Outdoor Family PhotoShoot At Grand Garden Setting
Foto Zone has been around in the photography business for more than two decades. Every time we go for a shoot, we can’t help but admire the sense of joy the people we photograph – carry on their faces. From people to products, from nature to abstract – every subject has its own way of expressing its joy.
“Photographing people is indeed a sheer joy, but photographing families is far more cherubic, perhaps the second best thing next to baby photography,” says Santhosh Raj, Founder, and Senior Photographer, Foto Zone.
Family portraits have always been famous in India. Remember those stunning black and white portraits of our ancestors shot in a rather artistic background and in a studio set up? Besides being a record in history, family portraits also showcase the kinda art scene that existed around that period. Hence we have had an elaborate studio set up with carved chairs for family portraits during the early 1900s to 1950s and eventually the retro phase saw two-seaters for couples and wooden horses for children and the backdrop also changed to a far more colourful range – from the beach to nature or even some fancy international destination.
So, what is the trend now? And how Foto Zone caters to this?
There has been a huge inclination towards minimalism and staying close to nature. This is something that the world certainly needs right now because of the endless chaos and damage we have done to nature. People have organically moved from being elaborate to minimalistic and that shows even in photography. Hence in order to cater to the evolving needs, we ensure the following:
- We recommend outdoor shoots because outdoor family portraits are fun and it brings out openness to the family members automatically
- Outdoor shoots also give the photographers a lot of options to dabble with – they can play with lights or with shadows and can even create dramatic patterns using let’s say garden
- The beauty of any family is the time they spend in the evening hours right after work. What if we could capture this beautiful moment? Evening lighting offers impeccable detail to photography, and if the shoot happens in the garden – the family would already be comfortable with it.
- Foto Zone also ensures to bring in props that could add another dimension to the whole photography.
- One biggest aspect that Foto Zone has tried and has never gone wrong would be bringing in the pets for a shoot. Bring the family dog or the cat – the entire dynamics of the family changes. There is so much emotion that builds on their face, as they care for their pets and this makes for wonderful candid pictures
- The next thing Foto Zone has been successful at would be candid family portraits. Make a grandparent or a grand aunt to take the nostalgia train and we head on to what we are best at! We just keep photographing from that moment – capturing all those beautiful and myriad expressions on everyone’s faces
To summarise, family group photos are a lot of fun and if you get creative enough – besides ensuring to get those traditional portraits, one has a lot of scope for improvisation and creativity!
