Seim Photo

There’s three key control points I find in a portrait. The eye’s, the mouth, and the hands. By guiding those three points, and letting the subjects own personality do the rest, you can make them laugh, smirk, and jump for joy all in the same session.

The backgrounds and the props are useful tools of course, but are all relative to helping with the three keys. Almost any scene can be a great one. I just say a prayer for some guidance in helping me find what’s great about it, and how to put it to use.

I shoot all over the state, so this session for Casey in my own town of Ephrata was relaxing and fun. Casey did a great job. She came off a little shy at first, but I soon decided out she wasn’t really that shy. She just needed to start having some fun, and once she did we were off.

Here’s a few of my favorites. click any for a larger view… Gav

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