Child Photography Before and After: Enhancing your images (mind first)

Shooting kids outdoors is not a joke, toddlers especially lose interest pretty quickly so a child photographer needs to be quick and to think quicker. A siblings shoot is even more difficult. Getting a toddler and a baby to sit in one area for you to take a couple of shots takes nothing short of magic at times. Choosing an area to shoot is also not always ideal, but you gotta make do and have a vision in mind for your output. 

With this photo, the sky was clear and not a cloud was in sight but I knew that wouldn't stop me. I made sure my exposure was correct (no blown highlights).
Then I used some photoshop actions to lighten it up and give it better color and adjusted the skin tones to my liking and added some clouds as well to improve the overall image. I would have wanted to have a bit more light reflection on their faces though to lighten the shadows a bit more on the younger brother's face, but had to move fast 'coz big brother was running around. Anyhow, I'm pretty happy with the result and mommy was thrilled - that's what matters most ;)



                         BEFORE                                           AFTER

Camera settings: ISO 160, F4, 1/320

Canon Mark III, 700-200 2.8 IS

Valentines Mini Sessions

This Valentines, I did another themed mini-session set with a bunch of wonderful kids!
Loved my setup made by the super talented Kary of She Dreams In Ink. I can't wait for my next shoot this coming Easter :)

my favorite twins!

 sweet Bella

 this is LOVE

 pretty little sweetie pie

 love her eyes :)

 handsome heartbreaker

 pure joy

 a very happy baby!

 one of my favorite little models, her smile is adorable!

 my heart melted with this photo

 pucker up!

 moments come in the blink of a flash!

Child Photographer Manila: Baby Love!

This little girl made my day. Isn't she just adorable? She loved taking photos with her best pal and even gave her a nice hug for us. Look at that wonderful smile that kept coming all afternoon :)

Cake Smash Session

Really enjoyed this concept themed Cake Smash for Kai. Isn't he such a heartbreaker?

Cake Smash is a Registered Trademark of Sofia Genato and may not be used without permission.

Sisterly Silhouettes

I've always dreamed of taking this photo and waited for the perfect little girls to do it :)

Finally got the opportunity to do so and nailed it. Mom called me up after I sent it to them and told me the eldest daughter cried when she saw it because it was so beautiful - she even sent me a text message of thanks. Needless to say, it's one of my favorites.

How I got this shot - It was actually a nice golden late afternoon when taking this. Took it straight on and then adjusted later in PS to get the true black effect (levels, curves) of the silhouette. Cleaned it up a bit as well. 

New: Cake Smash Sessions!

Today I launched our newest product offering, the CAKE SMASH Session!
What is a Cake Smash? It's a great way to celebrate a birthday by having your little one have a cake and smash it all by himself. We can get pretty creative with these things and I can't wait for my next session this week :)
A first in the Philippines, only by The Stork Studio of course.


In this session we did a Cake Smash with Kieran, Amanda Griffin-Jacob's handsome little man who just turned 1. Had a great time with him and he definitely enjoyed it too.

Kids Lifestyle Photography (Kids Photography Manila,Philippines)

I love kids. Especially 7 year olds. Because of this I decided to start doing more kids lifestyle photography shoots around Manila. This little girl Lian was amazing and the photos speak for themselves.

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