I had the privilege of photographing a great set of siblings and their mother. I often say that one of my favorite aspects of the photography profession is definitely the people I meet. I can’t think of many other professions that would allow me as much of an outlet to get to know entire families and their personalities and interests, etc.
Maybe a private investigator would be a less personable way of getting to know people but that wouldn’t be nearly as fun for me!
These are the kinds of people who you can just open up to when you first meet them. I don’t know how some people do that. I could liken it to how I will pour my feelings, life story and then-some when I sit down to get my haircut:
“Hi. I’m good, how are you? Yes, I like it short on the sides and a little longer on top. Maybe a 3 on top and a 1 on the sides and then chop off the sideburns. Thanks………………………………………………………………………..so my wife is pregnant with #3 and my back has been killing me….”
What is it about some people that makes that so easy? I am quite a personable man and social but I acknowledge that it takes a little effort for me at first to get a stranger to open up. I still am trying to identify what it is that certain people have that makes others seem to require no effort at all. Maybe if I was shorter and didn’t have such a round face? Or maybe if whenever I met someone, I handed them a $20 bill? Maybe I’ll never know.
Anyway, you get it! These guys are great! Enjoy the portraits!
BY THE WAY, DID YOU SPOT THE ANNOUNCEMENT???
– Nate
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