孩子们长得很快,我们喜欢用照片记录他们走过的岁月,但大多数父母都知道,完美地捕捉那些顽皮的笑容和快乐的时刻是多么棘手。从给新生儿拍一张亲密的照片到让孩子们摆姿势拍全家福,把它交给专业人士是一个很好的选择。我们邀请了一些香港著名的家庭摄影师谈谈他们最喜欢的照片,以及他们为这些照片所做的工作。
Mariella Amitai摄影
摄影师:马丽拉
“这张照片是今年夏天在意大利拍摄的。这是我侄女索菲亚的画像。我通常不喜欢给孩子摆姿势,我相信给予温和的指导足以达到我想要的结果。通常情况下,我只是让他们做自己的事情,记录下在我面前发生的事情。这是我通常用来拍摄肖像的方法,因为它可以确保我能够捕捉到如果孩子被束缚成一个姿势,通常不会暴露在相机面前的表情。在这种情况下,我让我的拍摄对象“看那边”,因为我想捕捉她眼睛里的光线反射;她以一种极其沉思和疑惑的方式做了这件事。我真的很喜欢她的强烈的表情和图像唤起的喜怒无常的感觉。我喜欢她的头发不整洁,她看起来没有完美的造型。我认为这张照片很能代表我的摄影风格。 When photographing people I always aim to infuse the portrait with a certain mood, often inspired by the subject’s personality or facial features. The image was enhanced by the black-and-white toning. I normally use Adobe Lightroom for most of my post-processing. I’m particularly drawn to black-and-white images so a lot of my editing involves converting images from colour to monochrome. In my view, they are most suitable in telling a story, plus I love the old school, “fine art” feeling that black and white gives to an image. I specialise in portraits of children and family photography. I also have a small portfolio for interiors and I occasionally shoot events. Most of my portraits are taken outside using natural light ht as I feel nature is the ideal backdrop for the images I like to create.
mariella@mariellaamitai.com|mariellaamitaiphotography.com
Gabrielle Churchhouse摄影
摄影师:加布里埃尔
“我正在考虑如何从我们档案馆的数百张照片中选出一张最喜欢的照片来写这篇文章,突然我在街上撞上了一位女士。她正在看手机,当她抬起头看到是我时,她说,‘我把你的照片当屏保了,它让我笑了。“就在那儿,我有了它:一张父亲和他的两个儿子的家庭照片,充满了爱和生命。作为一名肖像摄影师,我的工作是及时捕捉一个将被永远珍惜的瞬间。这是关于创造别人最喜欢的照片,而不是我自己的。捕捉童年纯粹的快乐是成为肖像摄影师最好的部分之一。只有当一个孩子分心,没有被告知要对着镜头摆姿势时,才有可能捕捉到真实的自己。他们无法控制自己的面部肌肉,无法像成年人那样微笑。所以我经常拿出我的“挠痒痒棒”给小孩子。当孩子们的笑声充满画室时,那真是太棒了。这张照片的风格非常适合拍全家福。 It’s simple and classic so the attention is on the face of the subject. It’s what we call a “high key” image, using light-coloured clothes and background to create a lot of reflective light, which is very flattering for smiling, laughing faces. We also include “low key” images in our shoots, where we use darker clothes and backgrounds to increase the range between the main “modelling light” and the “fill light”, exaggerating shadows on the faces for a more dramatic, mood-filled shot. Black and white is great for family shoots as it gives more depth and brings an added dimension not found in colour. It also offers versatility when it comes to displaying the photographs at home. Whatever the style of the images, and no matter if they were taken 50 years ago or yesterday, we can pull together a cohesive collection of framed photographs for a stunning home display when all the images are in black and white. We enjoy doing collections like this for clients – adding their own photographs, which we edit, “archival” print, dry mount and frame for them. Part of this process is the restoration of old and treasured photographs. By professionally photographing the original images, we can often recover extraordinary details.’
