A friend sent me a link to a new blog (designmom) the other day because it had some FABULOUS family photos on it (check them out here)...turns out to be a super cool blog about all kinds of things I love. The author is a designer/art director and a mother of 5 and she writes about "where design and motherhood intersect"...love it! Anyway, the photos were so great in part because of the location (Central park...who wouldn't want to shoot there?), in part because this family is absolutely adorable, and my favorite part...the way the mom "styled" the whole family. Now I am not generally a big fashion risk taker, and my ability to mix colors is somewhat limited, but I can copy with the best of them. When I saw these photos I wanted to give these bright colors a try and my goal/challenge was to find all the stuff in the kids' closets...I did have a dream about new shoes for my biggest...grass green Converse...but he was having nothing to do with it and it wasn't in the budget to buy a pair of shoes he was only going to wear once! Here's what I came up with...a little more subdued colors and a more outdoorsy feel but we live here not there, anyway I like how it came out...besides I got the big man to wear a tie..YAY me!
I love this one! And my admiration for designmom grows and grows...what nicely behaved/well trained children she must have! I had trouble getting all of them to look at me at the same time and not be making a dorky face...though I ALWAYS enjoy a shot of the little man shouting!
He shouts at me a lot...though not in a mad way (usually), he's just an emphatic kind of guy. See where green shoes for H and maybe yellow sandals for A would have been spectacular??
I also managed a few individual shots of the kiddos....though don't hold your breath for a shot of the little man...the best shot I have of him is of his buns going up the stairs away from me!
Isn't he getting all grown up?
This one caught me off guard. We were walking over to where I thought I wanted to take photos and he wandered off the sidewalk to explore a little. When he turned around I saw it. You would never guess he is standing about 3 feet off the sidewalk which is on the busiest street in our neighborhood. I love that it feels like he is out in the middle of a field!
Anyway, all that to say I love me some inspiration.
LOVE these pictures! The kids look so great and I love the bright colors. The last one is amazing too -- I think we have a very similar one of Chris on our wedding day, except he IS standing in the middle of a field on top of a mountain in Colorado...
Posted by: Wenmei | May 19, 2009 at 08:53 AM
Wow, our kids are really growing up! Nice pix honey! John
Posted by: john | May 19, 2009 at 11:28 AM
love love love...gorgeous shots and gorgeous kiddos!
Posted by: Molly | May 20, 2009 at 09:50 AM
Love these! They are all great, but especially the shot of Madelyn by the stream. She looks like a JCrew catalog. So photogenic and pose-y. I am totally jealous.
Posted by: deborah | May 20, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Great outdorsey photos. They do look like catalogue advertisements. The kids look wonderful, unposed and relaxed. How grown up too.
Posted by: Annetta | May 25, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Benjamin is giving the Blue Steel look in each photo...you trained him well Judith!!
Posted by: Clementine | May 26, 2009 at 09:46 PM