe classic and simple, free of logos and busy patterns.
From agony to delight within a single frame.
How kawaii is this little face? Be mobile so you can get the most from each set up and not miss those great moments. I never use a tripod when shooting with SLRs.
Perhaps my favorite image from the shoot, shot with a very shallow depth of field.
all photos & content © Lara Rossignol
Holden Grey is wearingBaby Gap
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 5:00AM
Reader Comments (9)
Sheesh! What a cutie.
What a great little face and you captured him so well. The lighting is amazing!
I love the Johnny Depp quote, it is so true!
It must take great patience on the photog's part as well...kudos to you ;-) Such a cutie!
I love the second one and the agony to delight is a crack up. Also, the Johnny Depp quote is so true! Beautiful boy.
I love how you caught so many different expressions of this cute little one!
Beautiful!
Such an amazing setup for natural light ... Is that a portable backdrop? I agree the last one is beautiful ... I love this look for portraits.
Thanks for sharing!
Yes Kassandra, I use a portable background set up. Details and a link to that set up can be found here!
Thanks Lara!