White Winter / BMOB Portraits

As we wrap up the outdoor portrait season I wanted to share some images from last winter:



Lots of adorable kids...






...and families too...



Just about a year ago a Shul (synagogue) in the Teaneck Area of NJ approached me about taking pictures of all their members. Since taking everyone to the park was out of the question we obviously had to create a studio indoors. I had many ideas but opted to setup a seamless white backdrop. Portraits on white are timeless, allow for endless creative options and are also easy to maintain. Plus, the consistency of the lighting and positioning of the subjects on the backdrop makes for efficient portraits sessions, which is a must when you have close to a hundred families to shoot! Ironically, last year it pretty much snowed non-stop, so other than their outfits these pictures would have looked the same had they actually been taken outside!

Anyway, this is what the space looked like when I arrived for the first day of appointments:




This is the same space an hour later:




On the other side of the partitions I had a slideshow running on a monitor and some coloring books to keep the kids busy while they waited:





I hope to arrange several more indoor portrait days this coming cold season. If you are interested in having me come to your neighborhood please drop me a line.

Snow or Shine it's gonna be a White Winter!