Visser Family

A couple months back, I had the great pleasure of having Leanne (Lanny) and Johnny Visser book in to have a family portrait session with their 3 young boys. As part of this session, Lanny had her hair & makeup included. I’d organised for Lanny to go to Megan from That Blonde Chick ‘s home salon, and what a fabulous job Megan did. Although hair & makeup is not essential, I highly recommend it as most women feel more comfortable in front of the camera when they know they are looking their absolute best. It just so happens that Lanny is an actor as well, and during our initial consultation I did mention to her that this was the perfect opportunity for her to get headshots for her social media and any acting jobs that will come up in the future.

We had a really great session. Knowing that I was going to be photographing 3 boys under 5, I did do a little bit of background research on each of them before their session. The information I wanted to know, particularly from the older two, was what their interests were, what they like to watch on telly and how old they were. Why? Because it helps me connect with them. The more I can engage with children during any portrait session, the more I am able to connect with them through my camera… ohhh I just gave away a little tip there :o)

The likelihood of being able to continue to create portraits for families over the next 12 months is very slim for me and many of the talented photographers we have in our region. So please, if you follow any local photographers, please given them a ‘like’ or even a ‘share’ of their work to your friends on social media, we need all the help we can get to stay alive in the social media world.

Stay safe everyone, stay at home where possible, wash your hands and most of all, be kind to one another.

Big love

Sal xx