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Family photoshoot at home

With all this craziness happening in 2020, sometimes a photoshoot at home might be a great option! Most of us, foreigners, won’t be able to travel back home for Holidays and having some nice memories to share with families abroad can bring them closer to us!

Family Photoshoot @ Singapore Gardens By The Gardens

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On one thing we all must agree: Singapore has gorgeous backgrounds for Photography. I’m absolutely thrilled with this session at Gardens by The Bays. On weekday this spot isn’t busy and we basically could get all the place for ourselves!

Some clients get worried about cloudy days for photos, thinking the images won’t look so nice, or just too dark. I looove working on cloudy days! As I’ve said before, the harsh sunlight can be the scariest thing for me as a Photographer. Avoiding the harsh highlights/shadows on peoples face can become easily a nightmare on post-production!

The weather on this day was so perfect! The humidity in Singapore can be challenging to keep the hair and makeup in place, so the clouds in the sky can be a huge friend on our side. And the moody vibe, dark tones just make the image pop to your eyes!

Family Photoshoot @ Singapore Botanic Gardens

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I’ve done quite a few family photos at Singapore Botanic Gardens, and all of them look quite different. One photoshoot is never the same as the other, no matter if it is at the same place, on same weather.

I love the idea of being a “fly on the wall”, catching life as it is without trying to interfere with what is going on. I try not to pose/direct my clients too much—I want them to act as naturally as possible and interact with each other as they always do. The reason why one session is never the same! I believe the core of my work is to bring this spontaneity to the images and make the moments as much as real as possible.

I love everything about this session! I was basically chasing the kids running around and climbing the trees and enjoying the moment. It was the first time the family was back at the park, after a few months on lockdown (Covid-19). And that made everything special on this shoot!

Family Photoshoot @ Singapore Botanic Gardens

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Photographing in Singapore is always a challenge due the heat and humidity. Seeing the stunning sun shining at the background you never imagine that we were all dripping! Although I don’t miss the New York winter, I must say the humidity in Singapore still challenges me!

Very often people get curious on how I shoot against the sun light, while most of them usually have the light directly on the subject’s face. I only photograph early in the morning or late in the afternoon, when the sunlight is more “golden”—meaning the shadows are more soft. If you try to do the same technique on a brighter hour, you won’t catch this lens flare; your photo will be all white and overexposed. For me, photography is all about light—is like photographing the light and having your subject in composition with it. It makes the photo more interesting, more emotional and it had less harsh shadows on people’s face. Also, can be a bit uncomfortable for your subject to look at the camera if the sun is right behind it—looking straight to the sun will force people to close the eyes a bit and reinforce some wrinkles on forehead.