2017 Portrait Guide
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IT’STHEDAYOFMYSESSION<br />
what,exactly<br />
shouldIexpect?cont’d<br />
takingitslow<br />
Childrenareunpredictable-acharacteristic<br />
thatmakesthem solovable-butalsodifficultto<br />
planaround.It'ssomethingIcompletely<br />
understand!Forthisreason,Ialwayscarveouta<br />
chunkoftimetomakesureyoursessionisn't<br />
rushed.Ifatoddlerisgettingtiredorfrustrated,<br />
wecantakeasnackbreaktorelaxandregroup.<br />
Ifyouandyourfamilyarefeelinguncomfortable<br />
orexhausted,wecanpauseforadrinkofwater<br />
andarestintheshade.Thisisyourphoto<br />
sessionandwe'lworkatthepaceofyouand<br />
yourfamily!There'snoneedtorush-justrelax<br />
andenjoytheexperiencewithus.<br />
safetyfirst<br />
Whenworkingwithbabiesandchildren,safetyis<br />
myfirstpriority.WhenIphotographbabiesIask<br />
thatmom anddadstayatarm'slengthtomake<br />
surebaby'skeptsafeandsoundunderal<br />
circumstances.Whenplanninganoutdoor,<br />
on-locationshootwithkids,Imakesurethesite<br />
is safeandsuitableforchildrenaheadoftime.If<br />
there'sanyquestionastowhetherornota<br />
location,pose,orpropissafeforyourfamily,I<br />
alwayserronthesideofcaution.Andifmom or<br />
dadfeeluncomfortablewiththesituation,I’m<br />
happytofindalternativestomakesureeveryone<br />
iskeptoutofharm'sway.<br />
keepingitpositive<br />
Itcanbedifficulttogetkidstocooperateinthe<br />
bestofcircumstances,andmanytimestheymay<br />
feeluncomfortablewithaphotographerthey<br />
don'tknow welinanunfamiliarplace.Iwork<br />
hardtogetthoseperfectposes,butneverwith<br />
negativereinforcementordiscipline.Iuseonly<br />
positive,confidence-boostingmethodstogain<br />
yourchild'strustandcooperationduringthe<br />
photoshoot,andaskparentsthattheydothe<br />
same.Ifindthatthebestphotographicresults<br />
comefrom usingthecarrotratherthanthestick!<br />
KELLY BROYLES PHOTOGRAPHY •304.807.6424 •W W W .KELLYBROYLE
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