Family Photography

The Morgans - Family Portrait Photo Shoot and Newborn Baby Photography /  by Jan

As we’re in the winter months, my favourite outdoor spots aren’t such a viable option anymore. Not with the rain we are having, and the unpredictable weather. That doesn’t mean family photo shoots aren’t possible anymore though! It just means that I need to bring a few extra bits and pieces in the form of some lighting.

Why some extra lighting you might ask? Well, this is exactly what one of their sons was asking me as well. “To make everyone look beautiful!” I replied as I kept setting up my lighting stand and soft box. He paused, thought real hard, then responded with, “You mean handsome!”
“Well, boys and girls can both be beautiful.” He took on this information very diligently.

Today’s blog post is all about the Morgans, who basically got the ‘Everything, Please’ package. From a full family photo shoot to kids portraits, to newborn baby photography, candid photos of the children and even posed school portraits.

With a slight break in the weather, we were even able to go outside for part of the family photo shoot!

But I’m getting ahead of myself. I arrived at their lovely home, and the kids were all surprisingly excited and intrigued about this odd photographer coming by in the afternoon. Often children can be a bit timid at first. Not this bunch though! And since everyone was in such a good mood, I thought it would be best to get the following set of children portraits first.

I threw in some funny ones so the kids didn’t get bored, and had the parents sit in afterwards too. I’m really happy with these family photos. I think they’ll be great shots for them to look back on in years to come. And wouldn’t you agree that everyone in this looks handsome and beautiful in this lighting?

With the family group photos done, I moved on to smaller groups; focusing first on the three girls and then doing the newborn baby after that. Then we went outdoors for some more newborn baby photography, this time including the parents too.

At this stage, the kids were all buzzing too much, so it was a quick stop to the playground and getting all of that excitement out, before some family group shots again, and finally, the school portrait photos!

This is such a solid set of family photos, that I wished I would have had of my own childhood! I love especially how Lydia, the mother, went through the effort of co-ordinating the outfits of the four boys. It’s as if I had hired a professional costume designer!

If you enjoyed this post and want to see more family portraits, check out this summer shoot I did or for more newborn baby photography, check out the photos I took of Caelan.

And for bookings and availability, contact me here.

And remember, besides family portrait photography and newborn baby photography, I also photograph the following:

• Couples Photography in Cork

• Wedding Photography in Cork

• and more!

Visiting Ireland - Family Portrait Photo Shoot /  by Jan

It’s always great when the sun does come out and it shows off Ireland’s nature, quite literally, in the right light! And to do it on this family photo shoot was so appreciated, since this was a really special one. Taylor initially contacted me all the way from Florida, this was going to be a big trip for them as a family since they were coming over to Cork to spread a family member’s ashes. And so they decided that for this trip, they wanted some nice family portraits to remember the trip and to have some very original looking family portraits which I’m sure a lot of other Floridians don’t have hanging at home!

With the roses and other flowers in full bloom, I made sure to take full advantage of them and the pops of colour they add in these family portraits are just the cherries on top! Plus, I’ve always wanted to photograph on the Shakey Bridge in Cork and this was finally my chance. On other shoots it was either under construction or just didn’t really fit the shoot. But this was my big chance and I took it! The geometry was a great feature to incorporate into the family photos. Although lining everything up symmetrically is always easier said than done! “Just move to two inches to your left! No, that was a bit too much, just half an inch back again!”

It’s a lot of those kind of instructions! What we do for symmetry!

I always love doing family shoots like this. It’s so rare to have the whole family together in one place, never mind in whole different country. To then organize a professional photographer to do a family shoot is such a great idea!

If you would like to book a portrait shoot for your family, you can gladly contact me here. I look forward to meeting you and your family!

And remember, besides family portrait photography, I also photograph the following:

• Couple Photo Shoots in Cork

• Newborn Baby Photography in Cork

• Wedding Photography in Cork

• and more!

Four Brothers - Family Portrait Photo Shoot /  by Jan

I think I’ve set a record for a family shoot with the tallest average. But seriously, look at these brothers, aren’t they just an adorable bunch?

This was a very short notice family portrait shoot, since the oldest brother, just 16 years old was heading to Latvia to play basketball for the national team. So the mom (who’s pictured in photos below and coming in at a way shorter height!) decided to get these family photos while they’re all still together.

I decided to go to my favourite spot for family portraits; Fitzgerald’s. It’s just a perfect spot for these portrait photo shoots! There are a load of different backgrounds in a small area, it’s central in the city and easy to get to, plus, everyone knows where it is!

I have been so blessed this year with amazing weather as well. I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been with sunshine! So we used that to our advantage and got these lovely, sunny family shots!

And for being teenagers, man were they easy to deal with and up for anything. I usually get on really well with teenagers and kids, but these guys were just great. I loved they’re little interactions in the photos, especially with the youngest brother. It’s moments like these that make me wish I had one or several brothers!

After some posed photos, I thought it would be a good time to head to the playground and get some action shots! They’re always nice photos to get and the prospect of some fun later on, makes the posed shots go by easier for some reason.

I’m so happy how well these family photos came out. Being faced with having to photograph three teenagers and a child, you never know how things are going to turn out, but this shoot could literally not have gone any better!

If you’d like to book a portrait photo shoot for your family, contact me here for availability.

And remember, besides family portrait photography, I also photograph the following:

• Couples Photography in Cork

• Newborn Baby Photography in Cork

• Wedding Photography in Cork

• and more!