Modern Fine Art Portraits in the San Francisco Bay Area - Anna Myers Photography Blog: Boys and trucks and trains portrait session

Two Year Portrait Session - toddler boys and trucks and trains

Over the Holiday Break, I had the extreme pleasure of photographing my step-daughter and her son - aka my grandson - Kingston, who is two and a half years old. They do not live in the Bay Area, so it is not often that we get to see them. Like many toddler boys his age, Kingston loves cars, trucks and trains - so our photography session was an urban portrait session at the old (abandoned) train tracks. Along for the ride was his miniature car "McQueen" and Thomas the train, who appear in many of the portraits as well. I approach portrait sessions with toddlers like an adventure - if we make it fun and playful we are guaranteed to get great shots that really capture the essence of the child and the relationship with the parent. For these sessions the parents are an active part of the adventure who sometimes are in focus, sometimes not - but parents are such a big part of the toddlers world that they often are not themselves unless the parents are very close to them. Using a lifestyle photography approach, it is a very busy session where the parent and child are actively engaged in playing together. I like to make albums out of the sessions each year with my children and grandchildren, so of course I shot quite a bit of footage. Here are some of my favorites of this little character Kingston - hopefully I am not too biased!