Modern Fine Art Portraits in the San Francisco Bay Area - Anna Myers Photography Blog

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Bay Area Urban Photography : Teen Brothers

When the oldest child is almost ready to go to college - it is a very interesting time in a household. There is much anticipation of the new life waiting, the new room that will become available, and the changes ahead.  One thing is for certain - the family life as they know it will be changed forever.  This is a perfect time to stop a moment and document those siblings at that point in time - before all of the changes.  Here are some images from a session I did recently with Henry and Ethan before Henry left for college - photographed in some urban spots in Oakland.

 

 

Bay Area Children Urban Railroad Portraits : Finn and Delia down by the tracks

Now that the holiday rush is winding down, I finally have the chance to add some content to my blog!  I have had some great sessions in the past few months  - including this fun mini session with Finn and Delia down by the Railroad tracks.  Of course I choose non-operational railroad tracks, and then add a chair and some fun loving kids and sha-bang! We get some artsy, colorful, urban portraits capturing their personalities and their relationship.  I love the urban look for kids and their mom did a great job of choosing their clothes to create a coordinated casual but modern look. And Delia's little pink sequin shoes tied it all together! Here are a few of my favorites from the 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!