I’ve been a family photographer for over a decade, however, a few years ago I decided to go to university to complete a degree in Photography. To gain a deeper understanding of the subject a large part of the coursework involved researching other photographers and project they had created. Initially, I really disliked research but as I progressed I found research invaluable and discovered photographers I would otherwise never know about.
Jill Greenberg is one photographer who probably everyone has heard of. In 2005 she photographed portraits of crying children aged between 2-4 a project called “End Times”. Each child appears in a state of distress due to having a lollipop removed from them. This project created a huge scandal worldwide and Greenberg was accused of abusing the children by getting them to show emotion. The project was in-fact created as a metaphor to reflect her frustration with the politics of the Bush era. https://www.jillgreenberg.com/end-times/
I know from first-hand experience as a baby photographer that it doesn’t take much for children aged 2-3 to throw a huge tantrum, and I’ve attached some outtakes from some sessions of my own. You can safely say that I felt a bit overwrought after some of these sessions myself ;0)
Amanda Haddow Photography is newborn photographer based in Victoria, BC and whose work I follow regularly, you should check her work out, it’s beautiful.
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Dawn Martin Photography is a Scottish newborn and family photographer proudly serving Glasgow, and South Lanarkshire. Dawn creates beautiful portraits of your children, as newborn babies and as they grow into little people.
Oh my! These photographs are outstanding! I love this lollipop theory I think I should try it some day ?
These are great! I love outtakes!
I LOVE these!! Let’s face it our children spend very little time actually smiling – it’s great to see you capturing reality as well as the cute stuff!
So interesting! I’d never heard of this. So cute though ?
Love love love the outtakes!! Hope you showed them to the parents 🙂
How interesting!! All of the in between expressions we capture of little ones have rapidly become mine (and parents) favourites! These are great 🙂
Love the adorable images that accompanied this blog thank you for sharing
How adorable!
I absolutely love these images!!!! Great read x
Amazing outtakes!! Great piece x