I have been thinking for quite some time about how my style developed, how I came to shoot the way I do. Why my thought process is the way it is, and just why I want to capture such “lifestyle” moments of my clients and their families. Why I could care less if the kids look at me and smile, and why it’s perfectly fine with me if they just want to play and “ignore me” for a while. And I realized that the entire time I was learning and practicing at home, prior to rolling out my shingle and opening my photography business… I was being trained by my son, Parker. His actions and reactions to me and my camera would be the basis for my own style, my brand of work, and would largely shape my perspective on photography and how I approach my clients and subjects to this day.
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You can read more about my journey HERE, because the sweet girls over at Our Cups Runneth Over are featuring my story and images today on their blog. Go read it and leave some blog love if you have a minute to spare. (Thanks Cilla and girls, for giving me the honor of being your guest poster today!)
Maybe it will cause you to think about exactly why YOU shoot the way you do… why you look at your subjects in a certain way, and how you approach your sessions altogether. It was eye-opening for me to go through this process of breaking it all down and tracing it all back to this very sweet boy of mine.
I owe him so much.
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yvonne Niemann - Stunning image. Can’t wait until warmer weather.
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Toni Raper - hey Stacey, I’m a bit of a ‘silent’ follower but felt compelled to comment here. I’m gonna go get myself a cuppa & settle down over at ‘Our cups runneth over’ to listen to your story. I’ve got a feeling it’s what I need to hear right now. Thanks for sharing as always
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Corey Sewell - Beautiful image – and post!
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tamara Lalanne - ADORE THIS PHOTO!! Beautiful.
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What Eight Looks Like | Lifestyle Project May 2012 - Stacey Woods Photography Blog » Stacey Woods Photography Blog - [...] Our big boy turned eight last month. It was bittersweet for me, as his mama. Parker had so much influence on me when I was first learning photography. As a very busy toddler, he pretty much dictated that my shooting style be unposed and loose, on the go, and very much what “lifestyle” feels like to me now. He is why, to this day, I try not to pose my clients. He is why I want to just let them be real, and document the way they interact with one another. He was my first muse. [...]
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