Another quick post as I am in the middle of processing work.

To start and to be straight forward, this isn’t a cheap setup. This is a 4 light setup with 2 long softboxes with grids (fill lights), an octobox with a grid (key  light), and a back light. The two long softboxes were on either side of her and the octobox was just in front at an angle. The backlight was aimed at the backdrop. The aim here was to test the new longbox I got.

With that out of the way, this is a good reminder to bring in props, which might a light theme this week.  For these photos we used my rabbit assistant that I use to test lighting setups before I bring people in to photograph. She loved the idea of holding the stuffed rabbit, so we rolled with that. The cool thing about props is it makes giving directions easier. Hold it this way or look at it as you hold it. If all else fails, you can just take the prop and show them how to hold it. Trust me, props are the way to go.

Finally, when working with kids, keep it fun. Things go much more smoothly if the photo session is fun. Don’t get into an argument and learn to redirect. And always accept them as they are because that’s who they are best at being.

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