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Top 5 Reasons To Update Your Family’s Portraits This Summer- Niagara Falls Family Photographer

Family Photography
Family in the Centennial Lilac Gardens in Niagara Falls
Why should you update your family portraits this Summer? If you are not sure if you should, then you need to read these reasons… 
by Dreams and Tales Fine Art Photography, Niagara Family Photographer
1. Warm Weather- It’s beautiful out! Summer is finally here in Niagara Falls  so enjoy the warmer temps together as a family 🙂 
Niagara Falls Tourism Website: https://www.niagarafallstourism.com/
2. Lighting- Summer mornings and evenings have GORGEOUS lighting that I know how to work with to give your photos that *magical* look and feel!
3. Locations- There are endless locations in the Summer because the snow has melted, Spring has done its work to create beautiful lush backdrops and the weather is warm! From beaches to forests to fields of wild flowers Summer has a beautiful setting for your family photos!
Niagara Parks offers so many beautiful backdrops for your photos: https://www.niagaraparks.com/visit-niagara-parks/nature-gardens/
4. Clothing- Light, airy clothing makes it easy for your family to adventure in ❤ The neutral settings for your photos allows for a wide variety of colour themes. From blues at the beach to neutrals in the forest… anything goes for Summer!
5. Endless adventures- Summer is a time to get out a play! I want your family to take some time for your every day busyness to laugh, play and have an adventure while I capture all of the beautiful and fun moments!
PS Contact me today to view my Family Discovery Guide, and learn more about your portrait experience with me 🙂
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How To Capture Magical Moments of Your Children This Holiday: Some Helpful Tips!

Niagara Newborn and Family Photographer

There are so many beautiful moments over the holidays, and we can feel like we want to document them all so we can always remember and relive them! Wouldn’t it be SO helpful to have a professional photographer there to capture all of these moments for you!? 😉

Since I can’t be there with you, I will be there for you with these helpful tips for making the MOST of your photographs this Holiday season! xo Nadia

 

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1.  Document the moment… not of your children looking at the camera <3 It’s in these fun and natural moments, like opening a gift, lighting the tree, decorating cookies, that we’re able to capture the emotion and feelings and THAT is the key to creating magical photographs!

2. Enjoy it and take it all in…and only pick up the camera when you want to and it feels fun! If you feel like you always have to be taking photographs then even if you capture the most beautiful photograph, you will have missed the moment that makes that photograph meaningful <3

3. It’s all in the light… natural outdoor or window light is the key to creating the nicest photographs. If you can, position yourself to take photographs where the window light is falling on your children.

4. Get in the photo… Mama, get in the photo! It is so important now, and for times to come, that you are in the photograph too. You are the centre of your family, and all of the LOVE, so create photographs that capture just that <3

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Take Better Photographs of Your Children: Part 4 of 4 – Niagara Newborn and Family Photography

Nadia Trapasso Green, a Newborn and Family Photographer based in Niagara Ontario, wants to help you capture beautiful moments with your children while she can’t during Ontario’s third Covid-19 lockdown. All you need is your phone, and you will learn all about Composition in this 4 week blog series!

*Trying out these tips and tricks, then use the hashtag #dreamsandtalesfineart #parentswhoclickdt

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Last week we learned about Depth of Field, a key element in taking your photographs to the next level. I chose to focus on 3 main aspects of Composition (rule of thirds,  depth of field and viewpoint) because most parents are taking photographs of their children with their phone…so this let’s us set the technical aspects of a DSLR aside for this blog series!  Each week we’ll break down a element of composition, and assign you a task to try out! Last but not least, we will be looking at Viewpoint…

  1. Viewpoint:  The position from which you photograph the subject. Before photographing your subject, take time to think about where you will shoot it from. Our viewpoint has a massive impact on the composition of our photo, and as a result it can greatly affect the message that the shot conveys. Rather than just shooting from eye level, consider photographing from high above, down at ground level, from the side, from the back, from a long way away, from very close up, and so on.
  2. How to Use: When photographing your child(ren), consider, 1. The angle at which would compliment them best, 2. The message you are trying to convey when photographing them. Are you simply hoping to capture a beautiful portrait of your child, or are you hoping to capture them during their play. Each situation would be better served by a different viewpoint.

    As you are photographing them, try different angles, heights and positions until one just feels right! I like to use my ‘360 degree method’ by moving completely around the subject you are able to photograph them in many different way; lighting, backgrounds, etc will change and create different perspectives.

    Example:

           

     

    Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/photographycompositionrules/viewpoint-1

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Take Better Photographs of Your Children: Part 3 of 4 – Niagara Newborn and Family Photography

Nadia Trapasso Green, a Newborn and Family Photographer based in Niagara Ontario, wants to help you capture beautiful moments with your children while she can’t during Ontario’s third Covid-19 lockdown. All you need is your phone, and you will learn all about Composition in this 4 week blog series!

