Storytelling Portrait Photography: How to Document the Lives of Children and Families

About this book

Photojournalists are trained to scout important events capture mood and emotion predict peak action and create images that in an instant tell a compelling and memorable story. In this book award-winning photojournalist Paula Ferazzi Swift (from Framingham MA) shows readers how she adapted her photojournalistic approach to create a thriving family portrait business. In an increasingly competitive market professional portrait photographers need to hone their skills to capture heirloom-quality images that are a step above the rest. With the tips in this book readers will learn how to use or cultivate a photojournalists precision capture skills to chronicle family moments that matter. Ferazzi Swift offers ideas for creating a strong and lasting client connection eliciting memorable moments finding storytelling locations inspiring natural action and reactions and capturing the inter-relationships between siblings and between children and their parents. Armed with the skills in this book photographers will be able to capture more genuine charming memorable and expressive portraits that truly depict the familys interests the subjects personalities milestone moments meaningful locations and the unique bond the family shares.