gabriellechurchousephotography.com
作者:Janelle Photography
摄影师:詹妮尔
“这张照片是2015年11月在我客户香港的家中拍摄的。这是一张新生儿的照片,照片中的婴儿只有6天大。我非常喜欢用自然光捕捉瞬间;要在室内拍摄,我只需要一个大窗户。自然光不仅带出新生儿光滑柔软的特征,还保留了那一刻的时间。我所有的新生儿课程都是在我客户的家中精心拍摄的,在那里婴儿和母亲感到最舒适,我可以在他们自己的环境中记录宝贵的时刻。伟德账号注册新生儿摄影是一种非常亲密的工作,完善拍摄的方法之一是事先与客户合作,了解他们的期望是什么。对皮肤变色的照片进行编辑也很重要,因为这在新生儿中很常见。此外,我编辑我所有的照片,以符合我想在我的工作中描绘的风格类型。对我来说,这张照片就像母亲子宫里的婴儿。 I also love the soft, touching smile on the mother’s face looking at her newborn sleeping peacefully. The composition and balance of colours feel nice as well. It’s precious moments like this one that I strive to catch in every shoot because they bring out the humanity in my subjects and you can view the instant bond a mother and her child have through this photo. I focus on maternity, newborn and family photography. Between 31 and 36 weeks is the most ideal time for maternity photos. The ideal age for newborn photography is at the two-week mark or younger. As this time, not only are newborns more flexible for all those curvy poses, they’re also deep sleepers. The sleepier the baby is, the less crying there will be. Parents, siblings and four-legged family members are also invited to all of my sessions.’
photo@byjanelle.net|byjanelle.net
Chantal的《捕捉生活》
摄影师:尚塔尔
“这张照片是在香港公园拍摄的《妈妈和我》迷你活动。我们去了一个有草地和活动空间的地方。这位母亲想用她和两个儿子的一组漂亮照片给丈夫一个惊喜。我们这次会议的目标是要有很多乐趣。如你所见,孩子们正在休息;这是因为在拍这张照片之前,我们在跑步、捉迷藏和拍“给你妈妈惊喜”的镜头。那天天气很热,但我们仍然进行了一个活跃而有趣的会议。男孩们真的很喜欢被我抓住,因为他们不会被迫做任何他们不想做的事情。我把大部分精力放在实际的照片拍摄上,因为我需要与客户互动才能得到结果。没有他们的信任,我就拍不出那些自发的照片。 Only when clients feel comfortable can I capture their special moments and interactions. With kids, I think this is the most important thing: first gain trust, and then have them play. After the session, I edit the photos (mostly in Lightroom). That’s what gives the signature look to my images. Without my style of editing, it would be a very different photo. This is my favourite picture because it shows a lot of connection between the mother and her boys – how the boys feel safe with her and like to rest with her after a playful day. I didn’t tell them to sit down or hold a pose; it just happened, and I took advantage of capturing this moment. I think the whole photo session is one of my favourites to date because it was not only the most playful but also the most real one that I’ve done – it tells a real story. Everybody knows the difference between studio photography (posed photography) and lifestyle photography, but I practice a method that’s different to both. I’m a “moment design” photographer. Moment design photography is for everybody. You can use it for family, newborn, couples and wedding photography. It’s not about posing and asking things like “Please do this”, “Hold your head like that”, “Walk towards me”, or the famous command, “Smile”; it’s about playing games, going back down memory lane, telling funny stories; and with kids I always create a playful environment where nothing has to be perfect and where they can just be themselves. The approach is all about interacting with clients and relating to them – sharing our humanness, liveliness, laughter and joy, and the warmth and intimacy that we experience as human beings. It’s about capturing those moments where my clients open up to me; when they’re at their most vulnerable. I love creating memories that show my clients how awesome and beautiful their life really is.’
chantalbrands@gmail.com|capturelifebychantal.com
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