Winter Family Photography

I have some ideas, just looking for a few others. I need to get at least 30 pictures for it. It can be anything, from shoes to family. I would prefer not many people need to be in it, though.
It's winter where I live and I can't go strolling on the streets since we have no sidewalks and barely any stores.

Here is one that you can do inside where it is warm! :-)

Switches. I have been thinking of doing this myself. Just get well composed, well lit shots of all the various switches in the house. You would be amazed at how many there are. Computer on / off button, lamps, wall swiches, tv, remote controls, kitchen appliances, hair dryer, etc. Just look close, you will find plenty.

steve

2009-01-25 13:23:20 by Renae

Life as a portrait photographer... some clients are more lovely than others.

Hey everyone. I have been at my studio for about nine months now. I am completely redecorating the studio this winter because I want to offer seniors, families and children more variety as far as backdrops, props, etc.

Unfortunately, my assistants, family and friends have all come to a stand still as to what to do with this room, so I am reaching out for ideas.

My studio is very large and I have three seperate studios I currently use for photography purposes. The problem with this room is that there is a large bookshelf stuck to the wall and we are unable to move it (per our landlord) so we are trying to figure out what in the world we can do to use it in our pictures.

Someone mentioned putting books in it and using that as part of a prop, but who would really want pictures with books behind them? I'm not for that idea. and it's large enough that we don't necessarily have to use the entire shelf as a prop...we can divide it in two.


Any suggestions will help. The picture is located at the link below. (Sorry if it is not clickable....I wasn't sure how to make it a clickable link).


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id= 8330915

Thanks!

check out this party store for backdrop ideas
http://www.shindigz.com/catalog.cfm?cat= 16672&AID=8766504&PID=1708124

2008-12-01 17:20:21 by micreativeimages

Price: $25.00

Hey everyone. I have been at my studio for about nine months now. I am completely redecorating the studio this winter because I want to offer seniors, families and children more variety as far as backdrops, props, etc.

Unfortunately, my assistants, family and friends have all come to a stand still as to what to do with this room, so I am reaching out for ideas.

My studio is very large and I have three seperate studios I currently use for photography purposes. The problem with this room is that there is a large bookshelf stuck to the wall and we are unable to move it (per our landlord) so we are trying to figure out what in the world we can do to use it in our pictures.

Someone mentioned putting books in it and using that as part of a prop, but who would really want pictures with books behind them? I'm not for that idea. and it's large enough that we don't necessarily have to use the entire shelf as a prop...we can divide it in two.


Any suggestions will help. The pictures is located at the link below. (Sorry if it is not clickable....I wasn't sure how to make it a clickable link).



http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id= 8330915
I already have a fireplace in the studio though!! I would go with the whole bookcase deal, but with the way senior pictures have transformed, a bookcase would be the last thing on any kids list!!
I was thinking of maybe stacking a ton of those "fake candles" on all the shelves and creating a "serious" scene. This could work for all occasions. But I don't know yet. Need some ideas before I jump into anything.

sorry i can't see the shelf clearly in your photo. so here are just some general ideas - [also don't know whether the shelf is on the wall above, or nailed at floor-level... so adjust ideas accordingly]

make paper images of artifacts as if they are lined along the shelf. being a photographer, you should be able to customize it & give it proper perspective & lighting to seem real.
similarly, you can make many such cutouts/backdrops - books [i would love to have my foto taken with a book background - love & collect books], egyptian artifacts, Hawaiian memorabilia, mechanical toys/cars, stuffed toys, dolls, dishes, chinaware, whatever - you know what your clients would prefer.
the basic idea is to have a range of such backdrops that give your clients a choice & you can put it up without any hassle or cost or loss of additional space.

if the bookshelf is on ground level, you can even have a cozy fire-place prop/backdrop for it - especially for seniors & family ;-)

if not, can you think of covering it up with velvet or any other fabric? you can even make it seem like drapes/curtains.

have a few real paintings, frames, clock, lamp, a couple of coffee-table books or encyclopedia, candle-stand -- neutral stuff that can go with almost any room decor, lined on the shelf.

if you want to depict outdoor scenes, you'll have to make your props to suit those. eg. shells, & pebbles/rocks, barnacles, old wreckage pieces, lantern,.... for seascape ; cacti, etc. for desert ; rocket-launching pad for the space-crazy ; racing cars/tracks or other sports-related themes ; carnival scene ; disney-world rides ; underwater scenes ....
the list is neverending.

hope these get your creative juices flowing ;-))
all the very best

2008-12-01 17:21:17 by micreativeimages

Price: $40.00

I was told selling my house might be good financial move. Maybe it is. I don't like where I live now. There are all these articles on where to retire to and I don't know what to do. I want to go to a University town in a warm part of the US, preferably without hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes. (I guess there is such an area) If it is not real warm in winter, but is semi-warm and maybe close to hot places, it would help. My family is small and spread all around the US - from NYC to Ohio to the SW. I am a widower and looking for a girl friend. My hobbies are photography, computers, naturism,gardening and all that old man stuff. Maybe I will buy an RV to see the USA. My age is over 70, but not much over and am healthy now. The place has to have good medical care and not be expensive for living. That includes housing as I want a house around $250,00 and reasonable cost of living. A good over 55 community with good social life would help a lot as I am isolated here in a bad spot.

I am considering my retirement options, too, although I'm still waiting for my AARP card. There's a website called International Living that tries to sell you crap about foreign real estate, but they do have some good info that I check out beyond their sales pitch. I started off looking at Central America, especially Panama because they use US dollars for their economy and with the building of the second canal their economy is going to boom, plus having been under US construction until we returned the canal per treaty they have what amounts to a US infrastructure. Nicaragua seemed like a good deal until Daniel Ortega resurfaced--he may be problematic. More recently New Zealand seems like a good deal, especially for seniors. The US dollar goes farther, they speak English, they're polite and friendly, the climate is great and much like my native California.

If you can stand the humidity, South Carolina is a nice and inexpensive place to live. Most of the big storms miss SC. Charleston is a pretty city, Columbia is a good university town with good restaurants and senior services, and in tiny Prosperity there's a terrific German restaurant. No shortage of attractive women in your age bracket, many of them retired military with pensions. The main thing I didn't like was the smoking, but SC is coming around. Avoid Maurice's BBQ!

2007-01-15 18:44:55 by agreeableone

I'm trying to think of something special to get a friend of mine for Christmas. He's a classical musician so he'll have pretty much any corny music gifts under the sun. Homemade stuff is always a good option. I'm trying to err away from food if I can though.

He is also into photography and art, is a big coffee/tea person, and leads a pretty reserved and quiet life with his trouble making cat. ^_^; He's very well off, but is very modest and gives so much for others. He's a warm, kind, compassionate person who has done a lot for me and other people through his craft.

He lives far from his family and has to fly out to see them for Christmas, but I want to remind him that there are people who love and care about him here too.

Needless to say, I carry a real soft spot for this guy. I really want to make this special in a heart-warming way without being overbearing.

So:
Classical musician
Cat person
Coffee/tea
Art (especially paintings like from Georgia O'Keefe)
Photography (taking and viewing)
Warm, cozy, reserved
Doesn't really like winter since we had 100" of snow last year
Homemade is good. I'm kinda crafty.
Stay away from food/gift cards

What can I get/make?

PS: We're not really a couple, but you can obviously see I love him. Makes me blush a little. :)

make him a scrap book of good times??

2008-11-23 14:56:02 by Kaitou