Saturday 24th February was a day of babies and toddlers at Dundonald. First we had the lovely baby Nisha, in for the last visit on her ‘Baby’s First Year’ package. She’s ONE!
Then later in the day, along came cousins John and Teddy, great buddies at the best of times, here they are demonstrating their friendship for the camera!
Kids Props!
They create interest and make a baby shoot irresistible! I found this wooden boat in a new shop in Belfast and immediately I thought it was well worth the £25 or so that it cost!
Combine it with a green backdrop and a couple of lights in the studio and it’s a great asset! And young Arlo here seems to be enjoying it too!
Studio Winners.
Our studio winners for 2017 have just been announced and here they are:
The Pet Portrait Awards
1st Meeko the Tibetan Terrier
2nd Sheepdog (I can’t figure out which of the family it was – there’s four of them!)
3rd Bentley the Lab-cross.
The Child Portrait Awards
1st Cianan
2nd Alby
3rd Olivia.
Last year our combined group of 74 studios UK-wide raised a grand total of £21690 for our three charities. A massive thank you to everyone who joined in. If you didn’t win this year – why not try again in 2018?
Baby James visited the studio today with Mummy and Daddy to pose for the camera. It’s his third visit as part of his ‘Baby’s First Year’ photography package. What amazing childhood memories!
Here’s Baby Isla, visiting our Dundonald studio for the second of her Baby’s First Year’ Photoshoots.
You know you are going to get some terrific family images that you will treasure forever. You are also worried that your youngsters (or husband) are going to be a nightmare. Just keep relaxed yourself and all the rest of the family will be fine too. So here are some quick tricks you can apply at any moment you feel a slightly stressed, not only at your photoshoot.
Count slowly down from 10.
As you count down, just breathe slowly and unwind your shoulders.
Deep breaths.
In through the nose, out through the mouth. Calm, slow, deep breathing is a well known relaxation technique.
Laugh and Giggle
If your infant is being a little monkey, then pick them up, give them a tickle and tell them in a happy way they are being a little monkey.
Be prepared to be silly.
Maybe both you and your kids need the tension breaking. A quick game of piggy back, or walking like a chicken, dancing, singing or spinning might be all it takes to go to the next level.
Don’t get cross.
Really, that is when it is all going to go wrong. We understand that children won’t always co-operate and we are happy to work round it. If they are not doing what we’ve asked, then we will change tack and shoot something around them.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Our three finalists for the 2017 Child Portrait Awards (Mini-Models) have been announced by the national judges, and here they are! In no particular order yet, it’s Alby, Cianan, and Olivia.
On Feb 5th we’ll find out who is in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, and each will win a studio prize of a fabulous Art Print! One of these three will go forward into the national competition with a chance of winning the BIG £1K prize!
The 2018 MINI-MODELS COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!
0-16 Yrs – Top prize is £1000, and runner up prizes. Entry is by way of a £10 donation to The Lullaby Trust. We have limited free sessions for this competition, if you are interested please click
for full details.
If you know anyone who may be interested please tell them!
It’s a cold snowy day here – so full marks to baby Callen’s mum and dad for venturing out in the bad weather to come to Dundonald and visit the studio. We were rewarded with lots of lovely pictures and smiles, and a happy little boy who thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
But when you ask Callen to sit up and smile for the camera, don’t be surprised if he makes himself comfortable and waves his feet in the air – just for fun!
© BobMcEvoy
It is 2018, and work has begun again after the Christmas break. 2017 was a whirlwind year, with studio appointments peaking to 50 portrait sessions and 10 commercial sessions in November. My New Year Resolution is to slow down, take life a lot easier, and get out into the streets more with a camera.
And there’s the point. After Christmas I decided to invest in a new camera, and logically it should have been a Nikon D850, after all, I’ve been shooting with Nikons for around 30 years, my lens system is all Nikon, and the D850 is getting rave reviews.
But wandering around the streets with a huge Nikon DSLR, and a lens to match, = it’s hardly unintrusive. Some of my wedding photographer friends have been turning to mirrorless cameras. I was sceptical at first, but I decided that before I’d buy my new Nikon I’d weigh up the pros and cons of buying a Fujifilm X-T2: Continue reading New Year, New Gear!
Our 2017 Mini-Models Competition closed on 8th December, ane we are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the winners. There’ll be three great local prizes, and the 1st Prize-winner locally will go into the national competition to stand a chance of winning £1000!
2018 Competition opens in February – but BOOK NOW to get the best times. Go to https://bobmcevoy.co.uk/national-portrait-awards/cpa/ to find out more. Entry by £10 per child donation to the Lullaby Trust.
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