*Trying out these tips and tricks, then use the hashtag #dreamsandtalesfineart #parentswhoclickdt

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Last week we learned about Rule of Thirds, a key element in taking your photographs to the next level. I chose to focus on 3 main aspects of Composition (rule of thirds,  depth of field and viewpoint) because most parents are taking photographs of their children with their phone…so this let’s us set the technical aspects of a DSLR aside for this blog series!  Each week we’ll break down a element of composition, and assign you a task to try out! Next up, Depth of Field…

  1. Depth of Field: The zone of acceptable sharpness within a photo that will appear in focus. In every picture there is a certain area of your image in front of, and behind the subject that will appear in focus. This zone will vary from photo to photo. Some images may have very small zones of focus which is called shallow depth of field. Others may have a very large zone of focus which is called deep depth of field.

Three main factors that will affect how you control the depth of field of your images are:

1. Aperture or F-stop

2. Focal length of the lens on your camera

3. Distance from the subject to the camera– this is the on we will be working with for this week’s task!

 

How to use: When photographing your child(ren) if you are hoping to create a classic portrait look and focusing primarily child’s face or a full body photograph, then it is best to create more shallow depth of field.  Position yourself closer to your child than you normally would, allow the camera to catch focus on their face (or even their hands/feet while playing) and notice how the background falls away (ie. is blurred). This allows viewers eyes to be drawn to what you are focusing on in your photo, and creates a pretty visual effect.

Try it out!

 

Example:

 

 

Source: https://digital-photography-school.com

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Take Better Photographs of Your Children: Part 2 of 4 – Niagara Newborn and Family Photography

Take Better Photographs of Your Children: Part 2 of 4

Nadia Trapasso Green, a Newborn and Family Photographer based in Niagara Ontario, wants to help you capture beautiful moments with your children while she can’t during Ontario’s third Covid-19 lockdown. All you need is your phone, and you will learn all about Composition in this 4 week blog series!

*Trying out these tips and tricks, then use the hashtag #dreamsandtalesfineart #parentswhoclickdt

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Last week we learned about Composition, a key element in taking your photographs to the next level. I chose to focus on Composition because most parents are taking photographs of their children with their phone…so this let’s us set the technical aspects of a DSLR aside for this blog series!  Each week we’ll break down a element of composition, and assign you a task to try out! First up, Rule of Thirds…

  1. Rule of Thirds:

The rule of thirds is one of the main “rules” in art and photographic composition and stems from the theory that the human eye naturally gravitates to intersection points that occur when an image is split into thirds. In the rule of thirds, photos are divided into thirds with two imaginary lines vertically and two lines horizontally making three columns, three rows, and nine sections in the images. Important compositional elements and leading lines are placed on or near the imaginary lines and where the lines intersect.

How to Use- When positioning your child(ren) in your camera frame, position them along these lines and where the lines meet. This will improve your photograph by helping to draw eyes to the important elements in the moment captured instead of just the subjects (ie your children). It helps to create a more natural and emotional photograph by telling the story of the moment.

Give it a try!

 

Example-

Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens

 

 

Sources: http://jeniandthekiddos.blogspot.ca   www.erincobb.com

www.learnprophotography.com

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Niagara Newborn and Family Photographer- The Difference Between A Full Portrait Session and A Mini Session

As a child and family portrait photographer, I do host both mini sessions and full portrait session for my clients. I think mini sessions are so much fun; they allow me to be super creative and style gorgeous sets for my clients, and also allow me to see a lot of my clients in one day as I love visiting and catching up with everyone. I do limit them to seasonal occasions as I do prefer a full portrait session, and want my clients to value them as well. As much as I enjoy them,  I do believe that they should not take the place of a full portrait session. To help you decide what is write for you I came up with a list that breaks them both down for you!
Mini Sessions-
*Gorgeous, over the top styled setting for less of an investment, because it is set up for many clients as opposed to one
*Seasonally themed to mark special occasions and times of year
*Digital files with a direct download to your computer
*A quick session, with a lot of action
Recommended For- The family who would like to document their children and their milestones, or growth, over the course of a year. If you are investing in min sessions, then I would suggest participating in each session to help tell the story of your family or child during the year.
Full Portrait Sessions-
*Custom styled portrait session, created just for you, to help tell the story of your family
*For a variety of events; maternity, newborn, child, family and extended family
*A longer time frame, 1-2 hours, to allow for an adventure to unfold, and natural and candid moments to be captured
*A boutqiue styled client experience, from booking to consultation where we plan our vision for your session to (my favourite) your ordering session where I reveal your photographs to you
*Fine art keepsakes that allow you to display these beautiful moments with your family proudly, and have them be a part of your everyday life
Recommended For- The family who would like to document their family annually, or bi-annually, and more accurately capture the love of their family and the magic of childhood. The family who would like to create art for their home, and gifting to others, with these beautiful moments captured.
To book your session today! Contact me at hello@dreamsandtalesfineart.com
xo Nadia