Tag: modern kids photography

KIDS IN SPACE: Documenting the Child’s Perspective of Architectural Design

No. 5 – Greater Cleveland Aquarium

When I first moved to New York in 2002, I used to chat with architect friends about the frequency with which spaces are “recycled.” Someone new to a neighborhood would point out a hip new bar, and someone who’d lived there a few years would nostalgiacally recall when it was a pet store or a bakery. The flagship Apple store in New York’s SoHo was once a traditional American post office. The idea of space being used for different purposes fascinates me — the energy that ebbs and flows between four walls can be transformed again and again with design, usage, and the cast of characters occupying the space.

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3D Sample Reel Has Arrived

When I put together the Sawyers‘ 3D reel, I was sensitive to making sure the photos worked in the format.  It was a new and tricky procedure to shoot in stereo, as the subject of the photo needed to be relatively centered in not one but *two* slightly different frames.  With moving child and baby chick subjects, not to mention the added complexity of shooting on a telephoto lens (had to be further back from the action than I’d normally prefer), shooting in 3D had me stretching my compositional and timing skills to the max. 

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3D Viewers: Blast from my Childhood

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As I kid, I loved looking at Disney World images in 3D — pointing my viewer at a light-source, and experience the very satisfying CA-chunk, as I pressed the handle to move the reel.

Now, I’m shooting in 3D and offering my clients the same satisfaction.  Only instead of rides and attractions, my reels feature 3D images of your own kids (or your own wedding)!  If you’re a child of the 80s, or just love the 80s, this custom 3D viewer is for you.  Kids will love viewing their own photo shoot come to life in 3D!

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Interview by SoCal Kids San Diego

The brilliant writer Kathie Zaccaria of SoCal Kids San Diego interviewed me about my creative practice and approach to photographing kids, as a corollary to my trip to California last month.  It’s included here in its entirety, and you can also view it in its original form on the SoCal Kids website. 

What kind of camera do you use?
I use all kinds of cameras.  I own both Nikon and Canon digital cameras, and actually still prefer to shoot film, when I can.  For that I have a Nikon SLR, and a Voigtlander rangefinder that I love — as well as all kinds of other random ones.  I love the look of film, and the artistry involved when you can’t “check on” the pictures to see how they’re shaking out.  I find it’s an exercise in being present, and the images end up reflecting something ethereal.

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